Origins of the interactive book
Digital formats provide a wealth of opportunity to experiment with, and push the boundaries of, the traditional book. With much focus on what this can do…
Art, illustration and picture research
Filming the Scottish landscape with drones
The Moment collection offers slice of life creative images and video. Getty Images have released a video detailing the challenges and benefits of using drones to…
Choosing authentic imagery
Brands are increasingly looking for authentic images to lift their marketing. Getty Images have published an interactive whitepaper which demonstrates what visual authenticity is, why it’s…
Women in Comics: are we failing to recognise female creators?
One of the world’s biggest comic-book festivals, Angoulême, made the headlines earlier this year when it failed to include any women in their 30-strong shortlist for the…
Keeping it simple: 5 tips for designing beautiful book covers
Rachel Lawston is the founder of Lawston Design, and is freelance designer and illustrator for publishing and digital media. Rachel’s worked with the likes of Penguin…
Ones to watch: 4 Japanese photographers whose work is like fine art
Embed from Getty Images “I’m doing photography, but it feels like I’m building houses like a carpenter or cooking curry like a chef, because I’m…
Picture this: The shape of covers to come
Here at Getty Images we’re lucky enough to see a great range of inspirational book covers every month. We see designers using images from all…
Travillion Images: A new resource for publishers
With the tsunami of social media, and other digital platforms, the current generation of book publishing is now more competitive than ever. And for books…
See next year’s visual trends at the private view of Creative in Focus
We have up to five invitations to offer to BookMachine readers to the launch of Getty Images Creative in Focus in London on Thursday 10th…
The power of visual design: How to make your blog stand out
You’ve got a blog. You’ve got Twitter. You post regularly. But how do you stand out? Almost everyone in publishing is sharing online content but,…
So what makes graphic novels so great?
When I think of graphic novels I think of beautifully complex graphic illustrations, intricately designed artwork full of exuberating colour and detail that takes the…
Visual trends predictions for 2016
They are to images what meteorologists are to weather. As part of the world’s leading visual media company, a global team of creative researchers and…
3D: On fast cars and ebooks
In the first of an occasional series, 3D: Three Questions on Design, Toby Hopkins of Getty Images asks Martin Stockham, the man behind new electronic…
10 things we learnt from the first Nosy Crow Illustrator Salon
BookMachine were at The Book Club last night for the first installment of the new Nosy Crow Illustrator Salons. Steven Lenton, author-illustrator of Princess Daisy and the Dragon (and…
WYSIWYG: The growing importance of visual branding
Having a recognizable iconography associated with a brand has always been a crucial marketing techniques to draw in consumers. Yet, in a world where we…
