Many people can struggle to find the budget for design. Posts that start with ‘I’m new, I haven’t got much money and I need a designer. Can I trade skills/do I go to a low cost site/competition or pitch site/do you know a cheap designer/can you work for exposure or haggle?’ concern me as it not only devalues design, it could also end up a false economy. Here’s a better way.
Read MoreHow you direct the question and handle the responses matters. How you feel about it matters too. After all, this is putting your brief to your designer to the test. How well do you know your clients?
Read MoreI am really pleased to let you know that Hello Lovely has passed the strict criteria set by The Alliance of Independent Authors and is now a partner member offering design and publishing services including image research to members.
Read MoreIf a book is well written, it deserves the investment of design. Reader inattention can be avoided with the thoughtful and careful consideration of an experienced book designer.
Read MoreHow do you know which is best for the work you’re doing? In general, there are graphics formats suitable for printing which have a higher resolution and those for on-screen viewing or online publishing. Within each group, there are also formats that are better than others for the same task. Here’s the Hello Lovely run down on file types.
Read More“Drive The Network asked award-winning creative and designer Berenice Smith of Hello Lovely to answer questions about how to design a book. There’s a lot more to it than we thought!”
Read MoreIn self publishing workflows you can create your marketing team through profiling your readers. Think about who they are and build a character profile. Here’s a few tips on creating the best book cover with a designer.
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