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    Right brain vs. left brain: a designer’s daily dexterity

    Right brain vs. left brain – which one are you? In this article, the BookMachine Editorial Board member for Design, Linda Secondari, gives insights into how…

    Linda Secondari November 22, 2021
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    Design-led marketing in the pursuit of ‘feel’

    Samar Habib is the founder and Director of Ascetic Studios Ltd. and Senior Multimedia Designer at Simon & Schuster UK. He has been working on…

    Samar Habib September 27, 2021
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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
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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
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    How to get the most out of commissioned images

    Rosamund Saunders is a lifelong book designer. London-based, she began her publishing career with HarperCollins and moved on to work freelance, specialising in illustrated non-fiction…

    Rosamund Saunders September 26, 2018
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    Junior Designer [JOB POSTING]

    Quintet Publishing, part of The Quarto Group, is looking for a Junior Designer to join our busy team based in Brighton. The Quarto Group is…

    BookMachine January 17, 2018
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    THE ARTS+ – New meeting place for the cultural and creative industries

    Last year, THE ARTS+ was launched as a new meeting place for the cultural and creative industries. This year it is back – and will…

    BookMachine June 7, 2017
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    Wear out your command key: Ten tips on using Photoshop and InDesign like the pros

    Understanding Indesign Foundation Course – with Ken Jones 1st May 2019 | Digital Greenwich, London Sign up Learning how to use your Adobe software quickly…

    Ken Jones April 24, 2017
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    InDesign for publishers: Annette Peppis 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 use the tools at…

    Katie Dodson April 10, 2017
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    Photoshop and InDesign for publishers: Subha Chelvam-Lewis 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 use the tools at…

    Katie Dodson April 7, 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…

    Ken Jones January 8, 2017
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    Trouble keeping your team’s fonts in sync?

    You’re not alone. You can learn how to effectively distribute fonts with a font server. Font issues can crop up in any workflow. Font problems…

    Jim Kidwell December 17, 2016
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    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…

    BookMachine July 27, 2016
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    Why design matters: a photo/twitter blog

    On Wednesday night EMC Design kicked off their 25th birthday celebrations in style by partnering with BookMachine to host our event ‘Why design matters: collaborating…

    Sam Perkins February 19, 2016
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