When you walk into a bookstore, unless you are on the hunt for a specific release or beloved author, generally an enticing book cover will draw you over to a particular selection. Maybe you notice the bold typographical choices, the striking illustration, the contrasting colors. While you’re admiring the feat of creativity in your hands and considering whether you’re willing to invest in the content within, do you think about the human responsible for the interesting cover?
Design
C.R.A.P.
By Corey Talbott
Beginner designers are like babies: we use our C.R.A.P. and spread it around to see how it looks. But when we grow into the creative professionals that we want to be, we can make so many different types of C.R.A.P.
Font Matchmaking
By Denise Morales Soto @dmoralessoto
It isn’t easy to find fonts that go together and that suit your book, and there are some challenges and rules to keep in mind. But as difficult as this process may be, it is also a lot of fun and a great opportunity to let your creativity shine.
Real Documents from a Fictional Town
By Ivy Knight
If making your fictional world feel real is a goal, consider creating “found documents” and ephemera to bring it to life.
Protection for Font Designers
By Michelle Zhang
Typeface designers and font creators who wish to protect their work from plagiarism will find that the intellectual property laws for typographic design differ slightly from laws geared toward writers. Copyrights, patents, and trademarks are some of the ways in which type designers protect their work from plagiarism.
How to Make a Good Giveaway Booklet
By Nif Lindsay @NifInCharge
After you decide on basics such as the length, the size, and the audience, you need to think about the whole look. Fear not! Higher standards can easily be met. Design is a big part of making your efforts look professional. Although booklet design is more than just picking a fitting cover image, it doesn’t have to be onerous or complicated, and it doesn’t even have to require specialized software such as InDesign.