Okay so proposal booklets are honestly where most people mess up their entire business pitch and I’ve seen this play out like hundreds of times with my consulting clients. The thing is you’re basically creating a physical or digital document that needs to do ALL the heavy lifting – convince someone to say yes, look […]
Okay so here’s the thing about poetry book layouts that nobody really tells you until you’ve already published like three collections that look kinda amateur – white space is literally your best friend and most people screw this up completely. Margins Are Where You Start I spent my first year doing 0.5 inch margins because […]
Okay so booklet covers are weirdly tricky and I spent like three hours last Tuesday trying to figure out why my mini book mockup looked amazing on my screen but completely fell apart when someone viewed it on their phone and honestly the answer is gonna sound stupid but it’s all about your canvas dimensions […]
Okay so I just spent like three hours yesterday setting up a recipe book template in Canva and honestly it’s way easier than people make it out to be. You just gotta know which buttons to actually click because Canva hides half the good stuff. Starting With The Right Template Size First thing – don’t […]
Okay so I’ve been messing around with Canva’s ebook cover templates for like three years now and honestly they’re kinda perfect for when you just need to pump out covers without hiring a designer every single time. Let me walk you through what actually works. The Template Library Situation Right so Canva has this massive […]
Okay so I just spent like three hours yesterday messing with Canva’s booklet templates because I had a client who wanted to do a small format guide for their Etsy shop and honestly the whole small format thing is trickier than you’d think. Setting Up Your Small Format Booklet in Canva First thing – Canva […]
Okay so I just spent like three hours yesterday playing around with Canva’s 3D mockup features and honestly it’s way better than it used to be. Like, I remember two years ago trying to make book covers look realistic and it was… not great. But they’ve updated everything. So first thing – you gotta understand […]
Okay so typography on book pages is honestly where most people screw up their entire layout and don’t even realize it until they’ve already uploaded to KDP and wonder why their book looks kinda… off. Font Selection Actually Matters More Than You Think First thing – you can’t just slap any font on your pages […]
Okay so here’s what I figured out after designing like 50+ covers last year and realizing I was wasting SO much time going back and forth with designers because I didn’t plan properly… You need a framework before you even touch Canva or message a designer on Fibrr. Like an actual outline. Most people skip […]
Okay so I just spent like three hours yesterday redesigning covers in Canva for a client’s romance series and honestly the process is way more straightforward than people make it out to be, you just gotta know which buttons to actually click. Setting Up Your Canva Account The Right Way First thing – yeah you […]