‘We are finally shedding archaic typographic rules, and technology now allows emotion to return to printed text,’ argues Anthony Franco of EffectiveUI.
When A Book Cover Judges You
Dutch designer Thijs Biersteker has come up with a book jacket that will only open when a prospective reader shows the right facial expression.
Is Scandinavian Crime Making Way for Scandinavian Farce?
Roger Tagholm muses on the mini-boom in look-alike light fiction titles from Scandinavia with similar marketing and elderly protagonists.
On Design, Books, Kickstarter and Russian Criminal Tattoos
UK design studio turned publisher FUEL discuss how Kickstarter is helping fund their latest cult project: Russian Criminal Tattoo Police Files.
What Were Your Top Takeaways from SXSW Interactive?
With 20,000 attendees to network with at 1,000 different events, no one has the same experience at SXSWi. So tell us, what were you’re top takeaways?
Designers on Book Covers of the Future
Book designers discuss how digital content and different book formats influence the aesthetics and experience of reading.
A New Way to Hook Readers: Stories in Cigarette Packs
UK-design mag Tank Books has published six unabridged classics in a cigarette tin. Form over function, perhaps, but quite cool nonetheless.
Who Are the Best Service Providers for Self-Publishing?
Not all service providers are created equal, especially when it comes to self publishing. Which ones do you think are the best?
Should Publishers Credit Editors, Proofreaders, Agents and Others in Books?
If publishing is a collaborative process, it’s time to give credit where credit is due.
Dirty Girls and Self Publishing: The Tricks of the Trade
By Alisa Valdes ALBUQUERQUE: Me? I hate flying. My therapist says I’m a control freak who thinks everything crashes unless I’m in charge. There’s some truth to this. It is probably why my marriage failed and why my kid is an overacheiver. It is probably also not a stretch to compare my fear of flying/need for control to my drooling …