This Is Fifty-three, day 56
A day after approving the proof for the Just the Words, Man edition, thereby making it available for purchase…I received the printed proof for the full-color edition. Continue reading
Book Design
ART 53, day 55
This Is Fifty-three, day 55
It hardly seems worth the update, but I made a last-minute change to a spread that felt slightly unbalanced. Next, I will have to set up a web page for this book, now that I plan to have it done so much earlier—I was originally aiming for September, but Mercury retrograde lasts until the 22nd, and I would rather not wait that long…
(20 August 2016)
ART 53, day 54
This Is Fifty-three, day 54
I have finished reviewing the Just the Words, Man edition proof today. After making a couple of small changes—opting for a brighter red and removing the ‘uncorrected proof’ designation on the cover, and changing the publication dates and removing a couple of duplicate captions on the inside—I have uploaded the files for review. Barring any last-minute hiccups, this edition is finished!
The printed proof for the full-color edition is due for delivery Monday. Will I be able to publish both editions next week (i.e., before Mercury retrograde begins)? Stay tuned…
(19 August 2016)
ART 53, day 53
This Is Fifty-three, day 53
The proofs for the Just the Words, Man edition arrived today. I will be looking them over during the next couple days.
(17 August 2016)
This Is Fifty-three covers
Front covers for the two print editions of This Is Fifty-three:
The first one, with the huge, full-bleed photo, is for the full-color edition. The strip of grey/silver at the left is done on purpose. Since my artwork does not wrap around, there is no way to ensure that the edges of cover and spine line up properly every time. Therefore, I had the spine background spill over slightly to front and back covers, as if it were tape. The red strip along the right edge is there because I felt like putting it there. I may still get rid of it; for now, I will keep it there, at least through the first printed proof.
The more minimal, faux-constructivist one is for the stripped-down ‘Just the Words, Man’ edition, which will omit all of the images and graphic embellishments except for those marking the beginning and end of each section. I thought this would be a good way to differentiate between the two editions, as opposed to adding a subtitle or additional text to the same cover.
Also, I get to use two different covers. That’s always fun.
Here are the back covers:
(7 August 2016)
There may be hope after all…
Having started to worry about whether my extensive use of color visuals in the book I am currently working on would work well with CreateSpace, I was happy to find this video on YouTube today: Continue reading
Interim post
Today I worked on preliminary layout stuff for the first section of my new book of poems. Here’s a screenshot of the first page:
It’s time for bed, so a proper update will have to wait for tomorrow.
(10 May 2016)
Work in progress…
(3 February 2016)
Coffee Stains update: second proof
Coffee Stains is progressing nicely. After making a few minor edits here and there, I have just ordered a second round of proofs. (I probably could have just approved the latest proof online, but I have found that having an actual printed proof makes the process a lot easier.) At this point, I am going to stick with my original plan to have the book available in January 2016.
(7 December 2015)
Coffee Stains update: proof ordered
It seems my next collection of poems, Coffee Stains, is progressing well. After a few minor edits, I have ordered a couple of printed proofs. (I still have one very slight adjustment to make to the back cover, but I want to have a printed copy so I can more thoroughly go over the interior pages.)
At this point, it is quite possible that I could have the book finished ahead of schedule…
(23 November 2015)
Ordinary Average Thoughts 