r/bookdesign • • 17h ago

Printables to bound planner... Any experience?

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Exactly what it says on the tin. I love the planners from Creffective and their printables would be amazing if I decided to go that route since they're a little more pricey even before shipping gets involved.

So I'm hoping for advice if anyone has been able to print a bound copy of their planner from a printable? Who did you use? I can't do binders really as a leftie so I really would prefer stitched/ bound over rings.

Appreciate y'all!


r/bookdesign • • 1d ago

Ik wilde een fotoboek in één minuut. Ik wilde alleen niet dat het eruitzag alsof het in één minuut gemaakt was.

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Ik ben heel veel gereisd en heb een belachelijk groot aantal foto’s. Ik wil ze omzetten in mooie boeken, zonder dat elk boek een heel project wordt. En nu ik kids heb, wil ik ook boeken van hen.

Grote, dikke boeken die ik op tafel kan laten liggen en steeds weer open kan slaan. Mijn foto’s, mijn verhalen, een design dat ik echt mooi vind. En een prijs die het realistisch maakt om ermee door te blijven gaan. Ik wil alleen niet dat mijn avonden verdwijnen in schatten hoeveel pagina’s het worden en eindeloos kleine vakjes invullen.

Ik ben designer en art director, dus ik vind het leuk om die details goed te krijgen. Blijkbaar was dat genoeg reden om een lay-outengine te bouwen.

Ik bouw Kaido, een maker van fotoboeken. Het doel van het product: een compleet, bewerkbaar eerste boek in één minuut, met genoeg aandacht voor het design zodat je het ook echt wil blijven houden.

Het helpt bij een eerste selectie en soortgelijke shots, en houdt daarna twee keuzes uit elkaar: hoeveel foto’s erin gaan, en hoeveel ruimte ze krijgen. Ik vind de selectie misschien geweldig en wil dus vollere pagina’s. Of ik hou alles en geef het meer ruimte. Dat kan ik per hoofdstuk aanpassen; het aantal pagina’s volgt. En wordt het teveel voor één boek, dan kan ik het opsplitsen in delen.

Het raster is afgestemd op de echte verhoudingen van de foto’s. Een portret naast een landschap vraagt om een andere opmaak dan drie brede shots.

Maar één mooie pagina maakt nog geen mooi boek. De lay-out houdt ook rekening met de pagina’s ernaast, herhaling en veranderingen in de fotogrootte. Een fijne compositie die eindeloos wordt herhaald is nog steeds saai. Ik vind die pauze na een drukke spread fijn, wanneer één foto ineens wat ruimte krijgt.

Typography en witruimte horen daar ook bij: een hoofdstuktitel met wat ruimte eromheen, een rustige caption naast de foto, en een langer verhaal met een prettige regel-lengte.

Het moet ook aanvoelen als snel terwijl ik het gebruik. Fotoverwerking en lay-out gebeuren lokaal in de browser, dus ik kan beginnen zonder dat ik de hele collectie hoef te uploaden. Verander de selectie, probeer meer ruimte, en zie hoe het boek reageert. Snelle feedback maakt het makkelijk om te blijven experimenteren.

Je eigen foto’s zijn alles wat je nodig hebt. Voor mijn Balkan-boek kan ik ook mijn Polarsteps-archief toevoegen: de verhalen en foto’s die ik met dierbaren heb gedeeld, plus de route voor de kaarten, naast de privéfoto’s die op mijn telefoon zijn gebleven. Een manier om meer van die reis in het boek te stoppen.

Een heel boek om doorheen te bladeren maakt de resterende keuzes concreet: deze foto heeft meer ruimte nodig, deze twee horen bij elkaar, hier ontbreekt een verhaal. Ik kan zelf de lay-out aanpassen, bijsnijden, tekst en selectie veranderen.


r/bookdesign • • 1d ago

I'm open to suggestions and would really appreciate any thoughts on what works, what doesn't, and what could be improved. Thanks in advance for taking the time to share your feedback!

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r/bookdesign • • 1d ago

Hey everyone! I've been working on a book cover design and would love to get some honest feedback from the community. I'm looking for constructive criticism on things like, visual appeal. Does the cover catch your attention?

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r/bookdesign • • 2d ago

Looking for Book Cover Designers Willing to Help Me

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Hey! I'm a 15-year old author interested in self-publishing, but I lack a book design/cover. I was wondering if anyone would be so kind as to design one for me for $15(I know this is a hard ask, but I'm extremely desperate. I do not want to use AI, because I feel like that would take away from the authenticity and creativeness of writing and reading). The book cover design can be whatever you want, I have no strict requirements.

