A mockup of the right side of the “Table” of Contents for my forthcoming book, The Creative Sandbox Way (publishing 11/15!) I haven’t put the page numbers in yet, but they will be there (once the book is laid out and I *have* page numbers! ?) #handlettering #creativesandboxway #creativesandboxbook #creativesandbox #originalart #bookdesign #sharpie #pigmamicron #blackandwhite
New Calligraphy: September 28, 2016 at 03:34PM
Tomorrow I’ll email the link to the voting page to get YOUR help in deciding on the cover design for The Creative Sandbox Way (forthcoming on 11/15!) Just sign up at http://bit.ly/2dnWyeJ (if you’re not *already* a subscriber), then watch for an email tomorrow!
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LCN 076: The Creative Process: Creating a Book Cover Design
In case you haven’t heard, I’ve got a book coming out soon! As in, my book is launching on November 15th!
My subscribers voted on the title last week, and the winning title is The Creative Sandbox Way: Cultivating Happiness Through Creative Play.
The manuscript is so close to being ready to format — I hand in the most recent revision to my editor on Thursday, we’ll meet on Friday, I’ll implement whatever final feedback she has for me over the weekend and get a final draft to her by Monday, October 3rd, and she’ll have line edits back to me by Friday, October 7th!
Then it will be a matter of formatting the text and illustrations (of which there are many) in Adobe InDesign. This will be a huge job in its own right, and I’ll only have a week to do it, because my deadline to upload the file for printing is October 15th!
I’m not leaving all the design til then, though. I’ve been making headway on making all the interior design decisions (font choices, margin widths, etc.), scanning artwork, and for the past several days I’ve been knee-deep in cover designs.
I’ve spent close to ten hours playing with different cover design ideas and coming up with concept mockups. Soon I’m going to put the best three on a private page for my subscribers to vote on to help me decide on a winner.
Want a chance to vote on the cover? Click here and sign up now!
New Calligraphy: September 27, 2016 at 06:25PM
After 2 1/2 hours of calligraphy, scanning and Photoshopping, here’s the latest (still “rough”) iteration of the “pathway” version of the cover design for The Creative Sandbox Way. This one will be one of the contenders that my subscribers will be voting on for the final cover.
Read more at http://bit.ly/2dnWyeJ
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New Calligraphy: September 27, 2016 at 11:00AM
Working on the title for the cover of my book, The Creative Sandbox Way. This is the real secret behind getting that “just dashed off” look! ? (Want to know more about the book? Visit http://bit.ly/2dnWyeJ)
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