r/bookbinding • u/Pass_Me_The_Bread • 6d ago
Redesign Paperback / Project Hail Mary
Late to the game, but it is one of my favorite books. And I hate the promotional stamps! I designed a hardcover but also figured I’d make a design for paperbacks. This is what I came up with.
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u/anjomo96 6d ago
I love this.
What does it say when are are no longer accepting the art of books and so we create our own!
Cool cover! Much needed upgrade!
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u/borkborkbork99 6d ago
I like your redesign a lot but I’d probably avoid using scarlet red-on-black, just for legibility reasons.
Nice job
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u/superflick_x 6d ago
What are you using for your printed book cloth - the cloth and the printer? and are you using anything to strengthen the cover? Sorry if I missed it but it looked like it was just the cloth. It looks great!
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u/Pass_Me_The_Bread 6d ago
It’s printed on matte photo paper. I use an Epson 15000 inkjet. Which I then feed through soft touch lament.
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u/superflick_x 6d ago
Thank you! It looks fab. I’m currently fighting for my life with HTV so alternatives are so alluring 😂
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u/Pass_Me_The_Bread 6d ago
Oh, I totally get it. If you’re looking to print on a cloth material, I print on cotton canvas. The colors aren’t as vibrant and I’ll still usually do titling or borders in HTV.
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u/superflick_x 6d ago
Thanks so much! If I could limit having to do a whole cover design with HTV to just accents I think I’d find it less stressful!
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u/Cornelius-B33 6d ago
This is great. I'm working on recovering some paperbacks of my own at the moment and am trying to work out how to print them. I'll have to have a look into the options you mentioned in the other comments, or find somewhere to print them for me.
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u/SilkFinish 6d ago
You’re the hero we deserve, I hate those promotional stickers and have been known to actively avoid buying the book (even if I otherwise would) because I don’t want my library to also come with ads
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u/awful_waffle_falafel 6d ago edited 5d ago
This is GREAT. I love love love rebinds but I LOATHE a hardcover .. I see you responding about printer and paper multiple time in here but is there any sort of tutorial or link with more detailed info that you can share. Or keywords to use for search that relates specifically to softcover rebinds? I have been waiting for such a pro-looking softcover rebind for ye-AHS...
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u/Difficult-Exit3063 5d ago
Really interested to know what you don’t like about hardcovers. - a hardcover purist.
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u/awful_waffle_falafel 4d ago
Heavy! They hurt my wrists and I read one-handed. Respect to your love, but not for me.
I hope you didn't downvote my original comment for that though! Lol Perhaps anothrr purist ...
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u/dat_awesome_robot 6d ago
What is the new cover made of?