A Book Designer’s Notebook

Hi, I’m Nathaniel. I’m a book designer, photo taker, collage maker, self publisher, and a few other things in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

A Book Designer’s Notebook is my newsletter about book design and creative practice.

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Paid subscribers get access to subscriber-only chats and How to Design a Book Cover, a bonus, bi-weekly series in which I break down cover designs from creative brief to final cover. Read the first post for free here:

How to Design a Book Cover: The Letter from Prison

Nathaniel Roy

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November 20, 2024

Hello! Welcome to How to Build a Book Cover, a new series from A Book Designer’s Notebook in which I walk you through a particular cover design from start to finish. This is the first free post in what will otherwise be a bonus series for paid-tier subscribers.

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