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- September 2nd, 2016, 4:55 am
- Forum: Self-Publishing
- Topic: Aspiring cover artist
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8424
Re: Aspiring cover artist
I would say, do not give up on it; just temper your expectations. If you work at it, in a few years you may be in a position to start offering low-budget work as a designer-cum-illustrator. As it is, your skills as a painter are enough that you should focus on that, i.e. not undersell those skills i...
- August 22nd, 2016, 7:24 am
- Forum: Self-Publishing
- Topic: Aspiring cover artist
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8424
Re: Aspiring cover artist
Hi Alex, No one's replied to this thread so I thought I'd go ahead. Firstly, looking at your site, you're clearly an excellent artist. So congrats on that, not everyone who puts their stuff out their can claim the quality you have. As for your query, I would wonder what you're actually looking to do...
- August 22nd, 2016, 5:56 am
- Forum: Self-Publishing
- Topic: The Ugly Tree Graphic Design
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5731
The Ugly Tree Graphic Design
The Ugly Tree Graphic Design ( http://theuglytreegraphicdesign.co.uk/book-design.html ) is a book design studio based in England. We banned word in book design, branding, and web design - though book design is our specialty. We have previously worked with National Geographic on some of their periodi...
- August 22nd, 2016, 5:44 am
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: The Introduction Thread
- Replies: 647
- Views: 406852
Re: The Introduction Thread
Hi all, I'm Geoffrey, I'm a writer and graphic designer. I'm mostly here in a design capacity, to offer advice and, if the opportunity arises, pick up a bit of low-budget work - depending on my availablity. So feel free to get in touch with any design-y questions and I'll be roaming around threads s...
- April 9th, 2016, 6:19 am
- Forum: Self-Publishing
- Topic: Uploading PDF to Amazon Kindle
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4881
Re: Uploading PDF to Amazon Kindle
Are you trying to upload it to your Kindle, or trying to upload it to their site for publishing?
- April 9th, 2016, 6:17 am
- Forum: Self-Publishing
- Topic: Printing Copies with Song Lyrics
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2679
Re: Printing Copies with Song Lyrics
If you're not profiting from it, then you don't need permission or rights. Also, frankly, I'd say you don't need permission anyway. You're not showing it as your own work (one would hope) and there are thousands of novels out there with lyrics and quotes and all sorts, and I doubt they had the right...
- April 9th, 2016, 5:51 am
- Forum: Self-Publishing
- Topic: A brief and friendly guide to book designers and what to look for
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5219
A brief and friendly guide to book designers and what to look for
I recently posted a response to someone's question about approaching designers for self-published books, and I actually thought it might be a good discussion in general. It's a difficult thing finding a good and helpful designer. I count myself among them, as I'm more than happy to take on low-budge...
- April 9th, 2016, 5:45 am
- Forum: Self-Publishing
- Topic: How to get the best book cover design possible
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2053
Re: How to get the best book cover design possible
As a designer/writer I would be happy to answer your question, even if it's a few months after the fact, as no one else seems to have done so. Obviously, as a designer, I can't answer in a sense of "I've done it and this is what I found" but rather what SHOULD happen when you approach a de...