Tag Archive | graphic design
Front and Center: The Importance of a Well Designed Cover
About a year ago I talked about the importance of decent book cover design and I think it’s time to revisit the subject. There is a wide range of styles and approaches to book cover design and being a graphic designer myself, I find some are more successful than others. Don’t kid yourself into thinking […]
More My Type: DIY Book Design, Part 2
If you missed my previous post (Just My Type: DIY Book Design Part 1) you should probably read it first to better understand today’s post where I am touching on margins, type size and leading. Let’s start with margins. The margins might seem inconsequential, but for a good looking book the part of the page […]
Quiet Pride
Approach it with pride. Maybe pride is the wrong word because it’s considered the single most egregious of the seven deadly sins. Maybe selfless pride is what I am after (if that’s not a contradiction in terms). Regardless of the label, let me try to illustrate what I mean. Whether it’s something large or small […]
Kowabunga!
CANNON BALL! I’m holding my nose, closing my eyes, and jumping right in. I’ll find out what the water’s like when I hit it. I have already dipped my toe into the pond of e-publishing and now I’m taking the plunge into the Sea of Blogs where I hope to occasionally bring some insight or add […]
