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    Typography

    Helvetica Now: a new chapter for an iconic typeface

    In this article for BookMachine, Charles Nix, a Creative Type Director at Monotype, gives insights into the origin and development of Helvetica Now: a new chapter in…

    Charles Nix November 23, 2020
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    Just your type – new font formats come to InDesign

    The most interesting new feature of InDesign 2020 – the latest major update of our industry standard page layout software from Adobe – was the…

    Ken Jones February 10, 2020
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    88 mentions of Brexit. The election manifestos are published.

    We are now halfway though the six-week build-up before the 2019 UK General Election and this is the week that all the major political parties…

    Ken Jones November 28, 2019
    Cities, Manholes and Typography

    Cities, Manholes and Typography: Exploring Culture Through Letters

    This is an original interview by our friends at TypeThursday. Nikki Villagomez is a self-professed type geek and urban explorer cataloging urban typography and lettering…

    BookMachine May 4, 2018
    Cities, Manholes and Typography

    What You Need to Know About Variable Fonts

    This is an Interview with Tim Brown and Bram Stein of Adobe Typekit with Ulrik Hogrebe. Ulrik designs stuff at frog design, CIID alumni and former…

    BookMachine Staff April 23, 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

    6 tips for better book design

    I’m a book designer. When I introduce myself as such people often ask if I’m an illustrator. Some book designers are skilled illustrators, but, the focus in…

    Emily Benton December 13, 2017
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    Tips & Tricks: Improving legibility of text on images

    One of the fundamental things you can do either as a designer, or someone creating your own materials, is to understand how to get the…

    emc design April 25, 2017

    Typographic inspiration from Myfonts.com

    As a design agency always looking for new ways of being creative and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible within editorial design we’re constantly looking outside of…

    emc design February 23, 2017

    Best practices for managing font collections

    Design and publishing professionals juggle documents all day long. Ensuring that each and every document opens quickly and renders properly is critical to getting the…

    Jim Kidwell January 24, 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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    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…

    Jim Kidwell July 6, 2016
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    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…

    Rachel Lawston April 10, 2016
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    Writing on the outside: Maximising the function of cover text

    While the author is best placed to write the cover content, it’s the designer’s job to maximise its effect. This collaboration works better when the…

    Ryan Ashcroft January 27, 2016
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    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…

    BookMachine Staff February 17, 2015
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