Design & Production
— Last checked and updated May 3, 2021, by Rachel Lin, Langara College Library & Information Technology practicum student.
Editing
Testy Copy Editors: Community Facebook page for professional copy editors. Visit Site
“What Do Editors Do?” PEAVI (Professional Editors Association of Vancouver Island). A list of the various jobs and tasks for editors in the Canadian magazine industry. Visit Site
“What Is a Copy Editor?” TheSlot.com. A beginner’s guide to being a copy editor, from a popular copy-editing blog. Visit Site
Design
Caldwell, Cath and Zappaterra, Yolanda. “Editorial Design: Digital and Print.” Laurence King Publishing, 2014. More Info
Thompson, Bradbury. “The Art of Graphic Design.” First paperback ed. Yale University Press, 2018.
With contributions by designers, critics, and art historians. More Info
“Tips on How to Make a Magazine Cover.” FotoJet. Visit Site
Software for Designing Covers
Blur Bookwright: A desktop software able to help you create print or digital covers for free with its templates. Visit Site
Canva: Web based software for designing graphics to book covers. There is a free version and pro version. Easily download your creation as PDF or jpg (support other photo file formats as well). Visit Site
Design Guides & Resources
The Canadian Press Stylebook. James McCarten, Editor. The Canadian Press, Jan. 2018. A handbook for following standard CP style in both print book and online subscription versions. More Info
Chicago Manual of Style Online: Overview of a widely used editorial style guide developed by the University of Chicago, now sold as a subscription. More Info
European Color Initiative: An international group working on devices for independent processing of color data in digital publication systems. Visit Site
Fonts.com by Monotype: Font products for purchase. Visit Site
Pantone: The industry’s premier colour guide. Visit Site
Stock Photos
Getty Images: A popular stock photo and graphic service. Visit Site
Photocase: A stock photography library with more than 160,000 creative and unique photos, all available under a royalty-free license model. Visit Site
Additional sources of copyright- and attribution-free stock images:
Pexels
Pikwizard
Pixabay
Unsplash
Templates
BIG Huge Labs-Magazine Cover Mockup Generator: A free mockup generator that makes magazine covers out of uploaded photos, provided by Big Huge Labs. Visit Site
Envato Elements Photoshop and Indesign Magazine Templates Visit Site
