Book Design / Graphic Design
Joe Queenan on Books
As Joe Queenan noted in a recent Wall Street Journal essay (adapted from his book, One for the Books), My philosophy is simple: Certain things are perfect the way they are. The sky, the Pacific Ocean, procreation and the Goldberg Variations all fit this bill, and so do books. Books are sublimely visceral, emotionally evocative […]
Margaret Robertson: Games and Stories You Can Win
You can’t fail in a book. You can’t fail in a movie. But you can fail in a game. “Games offer a place where the world works the way your mom always told you the world was going to work. If you try hard, if you practice, and if you don’t give up you will […]
Something to Think About in Marketing Your Books: Color Coded Bookshelves
When you are designing your books for marketing, don’t forget to consider the color of your cover in your book’s design. Where in the bookshelves below do you want your book to fit?