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New! Full-Service Book Design and Production from The Book Makers

by Joel Friedlander on March 6, 2017 9 Comments

Announcing The Book Makers, a complete book design and production service

Filed Under: Book Design, Book Production Tagged With: Abigail Dunard, book design, book production, Marla Markman, Michele Orwin, The Book Makers, Tracy R. Atkins

Designing for Hand Printing a Broadside in the Bookman Typeface

by Joel Friedlander on February 27, 2017 3 Comments

Sometimes when I think back on all the time I’ve spent in graphic arts and related endeavors, I have to admit it’s been quite a ride. Of course, working all through the disruption caused by the gradual digitization of design skills and typography has given me a prime seat from which to view the disruption […]

Filed Under: Book Design Tagged With: Bookman, Carpe Diem Fine Books, hand press, James Bryant

Self-Publishing Basics: 5 Book Binding Styles Illustrated

by Joel Friedlander on November 7, 2016 10 Comments

5 Book Binding styles are explained and illustrated

Filed Under: Book Design, Book Printing, Book Production Tagged With: book binding, perfect binding

Working With Cover and Interior Designers

by Joel Friedlander on August 15, 2016 16 Comments

Almost every publishing professional advising self-publishers says the same thing: focus on editing and cover design. Those are the two most important elements of your book, the ones that will make the biggest difference in how your book is received and how it will sell. We’ve already discussed how working with a good editor can […]

Filed Under: Book Design, Cover Design Tagged With: book design, cover design, SPURG

Review: Book Design Made Simple by Fiona Raven & Glenna Collett

by Joel Friedlander on July 18, 2016 19 Comments

Editor’s Note: Please see the end of this article for a special offer on Book Design Made Simple and a free sample download, courtesy of the authors. Are you a do-it-yourself self-publisher? If you answered “Yes,” then today is a good day for you! Professional book designers Fiona Raven and Glenna Collett have collaborated on […]

Filed Under: Book Design, Reviews Tagged With: Adobe InDesign, Book Design Made Simple, book design templates, Fiona Raven, Glenna Collett

Book Design: The Architecture of the Book Page

by Joel Friedlander on February 29, 2016 10 Comments

Book pages, especially early in the design and construction of your book, are architectural in that they contain basic structural elements that need to be built on strong foundations, allow for ornamentation where appropriate, and pay attention to the execution of the book’s function of transmitting information from author to reader. Well, that was a […]

Filed Under: Book Design Tagged With: book design, margins, page layout, typography

2016 Edition of The Self-Publisher’s Ultimate Resource Guide, Revised and Expanded

by Joel Friedlander on January 15, 2016 10 Comments

Last year I explained how I came to partner with Betty Sargent on the first comprehensive resource guide for indie authors. And how the book, with the help of readers, launched at #1 in several categories on Amazon. It was awesome. The Self-Publisher’s Ultimate Resource Guide gathered over 150 reviews online, mostly very favorable. But […]

Filed Under: Book Design, Book Production, Cover Design, Editorial, Interior Design, Marketing, Self-Publishing, Social Media, Writing Tagged With: Betty Sargent, Kate Tilton

3 Typefaces for Books from Adobe’s Robert Slimbach

by Joel Friedlander on January 11, 2016 4 Comments

“Which typefaces should I use for my book?” That’s probably the question I get asked most often. It’s also the most frustrating. After all, I haven’t seen your book. I don’t know what it’s about or who it’s for or how you’re going to produce it. All of those impress themselves on the decision. Armed […]

Filed Under: Book Design Tagged With: Carol Twombly, Garamond, Jenson, Minion, Robert Slimback, typograpy

Hermann Zapf, A Legendary Type Designer

by Joel Friedlander on October 12, 2015 14 Comments

Hermann Zapf, A Legendary Type Designer of Palatino, Optima, Melior, Zapfino and Zapf Dingbats along with some history

Filed Under: Book Design Tagged With: fonts, Hermann Zapf, Melior, Optima, Palatino, typography

Hanging in the Back Matter: Indents Are the Rule

by Joel Friedlander on October 5, 2015 16 Comments

Hanging in the Back Matter: Indents Are the Rule looks at formatting specifications and uses of the hanging indent

Filed Under: Book Design, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Adobe InDesign, bibliography, book design, glossary, index, typography

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