I have been busy developing a training curriculum to share what I have learned about book design, print production, and digital photos with people who want to produce quality books profitably. And speaking of profitable, the Money Matters series gets into the nitty-gritty of pricing, estimating, and negotiating any type of creative work.
upcoming teleclasses
Here’s a quick summary of what’s coming up. click through for more detail or see the full calendar here.
- August 11, 2010 Money Matters series continues with Estimating Design & Production Costs
- August 18, 2010 Money Matter series concludes with Gold Is In the Details
- August 16, 2010 Print Production Workflow: In Depth series begins with Book Design & Cover Design Workflow
- August 23, 2010 Print Production Workflow: In Depth series continues with Photos, Memorabilia & Other Graphic Elements Workflow
- August 30, 2010 Print Production Workflow: In Depth series continues with Page Layout Workflow
- September 13 2010 Print Production Workflow: In Depth series concludes with Printing & Binding Workflow
- September, 2010 Design Thinking series begins
- October, 2010 Digital Image Workflow series begins
speaking
These short presentations introduce the topic of personal histories and private digital archiving to the general public through organizations and community groups.
- personal histories—everybody’s got a story
- private publishing is not vanity
- becoming your family’s archivist
- getting started on your digital archiving project
If you would like me to speak to your group, please get in touch and let’s talk about the specifics.
shoebox learning resources
Following are downloads and links to material in the areas of book thinking & book design, digital archiving & photo restoration, workflow & project management.
Free downloads
photoshop essentials
Efficient practices and workflow tips for scanning and enhancing photos as well as annotated resources
indesign essentials
Efficient practices and workflow tips for using InDesign as well as annotated resource listing.
what’s wrong with this picture?
how to assess what's wrong with photos needing restoration, a suggested workflow, and annotated resources
Books—of course!
Graphic Design
the designer’s desktop manual
by james simmons Information Architecture
information design
robert jacobson [editor]
the practical guide to information design
applying theory to practice
the visual display of quantitative information
2nd edition by edward r. tufte Book Design
structure of the visual book
fundamental reading 1
text in the book format
fundamental reading 2
on book design
A guided tour through the minds of experienced book designers. Typography
the pc is not a typewriter
by robin williams
designing with type
a basic course in typography by james craig
stop stealing sheep
& find out how type works by erik spiekermann & e.m. ginger Photographs
the digital shoebox: how to organize, find, and share your photos
by sarah bay williams
the DAM book: digital asset management for photographers
by peter krogh
photoshop restoration & retouching: 3rd edition
by katrin eismann Workflow Digital Archiving Business Creative Process
the creative habit
learn it and use it for life by twyla tharp Writing Memoirs & Personal History Simply Gorgeous Books
500 handmade books
inspiring interpretations of a timeless form, lark 500 series
wisdom
the greatest gift one generation can give to another by andrew zuckerman
Especially for personal historians
Sample & Gift BooksThese books might be of interest to you as samples of different ways to present personal histories or to use as gifts for prospects or clients.
Gram: A Life Without MeasureThis is the second in the series of Culinary Memoirs Judith Kolva and I are producing. Judith gathered and wrote the stories, I pulled together the photos and produced the book as a variation on the design developed in We Remember Donna. It was designated a staff pick on blurb.com where it is available for purchase.
We Remember DonnaThis was my first collaboration with Judith Kolva, another APH member and owner of Memoir Shoppe. Judith wanted to develop a prototype for a niche product that could be easily marketed and produced. Judith coordinated the story and photo contributions of 39 people and edited the material. I scanned and enhanced all the images,developed the book structure and designed the pages. In order for people to easily order the book after its initial printing, we chose to publish it on blurb.com where it is available for purchase.
Tips Booklets
Forms & Business Rationales
To help you get on top of some of the pesky details of a book production project, as well as to help you explain some of the issues to your clients, the following free forms and rationales are available for you to download as read-only .pdf files. These items are downloaded in Adobe Acrobat PDF read-only format. You will need an Adobe Reader to view them. If you do not have the latest Adobe Reader, one is available free of charge from Adobe.Please note: All items are copyright © by Shoebox Stories. They are for the private use of the individual or business downloading them, and are not to be reproduced in public or promotional media or altered in any way without express written permission. Any other use or reproduction is a violation of United States Copyright Laws, and is prohibited.
