Posts Tagged ‘Book design tips’
Critique Corner – Historical Fiction
I’ve recently teamed up with a fellow designer, and good friend, Cathy Helms, of Avalon Graphics to bring my favourite feature “Critique Corner” to the Discovering Diamonds Historical Fiction Review site. Where, once a month, we volunteer kind, expert, and constructive critiques to help our readers make the most of their cover designs. Since Discovering Diamonds began in 2017,…
Read More8 Tips for Working With a Book Designer. Volume IV
Welcome to our final installment of 8 Tips for working with (and finding) a book designer. Volume IV. To recap the tips from previous weeks: Tip #1 – Research your genre. Tip #2 – Research a cover designers style. Tip #3 – Get a personal recommendation. Tip #4 – Don’t let $$ be everything. Tip…
Read More8 Tips for working with (and finding) a Book Designer. Volume III
All this month I’ve been covering tips for working with (and finding) a designer. Welcome to Volume III. To recap the last few tips: Tip# 1 – Research your genre. Tip# 2 – Research a cover designers style. Tip #3 – Get a personal recommendation. Tip #4 – Don’t let $money$ be everything. Moving on…
Read More8 Tips for Working With (and finding) a Book Designer Volume II
Professional creative graphic designer working at office desk, he is designing a vector illustration using a laptop Welcome to Volume II of 8 Tips for Working With (and finding) a Book Designer. Here’s a recap from last week: Tip# 1 – Research your genre. Tip# 2 – Research a cover designers style. Moving on to…
Read More8 Tips for Working With (and finding) a Book Designer – Volume I
Hello authors, fans and followers, and welcome to May! (already!) All this month I’ll be discussing Tips for Working With (and finding) a Book Designer. Let’s get started at the beginning. Tip# 1 – Know your genre and target audience. Research what is available for sale in your genre with the big publishing houses. Don’t…
Read MoreTitle 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…
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