How to Sequence & Design Your Next Book Like a Pro – Mat Thorne

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Mat Thorne, pro photographer and design whiz, shares his secrets for great book design. Mat was the Art Director at the prestigious Maine Media Workshops and has designed books for some notable figures in contemporary photography. In this webinar, he walks you through book design and layout essentials and touches upon tips and tricks to help you with every aspect of bookmaking, from workflow to typography to final layout.
Learn more in my online Bookmaking resources.
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Getting Started with Blurb BookSmart

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You won’t believe how easy Getting Started with Blurb BookSmart (2:12) is. If you’ve ever made a book traditionally you’ll be amazed. If you haven’t you may be tempted to take this new found ease for granted. The mechanics of making a book has never been easier. The art of making a book (editing, sequencing, designing, etc) has never been more important.
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Blurb's Bookify

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Blurb recently announced it’s new online bookmaking tool Bookify.
“Some projects are simpler, just begging for a streamlined solution. If what you want to create is a beautiful photo book – tonight – then you really should give our new online bookmaking tool, Bookify, a spin. It’s a fantastic new way to make books at Blurb.
Bookify features a specially curated set of our most popular layouts – or you can just drag and drop your photos and the page will design itself. Amazing. Plus, the whole thing is online so you can make a book from wherever you are.
So while PDF to Book is great for more involved projects, Bookify is ideal for simpler work.”
Here’s why:
•    It’s streamlined. Curated layouts and our most popular fonts.
•    It’s convenient. No download necessary. Simply import your photos from Flickr® or your computer, and start making your book instantly. You can even work on your book from more than one computer.
•    It offers all the Blurb goodness – professional quality, stellar image printing, great paper choices, hardcover or softcover, and five of our book sizes – and all at affordable prices.
Make a book with Bookify by November 2 (11:59 p.m. PDT) and save 25%.*
Just type in the appropriate promo code at checkout and you’re set:
•    USD $ coupon code: BOOKIFY
•    GBP £ coupon code: BOOKIFY1
•    EUR € coupon code: BOOKIFY2
•    CAD $ coupon code: BOOKIFY3
•    AUD $ coupon code: BOOKIFY4.
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Blurb's Photography Book Now 2010 Winners

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Congratulations to the winners of Blurb’s Photography Book Now 2010 contest, whose work was selected from more than 2,300 submissions from over 40 countries.
•    $25,000 Grand Prize Winner: Judith Stenneken, Last Call
•    Fine Art Category Winner: Arthur Tress, Barcelona Unfolds
•    Editorial Winner: Anton Kusters, 893 Magazine – The Yakuza in Tokyo
•    Portfolio Category Winner: WassinkLundgren, Portfolio
•    Fine Art, First Runner-up: Justin Schmitz, Mosh
•    Editorial, First Runner-up: Alexey Vanushkin, Merry-Go-Round
•    Portfolio, First Runner-up: Emily Shur, The Woods
•    Fine Art, Second Runner-up: Elisabeth Tonnard, In this Dark Wood
•    Editorial, Second Runner-up: Carl Bower, Chica Barbie
•    Portfolio, Second Runner-up: Lauren Orchowski, Rocket Science
•    People’s Choice, Fine Art: David Beach, Fetzer’s Tale
•    People’s Choice, Editorial: Matt Eich, Carry Me Ohio
•    People’s Choice, Portfolio: Barry Holmes, Entertain
Check out their books in the Photography Book Now Bookstore.
The complete list of Honorable Mentions is available online as well.
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