If you haven’t already read Part 1 and Part 2, go back and read them now. This is the final part of the Frame Animation series for Photoshop. Hopefully before …
Frame Animation: Part 2
This is a direct continuation of Frame Animation: Part 1. If you haven’t read the first post, please start there. Layers to Frames When first opening a layered image in …
Frame Animation: Part 1
When using Photoshop to create an animation based on frames, design the images/elements first, in layers. (This is the option for an animated GIF image.) Create Layers to Make Frames …
KDP: Kindle Direct Publishing
Amazon and Kindle are the OG of the digital self-publishing world. Not, mind you, the OG of the self-publishing world. Self-publishing goes back to at least 1843, when Charles Dickens …
Title Design
One mark of a new designer? A timid title. The title is a huge part of any book cover. In fact, it should be written in huge letters on the …
Cover Formatting Definitions
This illustrates the main parts of a print book cover. Some, like the title, are obvious. Others, like bleed, may make you go, “Huh?” This page provides general information on …
A Story Can Read Itself
There are some terrific but hidden authoring tools built into Windows 11 and Microsoft Word. The first is a tool which lets you dictate your story while Windows types. The …
The Blurb
Authors agonize over every word of our books. We love/hate our work, and there’s no sense of relief like knowing the first draft has been edited within an inch of …
Copyright Matters
One of the biggest pitfalls book authors and designers can deal with is copyright. Some of the most common concerns involve copyright of images, such as: The author linked below …
Affinity Publisher: Master Pages and Specialized Text
As we’ve discussed before, in Affinity Publisher all content fits into container boxes. This includes specialized text such as chapter titles, footers, footnotes, the Table of Contents, etc. In order …