Description
Book SynopsisBook Design Made Simple gives DIY authors, small presses, and graphic designers—novices and professionals alike—the power to design their own books . It's the only book of its kind, explaining every step from installing Adobe® InDesign® right through to sending the files to press. Book Design Made Simple explains WHAT book design is, and HOW to do it. It guides the novice designer through the process of leasing and installing Adobe® InDesign® and then shows how to place the author's text into real book pages right away. From there, the look of the text is refined, one element at a time, until it develops into a coherent design that complements the text. Every imaginable kind of text is shown, and meticulous instructions are given. Examples include chapter openings, part openings, headings, lists, poetry, tables, math, extracts, table of contents, and index. Multiple choices are offered for each design element so that the reader can decide on a look and learn
Trade Review"Regardless of design background, anyone who wants to design and produce a professional-looking book should find everything they need in Book Design Made Simple . Self-publishing spawned a whole cadre of authors anxious to turn manuscripts into completed books. While online sources often offer templates to create books with adequate design elements, there is nothing that duplicates the quality of designing a book that is free of system-imposed constraints. That is the approach taken by Raven and Collett, two experienced and accomplished book designers. In this book, they walk inexperienced book designerswhom they recognize are likely to be self-published authorsthrough every step of book design, from a blank page to a print-ready book." Barry Silverstein, Clarion Reviews
