Archive for April 2019
Title Typography: 8 rookie mistakes that scream DIY Volume IV
Welcome to the final installment of 8 Rookie mistakes that scream DIY
Read MoreTitle Typography – 8 Rookie mistakes that scream DIY Volume III
All this month I’ve been going over 8 rookie mistakes in title (and by line) typography. Here’s the recap from weeks 1 and 2: #1 – Using white, black, primary yellow, primary red, primary blue #2 – Using flat, solid colour text#3 – Text too close to the edge#4 – Using too many fonts Feel free…
Read MoreTitle Typography – 8 Rookie mistakes that scream DIY Volume II.
This month I’m talking about rookie typography mistakes I see when folks attempt to create their own covers. These 8 examples are dead giveaways that the project is DIY. I’ll recap at the end in case you missed 1 & 2.For the record, the image I posted has many of these rookie mistakes. Can you…
Read MoreTitle Typography – 8 Rookie mistakes that scream DIY!
This month I’m going to be pointing out some rookie typography mistakes I constantly see when folks attempt to create their own covers. These 8 mistakes are dead giveaways that the project is DIY. For the record, the image I included here has many of these rookie mistakes. (I made them on purpose!) I’ll cover…
Read MoreTips on book interior design. Volume IV
This month I’ve been discussing the basics of formatting your book interior. Welcome to volume IV. As a recap of the last few weeks: Tip #1 – Match your half title and/or title page to your cover. Tip #2 – Check your document for Widows & Orphans. Tip #3 – Know the order in which…
Read MoreTips on book interior design. Volume III
Tips on book design, continued… (The recap is coming next week in case you missed anything) #5 – Running heads and folios – These are the bits of information that run across the top, and sometimes bottom, of your pages. I work with several different publishers, and each of them use these text objects slightly…
Read MoreTips on book interior design. Volume II
3 – Front matter and back matter. Unlike dark matter or plasma matter, these are not NASA space terms. Front matter and Back matter are a group of specific textual items that should/could appear in front of (front matter) and in back of (back matter) your manuscript text. The Chicago Manual of Style lists 16 front and…
Read MoreTips on book interior design. Volume I
Creating your books interior might seem easy. You might think, “Well, I’ll just upload my Word manuscript,” and Bob’s your Uncle! You’ve got a book! Uh, no. (not even sure you CAN do that, but if you could, I wouldn’t recommend it.) Keep in mind, your book, both inside and out, is competing with books designed…
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