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    ART, ILLUSTRATION AND PICTURE RESEARCH  | BRANDING  | COVER AND INTERNAL DESIGN  | CREATIVE MEDIA  |  DESIGN BRIEFS |  TYPOGRAPHY

    Are you ready to use InDesign on the web?

    A look at new and upcoming new methods for online copy editing, commenting and review and considering whether we should be changing our publishing wor…
    Ken Jones January 18, 2021
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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
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    Creating a community for creatives of colour: Interview with Jaheed Hussain, founder of Fuse

    After reading a recent article in DesignWeek, entitled ‘Can the design industry’s diversity problem be fixed?’, we approached Jaheed Hussain, who contributed to that piece,…

    Jaheed Hussain November 30, 2020

    Helvetica Now: a new chapter for an iconic typeface

    In this article for BookMachine, Charles Nix, a Creative Type Director at Monotype, gives insights into the origin and development of Helvetica Now: a new chapter in…

    Charles Nix November 23, 2020
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    Case Study: Designing Covers for Academic Publishing

    For eight years, I’ve specialized in designing books for Academic Publishing. When I pursued book cover design, I thought I would be creating art for…

    Jordan Wannemacher November 16, 2020
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    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
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    Adaptability: the key to success in design

    The role of an editorial designer has gone though considerable changes in recent years, particularly in-house positions. And now, more than ever, is it important…

    Emma Clayton November 9, 2020
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    How we developed a user-centred interface for our publishing start-up

    Where Is The Bird? – a story of augmenting reality At VIKA we make extraordinary books that blur the boundaries between real and virtual formats.…

    Victoria Forrest November 2, 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
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    Alice’s Adventures in Alt-Text Land

    Down the Rabbit Hole Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do:…

    Huw Alexander May 25, 2020
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    Just your type – new font formats come to InDesign

    The most interesting new feature of InDesign 2020 – the latest major update of our industry standard page layout software from Adobe – was the…

    Ken Jones February 10, 2020
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    BookMachine Staff February 9, 2020
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    88 mentions of Brexit. The election manifestos are published.

    We are now halfway though the six-week build-up before the 2019 UK General Election and this is the week that all the major political parties…

    Ken Jones November 28, 2019
    Design Unplugged panel

    Can design thinking transform your publishing strategy?

    Wednesday 13 November saw another packed house at the Century Club in London, for the last BookMachine Unplugged event of 2019. Hosted by BookMachine Editorial…

    Abbie Headon November 15, 2019
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