How your book looks on the inside can enhance or dimish a reader’s experience, so whether you pay for a professional formatted or do the work yourself, you want to make sure you get it right. If hiring a professional is not in your book design budget, Google...
Reading is not solely about absorbing new information; it’s meant to be an immersive experience shaped by the careful and deliberate orchestration of words and visuals on the page. While stunning layouts are often implemented in magazines, they often don’t take...
Venturing into the realm of self-publishing is an exhilarating step for any author, particularly for those navigating this path for the first time. Among the myriad tasks you’ll encounter, one stands out for its crucial impact on any book’s physical...
A lot of authors are likely entirely unaware of common book design mistakes. People often ask me, “How can you tell if a book has been designed by an amateur? I mean, it’s just a book, right?” This reminds me of the author whose book I was designing...
The realization came to me a few years ago, in a flash: maybe they just don’t care. You see, for years as a working book designer, I’d been used to diving into an extensive design process for each new book project. Using variations in fonts, layouts,...
