Tips & Tricks

Putting together a design portfolio can be an overwhelming task, but perhaps it should be. The design industry is highly competitive and creating a successful portfolio that showcases your ...

For any professional working in any creative industry, a well-curated portfolio is the key to success. A great portfolio has the power to open doors and create new opportunities ...

Blurb Creative Evangelist Dan Milnor fields questions from book-makers about exactly how to take your photos from screen to page—putting them in layouts. Walking book-makers through the decisions involved ...

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor is a monthly webinar about all things book-making and self-publishing. This month, we’ll discuss building your brand and explore some of the ways ...

With so many opportunities for independent creative professionals to put their work out in the world, how do you avoid blending into the background? How do you stand out ...

Even if you are making an image-heavy Photo Book, you will probably use captions, titles, or subtitles to help define your photos. The legibility and arrangement or design of ...

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor is a monthly webinar about all things book-making and self-publishing. In this webinar, we explore the foundations of good book design using examples ...

Consciously or unconsciously, typography communicates to us every day. The visual appearance of your words is crucial to the communication of information and ideas; the arrangement of letters on ...

If you are new to design, it’s a good idea to start with the basics. A layout is the way in which text and images are arranged. When these elements ...

Getting started on a book project can be daunting. You want to create a beautiful book and end up with a professional-looking result. Here are 10 tips from Blurb’s very ...

I recently found myself wanting to document a quick trip I went on last 4th of July break, and couldn’t decide how to best get all my memories down. I ...

Trade Books are one of Blurb’s secret weapons for self-publishers or anyone who wants to give away less-expensive versions of beautiful books. With so much attention on paper type ...

We all have that one relative that's impossible to buy for. Full of unique and personal items, this gift guide is for those that are hard to please! Perfect for the Storyteller ...

We're celebrating the holidays all season long with unique gift guides for everyone on your list! Up first, we're sharing our favorite gifts for the globetrotter in your life. Gift ...

Blurb’s Trade Books are a beautiful, versatile format. They’re designed to look and feel like the books you’d find on the shelf in any store. You’ll notice they come ...

ShootDotEdit is the first choice color correction and post-production solution for the pro wedding photographer, and everything they shoot. They provide turnaround time as fast as 48 hours. ShootDotEdit ...

It doesn’t matter what people say: We totally judge a book by its cover. But consciously or unconsciously, the size of a book influences our impressions about its contents, ...

The cover is your book’s first impression. It’s time to help your visual book introduce itself. But how do you make your cover stand out on the shelf? 1. SAY ...

You’ve taken care to plan your day to every last beautiful detail, and you have a gorgeous set of photos to show for it. How do you create a ...

Imagine you’ve just finished your beautiful book in BookWright and are about to upload it. You’ve selected the perfect cover types and paper and would like to create an ...

An image is worth a thousand words. And in the land of emojis, your audience might not be patient enough to pay attention to what you have to say. ...

Everyone starts with an idea and a moment of inspiration, but how do we get from there to a finished book? In talking to people who have made books with ...