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    Art, illustration and picture research

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    Why choose a specialist picture library?

    Luci Gosling, Head of Sales and Research at historical image specialist Mary Evans Picture Library argues the case for the smaller, specialist agency in an…

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    Luci Gosling June 1, 2017
    Publishing Services Manager

    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…

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    emc design April 25, 2017
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    How to select photos for projects

    Getting photos for your project should be easy, there’s so much available on the internet, right? Well, yes and no. There are a few pitfalls…

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    Annette Peppis April 15, 2017
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    Tips for using Photoshop at work: Beate Allerton interview

    Ahead of the upcoming training course Photoshop for publishers, BookMachine are running a series of interviews with industry professionals to understand how they use the…

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    Katie Dodson March 17, 2017
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    Tips for using InDesign and Photoshop at work: Adam Brightman interview

    Ahead of the upcoming training courses InDesign and Photoshop for publishers, BookMachine are running a series of interviews with industry professionals to understand how they…

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    Katie Dodson March 11, 2017
    Indesign and Photoshop at work

    Tips for using InDesign and Photoshop at work: Michael Goldrei interview

    Ahead of the upcoming training courses InDesign and Photoshop for publishers, BookMachine are running a series of interviews with industry professionals to understand how they…

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    Katie Dodson March 10, 2017
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    What is the future of illustrated publishing?

    Digital printing technology has the potential to transform the illustrated book industry. The classic model for illustrated book publishing established by Paul Hamlyn and others…

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    Charles Catton March 7, 2017
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    When royalty came to the Fair

    It’s not everywhere that you get to follow in the footsteps of royalty. If you’re expecting to be standing on sore feet at London Book…

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    Toby Hopkins March 5, 2017
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    Indesign and Photoshop

    Tips for using InDesign and Photoshop at work: Vladimir Verano interview

    Ahead of the upcoming training courses InDesign and Photoshop for publishers, BookMachine are running a series of interviews with industry professionals to understand how they…

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    Katie Dodson March 5, 2017
    Indesign for publishers

    Tips for using InDesign at work: Keara Donnachie interview

    Ahead of the upcoming training course InDesign for publishers, BookMachine are running a series of interviews with industry professionals to understand how they use the…

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    katie dodson March 3, 2017
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    Draw me a picture: Why books are becoming more visual

    When your satnav tells you your journey will take 58 minutes, are you one of those people who immediately things to themselves: ‘I bet I…

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    Alison Jones February 1, 2017
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    Remote control: Collaboration and proofing tools for design teams

    For many of the book publishers I work with the use of freelancers is an integral part of their workflow. Some companies offer their internal…

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    Ken Jones January 8, 2017
    Self-employed in publishing

    Publishers Assemble: Christmas 2016 is the time to connect

    Let’s face it, 2016 has been one heck of a year. We’ve had Brexit; Trump; the Zika virus; nuclear and missile tests from North Korea;…

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    Jasmin Kirkbride December 20, 2016
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    Learn how to quickly choose images that get results [WEBINAR]

    Join Getty Images for a free webinar to learn how to select images that draw in your audience. In an increasingly cluttered world of marketing…

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    BookMachine Staff October 4, 2016
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    Visual trends of 2016

    The Getty Images creative research team offer up their mid-year report.

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    Toby Hopkins September 5, 2016
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