What I'm After in Creative Work

Connecting Street Photography, Collage, and Book Cover Design

Oct 18 • 

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September 2025

Vintage Book Cover Inspiration

Old books on my shelf

Sep 13 • 

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A New Approach to My Commonplace Book, Among Other Things

Also: Leaving the Honeymoon Phase, What I'm Reading, and A Book Design Milestone

Sep 6 • 

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August 2025

The Books that Made Me Want to Write

When I was in 10th grade, I wrote a poem about my girlfriend for English class. It was called “Your Perfect Imperfections,” and I set the type in a…

Aug 25 • 

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Book Covers Don't Matter

Do They?

Aug 9 • 

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I Don't Hate You, Comic Sans

And Nobody Should

Aug 2 • 

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July 2025

Origin Story

Another post in which I use this platform to be "a big ole mush" (Ma Kent voice)

Jul 26 • 

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Book Cover Design Process: Appropriated Tales

by Michelle Anya Anjirbag

Jul 23 • 

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Who Designed It? ‘Colored Television’ by Danzy Senna

Designer: Lauren Peters-Collaer

Jul 19 • 

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In Praise of Ugly Notebooks

If your notebook is not at least a little bit ugly, I don’t think I trust you.

Jul 12 • 

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June 2025

What Should 'Lolita' Look Like?

You Tell Me.

Jun 28 • 

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This is a Borzoi Newsletter

A Brief History of Alfred A. Knopf's Playful Spine Logo

Published on A Book Designer's Notebook • Jun 21