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    Diversity in Action: Interview with Leonie Annor-Owiredu

    Following our interview with Jaheed Hussain, which sprang from a recent article in DesignWeek, entitled ‘Can the design industry’s diversity problem be fixed?’, we approached Leonie…

    Leonie Annor-Owiredu December 4, 2020

    Wednesday Wisdom: Live interview with Kezia Newson (PRH)

    Check out the reply of our conversation with Kezia Newson, Content Producer specialising in editorial, design and video in digital spaces at Penguin R…
    BookMachine Staff November 11, 2020

    Wednesday Wisdom: Live interview with Mark Ecob (Mecob Design)

    Get comfy and catch up with our Wednesday Wisdom interview with Mark Ecob, Art Director Mecob Design. As part of the Q&A with Mark, you… …
    BookMachine Staff October 23, 2020

    Wednesday Wisdom: Live interview with Donna Payne (Faber & Faber)

    Tune into the replay of our live Wednesday Wisdom interview with Donna Payne, Creative Director at Faber & Faber. During the session, you can lear…
    BookMachine Staff October 23, 2020

    6 tips for better book design

    I’m a book designer. When I introduce myself as such people often ask if I’m an illustrator. Some book designers are skilled illustrators, but, the focus in…

    Emily Benton December 13, 2017

    Judge a book by its cover … and its typesetting

    Of course the cover is important – you don’t need me to tell you that, but I think the internal pages of a book are…

    Nathan Ryder December 1, 2017

    How to find your design voice (and keep it)

    There are many sources offering practical advice to graphic designers but there is more to good design than knowledge and technical skills. Masterful grid and…

    Evelin Kasikov November 23, 2017
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    My top 5 tips on designing social media graphics

    It’s a fact that posts which are illustrated have a much higher success and click-through rate than those that aren’t. If you want to create smart…

    Annette Peppis November 20, 2017
    Experienced designer

    Photos your designer doesn’t want you to send them

    Here designer Annette Peppis shares tips on how to supply designers with good pictures. 

    Annette Peppis November 15, 2017

    Taking stock

    There is a lot of misunderstanding of what “stock photography” actually means and the phrase is often used to imply negative associations; in fact, whether…

    Gwyneth Box September 19, 2017

    Getting on the brand wagon

    When you decide to buy a product based on name rather than on price or other factors, when a product or company name becomes so familiar that…

    Gwyneth Box August 22, 2017
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    5 author tips for briefing your designer

    Stuart Bache is Art Director of Books Covered, a design agency for publishers, independent authors and literary agents. Here he shares his top tips for authors briefing…

    Stuart Bache August 15, 2017
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    Tips & Tricks: Improving legibility of text on images

    One of the fundamental things you can do either as a designer, or someone creating your own materials, is to understand how to get the…

    emc design April 25, 2017

    Call for entries: British Book Design and Production Awards 2017

    The British Printing Industries Federation, Oxford Brookes University, The Publishers Association, The Bookseller and BookMachine are calling for entries to the British Book Design and…

    BookMachine April 18, 2017

    Virtuality – the visual trends of 2017

    We don’t just see images these days, we experience them. Virtuality is just one of Getty Images’ 6 visual trends for 2017 – download the…

    BookMachine March 2, 2017
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