Your books, your way—with Blurb

Blurb's publishing platform gives anybody the ability to create, publish, distribute, and sell in both print and digital formats. Photo books, trade books, magazines—we do them all. Fixed-layout books for the iPad? Check. Reflowable ebooks for iPad or Kindle? No problem. At the heart of the platform is BookWright, our powerful new layout tool that enables …

Be It Ever So Humble, Blu Homes and Opening Lines

Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home... The Daily Post challenge (from yesterday, but who's counting?) was "What's the first line of the last song you listened to (on the radio, on your music player, or anywhere else)? Use it as the first sentence of your post." Well, I cheated a little …

Vitsœ | Good design

Dieter Rams: ten principles for good design Back in the early 1980s, Dieter Rams was becoming increasingly concerned by the state of the world around him – “an impenetrable confusion of forms, colors and noises.” Aware that he was a significant contributor to that world, he asked himself an important question: is my design good …

Debra E. Brady, Publisher of MetaRead360 Small Press

Debra E. Brady, Publisher of MetaRead360 Small PressMetaRead360 Small Press is looking for new authors to publishWhether you have an idea for a new book or searching for a way to complete and publish one you already have, we are actively seeking both promising and already-published authors and multimedia producers. "MetaRead360" is all about delivering …

A workshop designed like a tiny house | Boneyard Studios

A workshop designed like a tiny house GALLERYPosted on 01/16/2014 by leepera We believe tiny house workshops should be like tiny houses: small, intimate, and designed to your individual needs.  That’s why a couple of the professionals involved in building houses at Boneyard Studios put together a tiny house design workshop for the DIYer who wants …