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The stupid Kindle argument continues unnecessarily

Skilled Workman Posted on November 10, 2017 by David BergslandNovember 10, 2017

I’ve been fighting the stupid Kindle argument more and more lately. Kindle remains stupid, as far as formatting is concerned. Kindle’s immense list of things which cannot be done remains. Worse yet, they continue to strip out a lot of stuff. I’ve come to do a Kindle version with: HTML lists: InDesign does an excellent job of typesetting lists with custom indents and special bullets. They work fine in ePUBs with embedded fonts, but Kindle ruins them. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book Production, ePUB, Kindle book design, Readability, Recent Posts, Typography | Tagged Adobe InDesign, Book Design, challenges, E-book, epub, graphic design, HTML, InDesign, professional, publishing, Readability, Typography | 3 Replies

InDesign CC 2018 adds borders to shading

Skilled Workman Posted on October 19, 2017 by David BergslandOctober 10, 2017

I’ve waited a long time to write this: InDesign CC 2018 adds borders to shading! This is one I’ve been pushing for over the past decade or so. I was excited when they added paragraph shading. I never could understand why the borders weren’t added at the same time. Regardless, the InDesign team added them for this update. Finally, we have a good sidebar solution for ePUBs This has always been a major hassle in ePUB design. Sidebars simply don’t work … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book Design, Book Production, Kindle book design, News, Recent Posts, Software Review, Typography | Tagged Adobe InDesign, Book Design, Design Issues, epub, graphic design, InDesign, reflowable, Self-publishing, sidebars, Typography | 2 Replies

Class Project MacDonald’s Light Princess free book

Skilled Workman Posted on August 30, 2017 by David BergslandAugust 30, 2017

In the new video course, InDesign CC Book Production, Putting the book together, one of the books actually produced is a Class Project MacDonald’s Light Princess. The Light Princess is a delightful, whimsical fairy tale by one of the major influences of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, George MacDonald. The cover is simply a book designer’s bit of humor. I thought you might like to have a copy to read. By clicking on the cover or the link in … Continue reading →

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New release: InDesign CC Book Production, putting books together

Skilled Workman Posted on August 26, 2017 by David BergslandAugust 26, 2017

With this final release, InDesign CC Book Production, Putting the book together, my video coursework for book production is complete. This course removes the difficulty and relives the complexity of producing excellent quality, professional books. This is a very practical course. There is a lot to learn, but none of it is very difficult. It is very complex though. It is the goal of the course to make the complexity easy to understand and relatively simple to execute. If you have … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book Design, Book Production, GraphicDesign, Illustration, New Video Coursework, Recent Posts, Typography, Writing In InDesign | Tagged Adobe InDesign, Amazon Kindle, Book Design, challenges, Design Issues, E-book, epub, graphic design, InDesign, page layout, professional, publishing, Readability, Self-publishing, Typography, Udemy, video coursework | Leave a reply

First course of book production has been released

Skilled Workman Posted on August 4, 2017 by David BergslandSeptember 12, 2017

Today, my first course of book production has been released. I’m building video coursework for using InDesign to produce books on Udemy starting with basic typography. Actually we start with the very beginning, where you must choose: Book size Margins Column width And more This first course of book production lays a solid foundation This is the largest lack in most self-published books today. Much of it is not the fault of the author or designer—it’s the tools they are using. … Continue reading →

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Book production getting started understanding typography

Skilled Workman Posted on July 23, 2017 by David BergslandMarch 23, 2020

I’m working on new video coursework about using InDesign for publishing. The first course is concerned about book production getting started understanding typography. My concern is reaching my target audience which is you. I’m writing for an elusive niche—people like yourselves who understand the value of the typographic power of a tool like InDesign. As a font designer, I am very much aware of the fact that no software can build typographic communication as well as InDesign with … Continue reading →

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Book design needs titling fonts

Skilled Workman Posted on June 21, 2017 by David BergslandJune 21, 2017

Creative Pro has a good article today about titling fonts. Book design needs titling fonts to make your chapter heads, section titles, and such much better looking, easier to read, and provide a more comfortable reading experience. In general, titling fonts use letterspacing which is too tight to be used at body copy sizes. They are carefully crafted to be more elegant. And often they are condensed—though I usually don’t do that. Book design needs titling fonts & … Continue reading →

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The importance of designed books in the self-published future

Skilled Workman Posted on June 15, 2017 by David BergslandMarch 23, 2020

I read an excellent article this morning on the importance of designed books. Actually, the article does not mention books, but the concepts apply. Here’s a quote from the interviewee, Dave Snyder Design in the most classic sense is a potent business strategy. That’s not to say it’s only about business efficiency. Everything needs a high level of craft, but even that can’t put lipstick on a pig and make people believe the pig is not a pig. … Continue reading →

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Self-publishers trade publishing dreams need excellence

Skilled Workman Posted on June 1, 2017 by David BergslandJune 1, 2017

Self-publishers trade publishing dreams need excellence to provide better hopes. There are realistic, if remote, possibilities of being picked up by a “real” publisher. But only if you can demonstrate excellent sales, a sizable following, or ongoing usage (like coursework, regularly scheduled seminars, and the like). I thought the image of Victorian woodtype might help drive home the concept of tradepub being a step back to a time which really doesn’t exist any more. Traditional publishing as we … Continue reading →

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Biblia, Biblia Serif, new book production fonts

Skilled Workman Posted on February 16, 2017 by David BergslandFebruary 16, 2017

Today I’m pleased to announce that Hackberry Font Foundry has released Biblia, Biblia Serif, new book production fonts for my friends. This is specifically designed for my cohorts, writers and publishers of Christian fiction and non-fiction. That’s why they are named Biblia. I’m working on a companion sans named Draetha, which is Welsh for preach. These fonts have a long history. In the early nineties, I fell in love with the look of a font named Minister. I … Continue reading →

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