Design
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Wednesday Wisdom: Live interview with Kezia Newson (PRH)
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…
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.…
Wednesday Wisdom: Live interview with Mark Ecob (Mecob Design)
Wednesday Wisdom: Live interview with Donna Payne (Faber & Faber)
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:…
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…
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…
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…