Okay so spine design is one of those things nobody thinks about until they upload their book to KDP and suddenly realize the spine width calculator is giving them weird dimensions and you’re like wait what do I even put here. First thing – your spine width completely depends on page count and paper type. […]

Okay so here’s the deal with book page layout – I was literally up until 2am last night fixing a client’s manuscript that looked like someone just hit “print” without thinking about margins and honestly it’s such an easy thing to mess up but also super fixable. Start With Your Trim Size Because Everything Flows […]

Okay so I just spent like three hours in Canva last night designing book templates and honestly it’s way easier than people make it sound but there are some tricks you gotta know upfront. Setting Up Your Canva Account the Right Way First thing – you need Canva Pro for this. I know everyone wants […]

Okay so I just spent the last three weeks testing like 40+ Canva book cover templates and here’s what actually matters when you’re trying to build a design collection that doesn’t look like garbage. First thing – Canva Pro is basically non-negotiable here. I know, I know, everyone wants the free version to work but […]

Okay so I literally just finished setting up three different cookbook templates in Canva last week for a client and here’s what actually works versus what’s just gonna waste your time. Starting With The Right Canva Template Size First thing – don’t just pick whatever cookbook template Canva shows you first. Most of them are […]

okay so here’s the deal with making ebooks in Canva I literally just finished uploading three new ebooks to KDP last night while watching some terrible reality show, and honestly Canva has become my main tool for this stuff. Not because it’s perfect but because it’s fast and I don’t have to mess around with […]

Okay so booklet layouts are actually way easier than most people think once you get the basic proportions down. I spent like three months last year testing different mini book formats and honestly the 5.5×8.5 size is your best friend for starting out because it’s literally just half a standard letter page. The first thing […]

Okay so menu booklet design is one of those things that seems super straightforward until you actually sit down to do it for a client, and then you realize there’s like a million small decisions that can completely tank the whole project. I’ve been helping restaurants with this stuff for about three years now and […]

Okay so small format booklets in Canva are actually way easier than you’d think, and I just spent like three hours last week testing different sizes because I was creating this mini recipe book thing for a client who wanted something that could fit in a purse. First thing – you gotta understand that “small […]

Okay so I’ve been using Canva for book templates since like 2019 and honestly it’s gotten so much better but also more confusing because they keep adding features. Let me just dump everything I know about their book design resources. The Free vs Pro Situation Nobody Explains Right First thing – you’re gonna see a […]