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    Design briefs

    Rebecca Blake 22 Nov 2021

    Work for hire in the design world: an interview with Rebecca Blake of the Graphic Artists Guild

    In this BookMachine blog post, Linda Secondari, our Editorial Board Member for Design, interviews Rebecca Blake, Advocacy Liaison at the Graphic Artists Guild, about work…

    Rebecca Blake November 29, 2021
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    Cover Design Process: The Right Type

    Serif? Sans serif? Condensed? Old-style? Grotesk? Quirky? Utilitarian? When it comes to selecting the right typeface for a book cover design, it seems there are…

    Jason Alejandro November 15, 2021
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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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    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
    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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    Cover designer interview: Anna Woodbine of The Woodbine Workshop

    Anna Woodbine is an independent book designer and illustrator, based in the hills near Bath. She works on all sorts of book covers from children’s…

    Anna Woodbine October 28, 2019
    Louie Stowell

    Design case study: illustrating The Dragon in the Library

    It takes a village – or at least a team – to produce a book, and in this article, author Louie Stowell, Nosy Crow designer…

    Louie Stowell May 14, 2019
    Successful book design

    A recipe for successful book design

    Nada Backovic is an award-winning book designer, graphic designer and illustrator with more than 20 years’ experience working with major publishers and self-publishers in Australia and the…

    Nada Backovic February 20, 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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    Concept, Creation, Marketing – why we all need a good brief [EVENT NOTES]

    It’s ironic that an event all about a good quality design brief started with me totally failing to pay attention to my own brief for…

    Abbie Headon October 19, 2017
    Stuart Bache design

    5 author tips for briefing your designer

    Stuart Bache is Art Director of Books Covered, a design agency for publishers, independent authors and literary agents. Here he shares his top tips for authors briefing…

    Stuart Bache August 15, 2017
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    Publishing Services Manager

    How to write a design brief and why it’s important to get right

    One of the biggest aspects that can make or break a design project is the briefing process. The best design work comes when designers are confident,…

    emc design February 5, 2017
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    Matt Haslum

    Marketing vs Design: Matt Haslum interview

    Matt Haslum is Marketing Director at Faber & Faber and is speaking at our next event: ‘Marketing vs Design, which matters more?’. Before publishing, Matt spent…

    Norah October 11, 2016
    Experienced designer

    How to brief a book designer

    This is a guest post by Annette Peppis. Annette is an enthusiastic early member of BookMachine. Annette helps publishers attract more readers by creating a…

    Annette August 2, 2016
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