Start Here: For Writers Who Want to Design, Too
A design education created specifically for writers, by a writer
Does this sound familiar?
- You want a beautiful social media presence for your author account and you want to design it yourself with Canva, but the graphics don't look good when you're done.
- You downloaded Photoshop thinking that if you watch some tutorials you'll figure out how to make Instagram carousels and book cover mockups on your own in no time. After a few weeks, you give up.
- You can't afford the book cover designer of your dreams right now, but you still want a scroll-stopping cover that will sell. And no, you can’t describe what you mean by that.
- You're eager to launch your indie author career, so you throw an online shop together with some book cover templates you found on Etsy. It's just not working and you don't know why.
- You know beautiful branding when you see it, but when you have to choose the colors or fonts yourself you get overwhelmed quick!
If this sounds like you, you're in the right place. I'm so glad we found each other. Don't worry, in every scenario mentioned above, I can help.
I'm Melody and I'm a writer, designer, and owner of an online shop called Fearless Book Design. This is my newsletter Design for Writers.
Here I'll answer the usual questions that creatives have when it comes to the world of visual and graphic design, like:
- How do I make an image stand out?
- Where do I go to find inspiration?
- What colors go together?
- What are font families?
- When do I need to seek a professional designer?
- If I want to make it myself, what do I need to know first?
On Design For Writers I'll be sharing tutorials, articles, links, and resources to help you in your design journey.
I hope you find something here that makes good design a little bit easier to understand.
Sincerely,
Melody