A Book Designer's Notebook

A Book Designer's Notebook

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Ode to a Little Room
I'm leaving my studio at the end of the month.
 • Nathaniel Roy
The Bizarre Books of Ben Denzer
And The Art of Asking What a Book Can Be
 • Nathaniel Roy
I'm on a podcast!
Called Books on the Bed
 • Nathaniel Roy
Happy New Year
Happy new year, y’all.
 • Nathaniel Roy
What I'm After in Creative Work
Connecting Street Photography, Collage, and Book Cover Design
 • Nathaniel Roy
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…
 • Nathaniel Roy
In Praise of Ugly Notebooks
If your notebook is not at least a little bit ugly, I don’t think I trust you.
 • Nathaniel Roy
Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should
On AI and the Creative Process
 • Nathaniel Roy
How to Become a Book Designer in Twenty-One Simple* Steps
A Foolproof Guide
 • Nathaniel Roy
Designing a Book...ish Logo
Process for the Books on the Bed Podcast Logo
 • Nathaniel Roy
Having Kids and Keeping a Creative Practice
What would my creative practice look like if I didn’t have kids?
 • Nathaniel Roy
The Universal Necessity of Graphic Design
On service-based and self-initiated design
 • Nathaniel Roy
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