If you want your book to stand out from the competition, it must be distinctive and eye-catching. For that to occur, it should be designed by an experienced book designer. My mission is to guide authors through the book-design process with custom-designed book covers and interiors, production, and file preparation for printing. This process includes…
Have you ever searched for the perfect photo? I have! In fact, I’m always searching for the perfect photo for a brochure, a poster, a magazine, or, in this case a book cover. This book-cover design started off much like other projects. First, the project manager and editor, Andy, provided me with information about the…
(left) Tim’s initial idea; (center) stock photo; (right) final book cover Assignment: Author Tim Leach contacted me to design the cover of his poetry book, Icarus Flees the Garden of Earthly Delights. He showed me his cover idea—an old illustration of the Garden of Eden with a small Icarus pasted on the top corner. We…
Author Rob Misic hired to us to design a custom book cover and interior layout. His topic was an expose of the FAA, and his cover concept was to use a specific airplane with an FAA insignia on the tail. He sent us several images he had downloaded from the Internet. I briefly explained the…