Imaginative Space: The role of the faceless model on fiction book covers
There is a growing tradition in book publishing to use faceless models on book covers. Tried and tested, models whose faces are hidden are good…
Book Design
Explore the world of design for book publishing and the web. From cover design to layout, learn how to create visually stunning and effective materials for print and digital platforms.
Book Cover Design for Self-Published Authors
It’s a popular myth that the book cover is dead , but unless bricks and mortar bookstores and online cover thumbnails disappear, that simply isn’t…
Two more Terry Pratchett novels set for posthumous publication
When Terry Pratchett died last week at the age of 66, he left behind a body of work that includes 40 novels set in his…
The impact of Instagrammed selfies on publishing
In the run up to BookMachine Week (23 – 27th February), we have been thinking about images and publishing. On a typical day you probably…
10 tips for better book designs
This is a guest post from Thomas Bohm. Thomas studied graphic communication, and now works for book publishers and businesses, whilst running User Design, Illustration…
An interview with Tim Pilcher ahead of BookMachine Brighton
This is a guest interview with Tim Pilcher. Tim has spent over 25 years working in comics and publishing at DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint, Comics International,…
Picking the right images for your book
This is a guest interview with Rebecca Swift, Director of Creative Planning at iStock (speaker at BookMachine Oxford during BookMachine Week) 1. What advice would…
So you think you are due a pay rise?
This is a guest post from Suzanne Collier, who is described as THE person to see if you want to get ahead in book publishing.…
How to pick the best cover image ever
This is a guest blog post from Stacie Vander Pol. Stacie is a marketing entrepreneur with nearly 10 years of dedication to self-publishing. Through her experience publishing hundreds of titles, she knows…
2014 British Book Design and Production Awards presented
This year’s British Book Design and Production Awards – supported by the the British Printing Industries Federation and, as the name suggests, paying as much…
From scarcity to ubiquity: digitisation in photography
This is a guest post from Rebecca Swift, Director of Creative Planning at iStock (speaker at BookMachine London this Thursday) Last year Facebook revealed that…
Social Media at Getty Images
This is a guest post from Toby Hopkins, Senior Account Manager at Getty Images (sponsor of next month’s BookMachine London). “Does Getty Images have a…
5 Questions for Christopher Bladon [INTERVIEW]
Christopher Bladon is the Design Manager at HL Studios, sponsors of BookMachine Oxford. As well as being a talented and creative designer, Chris is the…
How publishing for different devices impacts design [SPONSORED POST]
Many design companies, like us here at HL Studios, come from a print or web-based background and have had to do some serious upgrading (of…
5 Questions for Giuseppe Castellano [INTERVIEW]
In the run up to BookMachine New York, we’re running a set of interviews with publishing professionals connected to the City, with an interesting story…
