What’s been stopping you from producing that magnum opus? Taken from the opening of Jurgen Wolff’s 2007 Your Writing Coach, … More
Category: Books
Outlining a book
Sixty, seventy, eighty thousand words or more. That’s your typical novel. Somehow you have to get to there from … More
The Art of the Good Cover: the Re-design (re-post)
Back to where we started. Earlier this year we revamped The Art of Foil Fencing with a new cover because … More
The Art of the Good Cover: Rules for good covers
Earlier this year we revamped The Art of Foil Fencing with a new cover because the original was, well, terrible. … More
The Art of the Good Cover (re-post)
You should never judge a book by it’s cover. But that’s exactly what we all do. The book stores are … More
Understanding the ISBN (re-post)
Let’s start with the basics: ISBN stands for International Standard Book Number. It’s an international system of identifying books by … More
Why every design needs three levels of typographic hierarchy (re-post)
“Hierarchy—it’s a big word, and an important but an easy-to-implement concept when it comes to typography.” So begins an insightful … More
Five publishing design clichés
From the airport blockbuster thriller, to the fantasy epic, to the literary prize-winner, BBC Arts’ Tom Churchill mocked up five … More
It’s World Book Day, 2020!
World Book Day is a registered charity on a mission to give every child and young person a book of … More
Proactivity Press Goes Live!
Welcome to Proactivity Press. Our new website is now live with our existing titles in print and some upcoming publications … More
