Comments on: Draft print of Principia Narcissus from Lulu http://existentialtype.net/2008/01/17/draft-print-of-principia-narcissus-from-lulu/ For People Who Like Type and Types Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:25:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: washburn http://existentialtype.net/2008/01/17/draft-print-of-principia-narcissus-from-lulu/comment-page-1/#comment-21115 washburn Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:43:22 +0000 http://existentialtype.net/2008/01/17/draft-print-of-principia-narcissus-from-lulu/#comment-21115 @Alan: That is very kind of her (and you), thanks! @Chris: I composited the cover myself using Inkscape (which is definitely not as good as having Illustrator available...). Lulu has a cover »wizard«, which is okay for simple things, or they can calculate for you, based on the number of pages in your book, how large the spine will be. You can then upload a single PDF with the back cover, spine, and front cover as one image. Yes, I probably should have photographed the book with slightly more consistent lighting. @Alan: That is very kind of her (and you), thanks!

@Chris: I composited the cover myself using Inkscape (which is definitely not as good as having Illustrator available…). Lulu has a cover »wizard«, which is okay for simple things, or they can calculate for you, based on the number of pages in your book, how large the spine will be. You can then upload a single PDF with the back cover, spine, and front cover as one image.

Yes, I probably should have photographed the book with slightly more consistent lighting.

]]> By: Chris http://existentialtype.net/2008/01/17/draft-print-of-principia-narcissus-from-lulu/comment-page-1/#comment-21113 Chris Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:02:12 +0000 http://existentialtype.net/2008/01/17/draft-print-of-principia-narcissus-from-lulu/#comment-21113 Wow, that's beautiful. I'm going to have to try Lulu for something now. Even if I'm the only one who buys it. :) I'm curious whether you composited the cover/spine yourself… or if you upload image and text separately and they do it. Looks like it's shadowed a bit. Wow, that’s beautiful. I’m going to have to try Lulu for something now. Even if I’m the only one who buys it. :) I’m curious whether you composited the cover/spine yourself… or if you upload image and text separately and they do it. Looks like it’s shadowed a bit.

]]> By: Alan Schmitt http://existentialtype.net/2008/01/17/draft-print-of-principia-narcissus-from-lulu/comment-page-1/#comment-21112 Alan Schmitt Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:51:12 +0000 http://existentialtype.net/2008/01/17/draft-print-of-principia-narcissus-from-lulu/#comment-21112 I'll just repeat what Christelle said: "Magnifique ! Cela donne envie de le lire." That is "Magnificent! It makes one want to read it." I’ll just repeat what Christelle said: “Magnifique ! Cela donne envie de le lire.” That is “Magnificent! It makes one want to read it.”

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