I eventually got a Pre-Press Operator job at a printing and pre-press company. There I finally learned Quark as well as gaining proficiency in PhotoShop and learning a thing or two about Illustrator. I was able to take some of the knowledge and use it for some freelance jobs later. Freelance Work I did a number of freelance jobs both before and after I learned Quark. I did production art for a T-Shirt printing company (color separations). Other small jobs followed (posters, business cards, promotional cards, etc.). |
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Besides designing physical books I also did some conversions to Kindle which turned out to be a very difficult process.
With most of the books I did both the design of the cover and the inside pages. The exception was "Rockets on a Rope" where I mostly edited the book. For that I did some modifications to the cover (making it fit the book dimensions, adding text to the back cover and a picture), and designed a simple chapter heading format. One thing that is satisfying about designing a book is that it is meant to be kept, unlike magazines, advertising, packaging, etc. which is usually thrown away after its intended use.. The designs for the books offer a lot of fun and interesting design opportunities and are satisfying because they tell a story usually. |