Book Design
Our Book Design Services provide a range of services from design and artworking, providing templates or a Publishing Toolbox, or providing guidance and consultancy on the book publishing process. Our services are used by publishers, corporate publishing, design agencies, or individuals looking for assistance in creating a book.
Level of service
We take a pro-active approach to the services we provide and aim to offer a fast, accurate and reliable service.
Our services include:
- design and layout;
- specialist typesetting and dtp;
- graphic design, illustration, picture research
- template design, Publishing Toolbox;
- indexing;
- database publishing, design and typesetting for reference books and trade directories;
- ebook design;
- consultancy.
Background
We have been working with publishers and editors for over ten years and understand the publishing and print cycle from initial concept and design, through copy editing and proofing, to preparing files for print – both electronically and for commercial print. We work a good deal with Adobe Acrobat, and use this program for proofing and editing, but equally we can use hand-marked script and are fully conversant with copy and proofreaders marks.
Guidance and consultancy
We can offer guidance through the publishing process, how to make efficient use of authors time and typesetters time, how to work with editors and proofreaders, preparing for print.
Our consultancy can help you with:
- re-looking at current processes, improve efficiency and reduce costs;
- how to avoid pit-falls, keeping costs down, quality control;
- working more efficiently with authors or multiple-authors;
- getting the copy right - the editorial process, working with proofreaders, proofing and making corrections;
- getting the graphics right - sourcing artwork, using Illustrators, picture researchers, managing assets;
- production methods, choices in software
- preparing for print, paper, colour electronic de livery.
Publishing Toolbox
The Publishing Toolbox is a combination of templates, process guides, style guides and training if required.
Our Publishing Toolbox can be customised to include the elements needed for a particular publishing task. Some examples are:
- Template design: creating stylesheets, master pages and style guides;
- Specialist scripts: creating scripts and templates for importing XML or tagged data;
- Origination pack: for authors, editors and illustrators. The pack contains word processor templates, glossaries, guidelines on creation and format of content, checklists, asset sheets etc.
- Production pack: templates, guidelines, software settings, process instructions.
- Training on use of templates and processes.
Non-traditional publishers and Individuals
For non-traditional publishers, corporate publishing and individuals we can provide guidance in the publishing process.
- We can assist you in deciding and understanding book formats, colour choices, paper stock, binding and printing.
- Provide a working process for creating the content, avoiding expensive pitfalls by doing things in the right order and at the right time.
- Understanding the writing, editing, design and layout, and proofreading process. Making changes and when to sign off.
- How to avoid common pit-fall and problems, understanding the terminology, electronic publishing, printing.
For a no obligation discussion on your book design requirements please contact us on 0208 886 3921 or please send us an email.