Are We All Just Pretending to Have Our Lives Together?
Somewhere along the way, we started treating life like a race. Nobody knows exactly when it happened, but it feels like we’re all running towards…
The Problem with Trying to Make Everything Look Good
We’ve gotten really good at making things look good. There’s a template for almost everything now. A nice font, a clean color palette, a few…
Why You Can Love Something You Created Today and Hate It Tomorrow
Have you ever finished something you created and genuinely thought, “Okay, I did that”? You like it; you are happy with how it turned out,…
Photoshop Was an Accident. Kind Of.
If you opened Photoshop today, there’s a good chance you’d use it to design a flyer, book cover, retouch a photo, remove someone’s ex from…
What Makes a Book Series Feel Like a Series
Sometime last year, I went to a bookstore to buy Francine Rivers’ A Voice in the Wind. I wasn’t looking to buy a whole series.…
Dark Mode: The “New” Trend That’s Actually Older Than You Think
Dark mode is everywhere these days. Your phone has it. Your laptop has it. Almost every app you use gives you the option to switch…
The Impact We Don’t Always See
Have you ever noticed how some people stay with you long after you’ve stopped seeing them? It’s rarely because you remember every conversation or every…
Has AI Raised or Lowered the Bar for Creative Work?
A few weeks ago, I came across a flyer that was clearly made with AI. At first glance, it wasn’t bad. The layout was decent. The colors worked.…
OUR BOOK COVER DESIGNERS HAVE ISSUES (PS: We promise the final designs are worth it.)
People see the final book cover and assume everything happens smoothly. Clean typography. Beautiful layout. Perfect colors. Very professional. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, one designer has 15 tabs…
Designer Spotlight: Opeyemi on Life, Work, and Staying Creative
Today, we spent some time getting to know one of our designers a little better, nothing formal, just a casual check-in to understand the person behind the…