Visual reference
Fifties visual references are the best!
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September 3, 2013
Judging a book by…
Why covers matter, and why they need to be just right for the book they wrap.
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February 12, 2013
Announcement: Art & Words
Candlemark & Gleam is incredibly excited to announce a new project from fine artist, illustrator, and all-around creative maven Brigid Ashwood: Art & Words. Art & Words will be an…
May 11, 2012
Cheese or Fonts?
I freely admit to being a font nerd. I also freely admit that the reason I am not writing an involved and/or erudite blog post full of actual thought, content,…
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October 6, 2011
Once more, with feeling
Got the first proof of the Erekos ARC yesterday and it looks pretty good. There were still a few issues, though, mostly relating to the baseline grid, the gutters, and…
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May 24, 2011
Font Geekery
I've been spending the better part of the last two weeks revising Erekos for its print release in September, and dealing with the vagaries of what font, leading, and kerning…
May 19, 2011
Hazards of book design
Going into these things, you never think about the potential job hazards of doing book design. For instance, after awhile, the words "Dear Michael" stop making actual sense, and start…
December 17, 2010
On design and professionalism
A friend just passed along this post of Tobias Buckell's about the sale of Realms of Fantasy magazine to Damnation Press. His comment? "I thought, how bad could it be?…
November 10, 2010
On Hard-to-Read Fonts
According to a study by Princeton University researchers, hard-to-read fonts may enhance learning. Heaven help us all, this means that Comic Sans actually serves a legitimate purpose...and all those fonts…
October 26, 2010
Thoughts on Format and Design
As I've been typesetting Erekos for the last two weeks, I've been musing about formatting. Print is a beautiful thing. It lets you set exactly how you want a reader…
August 19, 2010
