5 skills a designer needs
This is a guest blog post by Jo Thomson. Jo is a Senior Designer at Pan Macmillan Publishers. Before working in publishing, Jo was a…
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.
Marketing vs Design: Katie Roden interview
Katie Roden is a publishing, marketing and content strategist with 25 years’ industry experience. She is speaking at ‘Marketing vs Design, which matters more?’ on…
Marketing vs Design: Mark Ecob interview
Mark Ecob is Creative Director of cover design company Mecob Design Ltd, Associate Art Director at Unbound, and is speaking at our next event: ‘Marketing vs…
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…
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…
Startup snapshot: Bookcoverpedia
Alexander von Ness is a book cover designer with over 20 years of professional experience in graphic design, including over a decade as Art Director…
Interview with expert book cover designer Tamian Wood
This is a guest interview with Tamian Wood. “Whether you are a self published author, or a New York Times best selling author, your book…
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…
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…
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…
Here’s what book publishers can learn from the podcast model
Did you make the same mistake I did and assume podcasts are yesterday’s platform, that interest in them has plateaued (at best) and they’re not…
Typographic trends: Discover which fonts creatives love, and hate…
“I love fonts!” We hear it all the time. It’s common for creative professionals to obsess over their tools, and fonts are critical to any…
4 steps for building an author brand
This is a guest post from Ricardo Fayet. Ricardo is an avid reader and startup enthusiast who has been studying the publishing industry with interest…
