From the Compost Heap header. A pencil style illustration of a compost heap with flowers and plants growing around it. A bee buzzes by and a white rabbit hops by.

Self Pub 101 (Print Books)

Bookshop row of books

Reflection Prompts

What element of the books you examined stood out to you?

How do you want the design of your book to feel?

Fonts

How to pair fonts

Adobe Serif vs. Sans Serif

Examples on Serif and Sans Serif Fonts. Serif Fonts have little lines on the end of each letter and feel more traditional. San serif look more contemporary.

Typographic Ornaments

Here are some vintage examples from the public domain:

Vintage bar border with curved detail at the center

Weird Tales Volume 10 (1927)

Cross shaped bullets

Horto (1910)

Vintage leaf typographic detail

Through a Glass Lightly (1897)

Cross Pollinate 🐝