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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…

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    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…

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    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…

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    BookMachine Staff February 17, 2015
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