Planning & Creating

Although the International Day of Friendship only comes around once a year, we believe in celebrating our favorite pals all year round. Treat your BFF to a one-of-a-kind gift ...

One of the most frequent questions people making books ask is “How many pages should my book be?” The answer is, it depends on what kind of book you ...

When writer and photographer, Michelle Yee, took a last minute trip to South Africa, little did she know the impact it would have on her, personally and professionally. We ...

Whether you are a makeup artist just starting out or a seasoned professional, having a professional, well-organized portfolio is must-have to grow your business. New clients, even if they ...

Catalogs are essential sales and marketing tools—either digital or print. Whether you’re promoting a passion project or it’s for your main line of work, a product catalog can help ...

This is a guest post by photographer Dan Rubin, in partnership with Blurb. Dan walks us through his book-creation process from start to finish, and shares his experience using ...

The creative world is a wonderful world, but it is one in which participants are under pressure to conform, at least to some degree. You might think this is ...

This blog series is designed to provide some basic book design ideas for your books, magazines, or ebooks. The spreads you see here, and the added notes, are not ...

We’re so excited to announce our newest product—completely custom notebooks and journals, now available in BookWright. Blurb’s easy-to-use software gives you complete creative control. So you can create a ...

The key to completing any book is breaking it into smaller, manageable parts, and then scheduling the work on those smaller parts. Self-publishing a book is no different. When ...

This blog series is designed to provide some basic book design ideas for your books, magazines, or ebooks. The spreads you see here, and the added notes, are not ...

Have you ever said, “I’d really like to do a children’s book”? Do you find yourself saying it over and over again, while still not starting? We get it. ...

Last year, some of the best-selling books in the world were poetry books, created by Instagram Poets like Rupi Kaur, Atticus, Nayyirah Waheed, and Nikita Gill. These poets, whose ...

This blog series is designed to provide some basic book layout ideas for your books, magazines, or eBooks. The spreads you see here, and the added notes, are not meant ...

Before printing images, it’s vital to make sure they are optimized for their particular use. Whether you are printing your images as part of a photo book or selling ...