These powerful, first person stories begin their own story as words recorded by dedicated volunteers. The transcripts are managed by a talented team within the charity through the editorial and design process before being printed in hard back volumes. Often they arrive with few photos and what there is, isn’t always good quality. One particularly moving book presented a problem as the subject had no photos of his family at all, just his father’s watch.
Read MoreI have run cover design workshops for the MA in Publishing degree at Anglia Ruskin University. One of my favourite tasks is to use a well-established text and present all the different covers which have been published. I often use Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca which has been published by many different imprints, the design altered to printing and design technology, cultural and taste. The text hierarchy alters as the author became popular and the marketing of the book took a different turn from gothic to romance and back again. Here’s my top tips on designing a book cover.
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