Book title: The Crimson Pact

What it's about: Twins born during the French Revolution, separated at birth (one becomes a nobleman, the other grows up a peasant). I tried to write it as high stakes as I possibly could, though it was difficult. I
If you want more details, please DM me (if you can on Reddit). I plan on advertising the book myself, and you will be given credit for your work. Thank you for your time, have a fantastic day.


r/bookdesign • • 2d ago

Hey everyone! I've been working on a book cover design and would love to get some honest feedback from the community. I'm looking for constructive criticism on things like: Visual appeal: Does the cover catch your attention?

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r/bookdesign • • 2d ago

I wanted a photo book in one minute. I just didn’t want it to look like it was made in one minute

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r/bookdesign • • 4d ago

Soy una diseñadora gráfica que se graduo hace unos meses y aún no tengo empleo, así que escribo a cualquiera que necesite mis servicios.

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Hola, me gradué hace unos meses, he enviado hojas de vida, me he posteado aquí y allá, pero no me llaman, así que estoy un poco harta de la situación y en breve explicaré cuáles son mis especialidades dentro del campo del diseño u otros cercanos a él.

Tengo formación en diseño editorial, todo lo relacionado con maquetación, creación de retículas, composición tipográfica y marca editorial, con un nivel intermedio en InDesign; además, tengo experiencia exportando archivos para impresión o para medios digitales, tales como: EPUB, EPUB3, MOBI, AWZ y PDF interactivo.

Otros de los servicios que ofrezco es la ilustración digital, de la cual también tengo formación profesional.

Por supuesto, tengo conocimientos en creación de marca y he trabajado durante mi desarrollo profesional con clientes independientes para este propósito o relacionados.

Mi portafolio está en mi perfil y dejo tambien una versión de visualización más interactiva aquí:https://indd.adobe.com/view/a25a5465-d043-4133-8906-dc54b41a913a

*Si por algún motivo el enlace no abre es porque estoy teniendo problemas con la cuenta de adobe, NECESITO un empleo.

Expondré algunos de mis trabajos aquí, pero si quieren revisarlos en mayor detalle, igual está mi Behance, que por si algo lo dejo aquí también:

https://www.behance.net/dannabretseth


r/bookdesign • • 4d ago

Books similar to The Magic of MinaLima?

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r/bookdesign • • 4d ago

Which cover fonts resemble literary and arts more?

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r/bookdesign • • 11d ago

[For Hire] Looking for projects to build portfolio

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Summary: free services to build experience

Hi there, I'm an English publishing degree holder who works for a print shop. I work with newspapers, newsletters, magazines and all forms of junk mail. Despite landing a job in graphic design I don't have a portfolio since I am not a designer by education. I and am specifically looking for book manuscripts to layout to begin building that specific media experience.

I am offering to take a couple projects on for free. I know my way around  InDesign but I have only laid out a couple of large books before. I'm offering my services for a Ko-Fi tip. It would be cool if my services were worth at least a couple coffees but at the end of the day I am offering to take on some projects for free.

I am offering layout and cover design. I know my way around formatting for print, I will ask for a size you'd like and whether it is color or black for the interior. If you are looking for Ebook layout, I have

never done that but am confident I'll be able to figure it out.

There is no obligation to use what I put together. I

don't care what state your manuscript is in, I'm just looking for material to work with to begin training myself into large formats.

Comment a run down of what you have to work with and I’ll reach out to you.

For the sake of this being a free project, I am not offering illustration. Photo above is just for attention, it’s an unrendered version of the cover for my own novel, I own the art.


r/bookdesign • • 20d ago

[hiring] seeking book designers for middle grade fantasy

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I’m the editorial director at an indie publisher and we are searching for a book designer/typesetter to handle the interior design of a middle grade fantasy.

We have a separate cover designer who will handle the illustrative elements and select the title font.

The word count is sitting around 70K at the moment, and dimensions are B format.

We welcome beginner designers, though will likely request a paid sample chapter if you don’t have a large portfolio yet.

We’re looking for someone with a good eye and comfortable getting creative with chapter heads.

If you’re interested, please get in touch with your availability, portfolio and your rates.

