Best Color Question for Gray Backgrounds. The best color in a book is something that all designers and self-publishers want. The following is a question asked by a book designer about the best way to create two gray colors for backgrounds. Let’s first assume that you have accurate color on your monitor. The question … I understand that I will…
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Endpapers or Endsheets Need Not be a Source of Confusion. Endsheets that will print on press, are a fine and relatively inexpensive enhancement. Ends add an elegant finishing touch to hardcover books of all types. The right color or design on endpapers can help to make your book unique and especially attractive. Traditionally, the ends print on thick uncoated paper…
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Book Design 101 for Self-Publishers. Book Design 101 … Have a plan and create a style. First things first – Write a great book and have the manuscript proofread and edited before you get started on book design Use Adobe® InDesign as it is the standard for design and layout InDesign is not easy to learn, even if you already know Photoshop or other software….
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Book cover layout explained for Soft Cover book. They are created in InDesign. Measurements for paperback book cover layout and how to read them A book cover layout is essential when printing a book. Soft cover books, also called paperbacks, and hardcover books require different layout measurements. Star Print Brokers will supply the measurements in the form of a diagram. We first…
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The Essential Prepress Guide. Prepress Guide Helpful Hint 1: When you first set-up a book file in InDesign, make sure that you check ‘Facing Pages’. You can find it by going to File > Document Setup. Prepress Guide Helpful Hint 2: The crop marks, bleed marks, and printer’s marks are generated when making the PDF, not in the InDesign file….
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