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<p>Once referred to derisively as "vanity publishing," self-published books are finally taking their place alongside more accepted indie categories such as music, film, and theater. <em>Indie Publishing</em> is a practical guide to creating and distributing printed books regardless of your background, skill set, or ambition. It will help you realize projects of every scale and budget, from the traditional bookmaking techniques used to create zines to the more ambitious industrial production methods required to produce hardcover books in large quantity. <p><em>Indie Publishing</em>'s special focus on the visual design of books makes it unique among publish-it-yourself manuals. Readers are taken step-by-step through the process of designing a book to give it personal style as well as visual coherence and authority. Design principles such as scale, cropping, pacing, and typography are explored in relation to each example, along with commentary on how to create effective title pages, tables of contents, captions, and more. <em>Indie Publishing</em> aims to inspire readers with examples of print projects similar to those they might undertake on their own. Sample designs include a pictur

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Author

Ellen Lupton; Maryland Institute, College of Art

Publisher

New York: Princeton Architectural Press ; Baltimore: Maryland Institute College of Art

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781568989792

Category

art

Subjects

Computer Science, Reference, Fiction

Rating

3.89 / 5 (274 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14