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• Book cover design

  
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  In addition to editing and writing, I do book design , too, both covers and interiors. Ive worked for a small publishing company for a couple of years, and the occasional independent author comes along. Here are the latest of the latter. Hookernomics is a title suggested by an FTQ reader (whose name Ive lost) ...
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• WACKY RIDES MONDAY! Episode 1 ALABAMA SLAMMA

  
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  All new show begins today and airs every Monday until either my hand falls off or I draw straight through my table. So many things have happened since the BIG BOOK was released in January that I felt it was time to start creating cool stuff that I could share with you guys. (If you’ve purchased a book, ...
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• Deanna Halsall

  
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  Warning : strtotime() [ Warning : strtotime() [ function.strtotime ]: It is not safe to rely on the systems timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most ...
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• Book Marketing: What Makes A Great Book Design?

  
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  You name the book category, I’ve done it, but when it comes to actually expressing the answer to this question, I couldn’t seem to get the words out right away. I’ve thought long and hard and I am ready to answer it now. They say a picture is worth a thousand words and I’m sure I could show a bunch of covers ...
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• Literary TED Talks Are the Best TED Talks

  
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  Way back in September, my fellow Rioter Kit posted about the 5 best literary TED Talks and recently I’ve been sucked down the rabbit hole that is the TED website. Who knew you could find talks on everything from the correct way to tie your shoes and how to only use one paper towel when [...] You just finished ...
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• Cat Neligan: The Owl and the Pussycat Illustrations

  
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  I’m loving Cat Neligan ’s illustrative interpretation of Edward Lear’s The Owl and the Pussycat .
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• Have Fun Storming the Castle!

  
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  Recently one of our authors shared the twentieth rendition of a query letter he had prepared to send to an agent. His is an epic novel; a real piece of literature. I was reminded how difficult it is to summarize a story—any story—in just a few lines. The author shared his frustration at the process and how sad it ...
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• The Ultimate Design Thinker – Arn van Oosterom

  
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  Arne van Oosterom is the founder of the Design Thinkers Group and now the Design Thinkers Academy. DesignThinkers is one of the leading ‘design driven’ Innovation Agencies helping organizations around the world making the transition from being strictly product orientated and sales driven, towards being service ...
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• Massimo Vignelli Makes Books

  
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• 20 Creative Examples of Illustrations in Book Cover Design

  
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  There are some ways for giving a book cover an impressive look, however none is more practical than making some awe-inspiring illustrated elements for it. There are such a lot of reasons to use Read more »
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• BLOGBOOK: The story and the reactions

  
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  By Vijay Shah Whenever an important anniversary comes up, there is always that question of how exactly you are going to mark the occasion.  If you are a country that once won its independence from a colonial power, you would have a big party coupled with a national holiday, and issue some commemorative ...
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• Managing the Design Process Implementing Design

  
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  Description: Managing the Design Process—Implementing Design focuses on design implementation and execution. This is where design ideas become real, tangible goods in the marketplace and beyond. This book examines design management concepts and methods in real-world applications. Unlike other books on design ...
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• Book-ish Territory: A manual of alternative library tactics

  
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  Book-ish Territory: A Manual of Alternative Library Tactics by architect NIkki O’Loughlin is an exciting and interesting way of conceptualizing the idea of libraries as a public space not just for the public but by the public. Read it HERE Filed under: Architectonic , Art/Aesthetics , ...
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• Branding Authors: Checklist for Marketing Beyond the Book Design

  
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  Did you just write a book or e-book and it’s headed to an experienced graphic designer for a great cover and interior design? Now start thinking about the big picture. Your branding across the web. If you haven’t given this much thought yet, below is a check list to be sure you are ready to broadcast yourself ...
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• Book Design: What NOT To Do

  
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  Jane Friedman recently asked book design guru Joel Friedlander to talk about the dos and donts of book design: How Much Attention Should You Pay to Book Design? A Q&A With Joel Friedlander . The most common mistakes in interior book design: 1. Not using full justification for their text, so that both the ...
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• Pretty Book Covers

  
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  A stroll through the local Target book aisle revealed an abundance of pretty book covers this spring. Beautiful Ruins:  A Novel , Jess Walter Ingredients of Love , Nicolas Barreau One Moment, One Morning , Sarah Rayner Safe Haven , Nicholas Sparks The Chance , Karen ...
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• Cook It Raw!

  
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  Cook It Raw is the one of the most highly lauded culinary gatherings in the world. Founder Alessandro Porcelli thinks of Cook It Raw as a collaboration among chefs bringing their ingredients to the most primal form of existence and to appreciate the art of each element. It is a great honor for a chef to be ...
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• My War with Microsoft Word and Why Word Won

  
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  I battled with Microsoft Word for years. Oh heck, I use Word just like everybody else, have used it for years. I was converted from WordPerfect back in the days when Microsoft’s Office suite swept away all competition at one fell swoop. It was easier to just accept it as the program with the best features and the ...
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• My War with Microsoft Word and Why Word Won

  
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  I battled with Microsoft Word for years. Oh heck, I use Word just like everybody else, have used it for years. I was converted from WordPerfect back in the days when Microsoft’s Office suite swept away all competition at one fell swoop. It was easier to just accept it as the Read More The post My War with ...
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• Rewired

  
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  A few upsides from taking the train between Boston and NYC: legroom; one less flight; and having an opportunity to browse and advance copy of Ethan Zuckerman’s pending book: Rewire: Digital Cosmopolitans in the Age of Connection .
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