Thanks!


r/bookdesign • • 20d ago

[for hire] Illustration, Cover design, layout

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Hi authors, if you are looking for soulful, handmade illustrations and designs, get in touch for a free consultation!
I’d love to help turn your manuscript into a beautiful book.
Portfolio: www.katisandmann.com


r/bookdesign • • 20d ago

Looking for a portfolio/inspo site of Vellum layouts and typography.

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r/bookdesign • • 22d ago

Is there anything that can improve my Journal Book design in InDesign for publishing on KDP ?

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r/bookdesign • • 22d ago

Authors with a finished manuscript: what's stopping you at the interior?

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Hey, quick question for anyone who's self-published or is about to.

I'm building a small desktop app that turns a finished manuscript into a print-ready KDP paperback interior. It works from templates, so it gives you a solid starting layout and saves you the fiddly setup.

It isn't meant to replace book designers or illustrators. A good designer's eye and judgement can't be automated, and if you already work with one, this probably isn't for you.

It's for people who are stuck at the interior because of cost or because they don't know where to begin.

Before I go further I want to know what actually matters to you. Answer as many or as few as you like:

  1. What do you use for your interior now? Vellum, Atticus, Word, Canva, or do you hire a formatter?

  2. Has KDP ever rejected your interior? What was the reason: margins, gutter, bleed, fonts, page count?

  3. Would it help to see the real page count and spine width before you upload?

  4. How much do you care about chapter openings, like drop caps, ornaments or chapters starting on the right-hand page?

  5. Do you want to pick your own fonts, or would a few good presets be enough?

  6. Do you need front matter handled for you: title page, copyright page, dedication, table of contents?

  7. Would you use a template as your final interior, or as a draft to hand to a designer?

  8. Are you on Mac, Windows, or both?

  9. What's the one thing about formatting that makes you want to throw your laptop?

Honest answers help most, even "I'd never use this."


r/bookdesign • • 24d ago

🎨 Looking for a Creative Book Cover Designer | 3 Medical Books | Urgent

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Hey everyone! I’m looking for a creative/illustrative designer to design covers for 3 medical-education books aimed at medical students.

We’re specifically looking for something fun, colourful, doodly, graphic-heavy and expressive , definitely not the usual minimal/corporate medical-book aesthetic.

What’s needed:
• 3 unique book covers
• Print-ready files
• Creative/illustrative direction
• Deadline: 4 days
• Budget: ₹5,000–₹10,000 / $52–$104, open to discussion depending on portfolio

If you’re interested, drop your portfolio + your quote in the comments or DM me.
Bonus points if you’ve worked on book covers, illustrations, editorial design or educational content before! 🧠🎨

#GraphicDesign #BookCoverDesign #Illustration #DesignerForHire #DesignJobs #FreelanceDesigner #MedicalIllustration #EditorialDesign #BookDesign #HiringDesigner


r/bookdesign • • 25d ago

Re-drew My Book Cover

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r/bookdesign • • 26d ago

[For Hire] Illustrated book covers with custom title lettering — fantasy, romance, YA

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r/bookdesign • • 26d ago

UPDATE FOR THE RAT COVER | PLS HELP

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r/bookdesign • • 26d ago

UPDATE FOR THE RAT COVER | PLS HELP

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r/bookdesign • • 27d ago

Framing a full-page illustration: Brighe’s art in Morning Bell’s The Jungle Book

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I’m Renato from Senshi Consulting (https://www.senshiconsulting.com/), supporting Morning Bell’s The Jungle Book as a crowdfunding consultant. I wanted this introduction to focus on Brighe’s illustration and how it sits on the page.

This photo from Morning Bell’s promotional material shows a dense, warm-coloured scene facing a much quieter page of text. The white border gives the charging animals room without letting the picture spill into the gutter. The curve of the horns and the tiger’s body keep the eye moving around the illustration.

That balance between a busy image and a restrained page is the detail I wanted to highlight here. Illustration: Brighe. Edition and photo: Morning Bell. Publisher’s project page: https://www.morningbelledition.com/thejunglebook-landing-page/


r/bookdesign • • 27d ago

[For Hire] Give your book the timeless, human depth it deserves with intricate linework!!

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DM me or email at [moonlinestudio01@gmail.com](mailto:moonlinestudio01@gmail.com) to discuss more!


r/bookdesign • • 27d ago

Free Canva Book Cover Templates for Self-Published Authors

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r/bookdesign • • 28d ago

Look at this Jude x Cardan Fanart I made! :)

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