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2015 eBook Cover Design Winners

by Joel Friedlander on February 1, 2016 6 Comments

Annual review of the winners of the e-Book Cover Design Awards for 2015.

Filed Under: E-Books & Readers, Self-Publishing Tagged With: book cover design, book publishing, design awards, design competition, e-book cover design, e-books, graphic design, self publishing

Can Fonts Make or Break Your Author Branding?

by Joel Friedlander on October 16, 2013 43 Comments

Can Fonts Make or Break Your Author Branding? looks at local election signs to see what effect font choices can have on author branding.

Filed Under: Marketing, Self-Publishing Tagged With: author branding, graphic design, indie author, type fonts, typography

Confessions of a Drop-Shadow Addict

by Joel Friedlander on April 30, 2012 34 Comments

Confessions of a Drop-Shadow Addict describes the use–and overuse–of the special effect that makes type or objects appear to hover over a background

Filed Under: Book Design, Cover Design, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Adobe InDesign, adobe photoshop, book design, graphic design, publishing a book, self-publish, typography

Book Design: 6 Variations on Drop-Cap Typography

by Joel Friedlander on February 29, 2012 21 Comments

Book Design: 6 Variations on Drop-Cap Typography describes different methods to add decoration to book chapter openings

Filed Under: Book Design, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Adobe Janson, book design, chunkfive, Cloister Initials, drop caps, graphic design, PixieFont, publishing a book, typography

Book Design: Don’t Get Confused By Typeface Point Sizes

by Joel Friedlander on February 1, 2012 23 Comments

Book Design: Don’t Get Confused By Typeface Point Sizes discusses the role of proportion and x-height in relation to book typography

Filed Under: Book Design, Interior Design, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Bembo, book design, book designer, book layout, Callisto, graphic design, Impact, publishing a book, roman type, type design, typography, x-height

e-Book Cover Design Awards, September 2011 Part 2

by Joel Friedlander on October 17, 2011 24 Comments

e-Book Cover Design Awards, September 2011 Part 2

Filed Under: Book Design, Cover Design, E-Books & Readers, Self-Publishing Tagged With: book cover design, e-book, e-book cover design, graphic design, self publishing

Monthly e-Book Cover Design Awards

by Joel Friedlander on August 25, 2011 307 Comments

Monthly e-Book Cover Design Awards aim to help authors create better e-book covers by showing examples submitted by readers.

Filed Under: Cover Design, E-Books & Readers Tagged With: book cover design, book publishing, design awards, design competition, e-book cover design, e-books, graphic design, self publishing

Book Design for Self-Publishers: Workflow, Interior Design Stage

by Joel Friedlander on March 31, 2011 5 Comments

Book Design for Self-Publishers: Workflow, Interior Design Stage including creating page elements, selecting typefaces to use in the book, and more

Filed Under: Book Construction Blueprint, Book Design, Self-Publishing Tagged With: book design, book production, graphic design, interior design, publish a book, self publishing, typography, workflow

4 Top Book Formatting Mistakes to Avoid

by Joel Friedlander on March 9, 2011 50 Comments

4 Top Book Formatting Mistakes to Avoid and why they create problems in your book. Including the wrong way to space text, to import copy, and to style it.

Filed Under: Book Construction Blueprint, Book Design, Book Production, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe InDesign, book design, desktop publishing, formatting, graphic design, self publishing, styles

Case Study: History of a 19th Century Sea Captain

by Joel Friedlander on March 3, 2011 9 Comments

Case Study: History of a 19th Century Sea Captain, H.H. Buhne by Marvin Shepherd, Georgie Press. With original documents in an outstanding self-published book.

Filed Under: Book Design, Self-Publishing Tagged With: graphic design, H.H. Buhne, history, Lightning Source, Marvin Shepherd, publish a book, self publishing

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