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I Can Tell Your Book Was Self-Published
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Preschool Germs and Medieval Law and Justice
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Do Book Covers Matter?
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Do You Read the Book?
And Other Questions about Book Design
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Do Book Covers Matter?
Of course. Not. Maybe? Meow.
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Do You Read the Book?
And Other Questions about Book Design
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A Good Reads Notebook
Six book recommendations for six months gone
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Imposter Syndrome is a Bitch
Interview with a Book Designer: Jordan Wannemacher—Part Two
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Fuck Stigma. Please Stay Alive
An important project of mine and a suicide prevention campaign
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I Can Tell Your Book Was Self-Published
And That's Okay, But We Can Make it Better
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Do Book Covers Matter?
Of course. Not. Maybe? Meow.
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Do You Read the Book?
And Other Questions about Book Design
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Fuck Stigma. Please Stay Alive
An important project of mine and a suicide prevention campaign
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How to Stay Creative in a Summer Depression
Notes on Making Things When It’s the Last Thing You Want to Do
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How to Keep on Nodding Terms with Yourself
A Book Designer’s Literal Notebook
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Pictures of People Taking Pictures
Reflections On Being A Tourist (A New York Notebook, Part II)
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Imposter Syndrome is a Bitch
Interview with a Book Designer: Jordan Wannemacher—Part Two
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Making Freelance Finances Work
Interview with a Book Designer: Jordan Wannemacher—Part One
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A Book Designer's Notebook
A Book Designer's Notebook
Notes on books, design, and creative practice from the desk of Nathaniel Roy.
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Preschool Germs and Medieval Law and Justice
A September Notebook
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A Process Video Notebook
What I'm reading, writing, and working on
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A Soupy Notebook
Creative Practice Soup; Dreyer's English; So-Bad-They're Good Movies; Killed Book Covers; A Public Domain Field Guide
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A Good Reads Notebook
Six book recommendations for six months gone
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