Case Studies
Children’s Picture Book Design Tour of The Odd Dog by Leia Barrett
Sometimes you just know, right? And with “The Odd Dog,” I just knew. But this would only work if I could get the author to
November 10, 2024
Children's Book Design Resources
Hiring & Working with Self-Publishing Pros
Children’s Book Designer Fit Check
Am I the right children’s book designer and publishing consultant for you?
Hello, I’m Melinda!
I’m a book designer and publishing consultant with 10+ years
October 21, 2024
Hiring & Working with Self-Publishing Pros
Children’s Book Authors Guide to Getting Started
While it’s impossible to cover every single thing that a self-publishing author of children’s books needs to know, I’m going to hit the high points
June 24, 2023
Hiring & Working with Self-Publishing Pros
Publish a Children’s Book Using a Production Artist
if publishing is a business venture, you need a production artist at the helm who will help protect your investment.
June 21, 2023
Case Studies
Book Design Tour of Natalie and the Nazi Soldiers
A walk-through of the book design process for “Natalie and the Nazi Soldiers” by Annette Gendler
February 9, 2023
Hiring & Working with Self-Publishing Pros
How I Work with Children’s Picture Book Authors
Just like I am not an illustrator, neither is an illustrator a production artist. Instead, the illustrator, the editor, and the production artist (that’s me!)
October 19, 2022
Hiring & Working with Self-Publishing Pros
How to Judge a Book Designer: Book Block Composition and Microtypography
Authors are often so excited to bypass the gatekeepers of publishing and have their work in print on their own terms that they often throw
October 13, 2022
Hiring & Working with Self-Publishing Pros
Offset Printing VS Print-On-Demand
When authors are ready to move past the convenience store model of print-on-demand and focus on a cost-effective business model, they choose the offset printing
September 23, 2022
Self-Publishing How-Tos
Promotional Image Guidelines and Examples for Authors
Authors can use promotional graphics can be used in a number of ways: on a website (and where on the website it will go: in
April 6, 2022
