Module recap: semester two

If I thought the first semester had gone fast, the second semester went by even faster. I increased my publishing vocabulary (glossary). Found out more about typography and designers. Analysed 15 books and 2 designers. Created my own cover for Just So Stories and typeset the first 10 pages.  Typeset part of a children’s book. Woah, that layout was a…

Interview tips from HarperCollins’ Sam Missingham

Interview tips from Sam Missingham and other contributors on Twitter: Don’t be late. Be yourself. Smile and maintain eye contact. Do your research. Know their products/titles/ethos. Interviewers are not trying to trip you up. Don’t lie about what you’ve read. ASK questions. Intelligent, informed questions which themselves demonstrate having done homework. Show off your skills…

Guest Speaker: Anna Robinette from Egmont

Anna Robinette, Junior Product Manager from Egmont, came to talk to us about her role and what it involves. Egmont publishes books for infants to young adult, fiction and non-fiction, and they’re also the number one UK publisher for children’s magazines. Egmont produces a lot of novelty products, like a Star Wars book that has…

Design module: weekly tasks

Every week we had tasks to complete in class that helped us practice using Indesign and Photoshop. Each of these tasks tested our InDesign and Photoshop skills and allowed us to get more familiar with the software. Becky Chilcott gave us very detailed exercises and it was great to be able to work through them…