# A Book Designer's Notebook

Notes on book design and creative practice for writers, designers, and book lovers.

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## [Good Books with Good Covers](https://www.bookdesignersnotebook.com/p/good-books-with-good-covers)

_2026-08-15 · Nathaniel Roy_

Titles I Love Inside and Out

## [Artist vs. Parent](https://www.bookdesignersnotebook.com/p/artist-vs-parent)

_2026-08-08 · Nathaniel Roy_

On the friction between life and making creative work

## [Who Designed It? 'Yesteryear' by Caro Claire Burke](https://www.bookdesignersnotebook.com/p/who-designed-it-yesteryear-by-caro)

_2026-08-01 · Nathaniel Roy_

Cover Design by John Gall

## [Dancing with Pixels and Ink](https://www.bookdesignersnotebook.com/p/dancing-with-pixels-and-ink)

_2026-07-25 · Nathaniel Roy_

Or, What I'm Doing About AI-Generated Imagery

## [How to Make a Book Cover Out of Sawdust](https://www.bookdesignersnotebook.com/p/how-to-design-a-book-cover-out-of)

_2026-07-18 · Nathaniel Roy_

The design process for 'Sawdusted' by Raymond Goodwin

## [Design and Feelings](https://www.bookdesignersnotebook.com/p/on-designing-with-feelings)

_2026-07-11 · Nathaniel Roy_

How emotions play a part in my practice

## [How To Make Your Own Pocket Notebook \[Process Video\]](https://www.bookdesignersnotebook.com/p/make-your-own-pocket-notebook-process)

_2026-07-03 · Nathaniel Roy_

Or At Least How I Make Mine

## [Book Design Made Simple](https://www.bookdesignersnotebook.com/p/book-design-made-simple)

_2026-06-27 · Nathaniel Roy_

Archiving an invaluable resource

## [Do Killed Covers Go to Heaven?](https://www.bookdesignersnotebook.com/p/do-killed-covers-go-to-heaven)

_2026-06-20 · Nathaniel Roy_

Looking at some recent unused book covers

## [Better than Sex, Drugs, or Christmas](https://www.bookdesignersnotebook.com/p/better-than-sex-drugs-or-christmas)

_2026-06-06 · Nathaniel Roy_

This Week in Being a Book Designer

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## [Cover Design from Hardcover to Paperback (with an Italian Twist)](https://www.bookdesignersnotebook.com/p/cover-design-from-hardcover-to-paperback)

_2026-05-30 · Nathaniel Roy_

Q&A with author Jessica Berger Gross about the covers for 'Hazel Says No'

## [What You Wish You Knew at 32](https://www.bookdesignersnotebook.com/p/what-you-wish-you-knew-at-32)

_2026-05-16 · Nathaniel Roy_

And Other Things Worth Sharing this Week

## [A Cover Credit Conundrum](https://www.bookdesignersnotebook.com/p/a-cover-credit-conundrum)

_2026-04-18 · Nathaniel Roy_

And Other Things Worth Sharing this Week

## [Tools of My Trade](https://www.bookdesignersnotebook.com/p/tools-of-my-trade)

_2026-04-11 · Nathaniel Roy_

Things I Use to Design Books

## [Fifteen Facts about Fonts](https://www.bookdesignersnotebook.com/p/fifteen-facts-about-fonts)

_2026-04-04 · Nathaniel Roy_

Some are fun, some are ... not.

## [How I Add Handwriting to a Book Cover](https://www.bookdesignersnotebook.com/p/how-i-add-handwriting-to-a-book-cover)

_2026-03-28 · Nathaniel Roy_

I love handwriting on a book cover.

## [Ode to a Little Room](https://www.bookdesignersnotebook.com/p/ode-to-a-little-room)

_2026-03-21 · Nathaniel Roy_

I'm leaving my studio at the end of the month.

## [The Bizarre Books of Ben Denzer](https://www.bookdesignersnotebook.com/p/the-bizarre-books-of-ben-denzer)

_2026-03-14 · Nathaniel Roy_

And The Art of Asking What a Book Can Be

## [I'm on a podcast!](https://www.bookdesignersnotebook.com/p/im-on-a-podcast)

_2026-02-25 · Nathaniel Roy_

Called Books on the Bed

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## [Outtakes for an Iconic Book Cover](https://www.bookdesignersnotebook.com/p/outtakes-for-an-iconic-book-cover)

_2026-01-24 · Nathaniel Roy_

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson