HeyJaredA Book Designer's Notebook
Notes on book design and creative practice for writers, designers, and book lovers.
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- Sep 12, 2026
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What I Like About Collage (opens the original)
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I have been making a lot of collage lately after the kids go to bed. I started making them in 2019, and have never rea
Good Books with Good Covers (opens the original)
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Before I was a graphic designer, I was a reader. This is, ultimately, why I design books—it sure ain’t the money.
Artist vs. Parent (opens the original)
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I became an artist at the same time I became a father. At least, that is, according to Beth Pickens’ definition of the
Who Designed It? 'Yesteryear' by Caro Claire Burke (opens the original)
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When I go to bookstores, I am obsessed with looking at books’ back flap to see who designed the jacket.If I part
Dancing with Pixels and Ink (opens the original)
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I might have two left feet, but I like to dance—to shuffle, to bounce—between the analog and the digital. L
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