Our designers are a talented bunch and they seem to be passing on their talents to their children, as Amy, one of our senior designers, reports below. Last week I went to see Jake Saunders, the son of Helen, one of our designers, in his school production of Romeo and Juliet. I’ve never been to [...]
Publishing houses, as we know them today, have in essence been around since the 15th Century. Within that time they have had to develop and embrace many technological advances; but never has the industry had to face new ideology and change on such an unprecedented scale as it is having to now with the move [...]
Alongside the educational material we design and produce, we also have specialists who commission artwork from a growing pool of talented illustrators. Having this resource in-house gives a number of advantages; • It cuts the work down for our clients - they only have to deal with one supplier. • Our specialists work closely with [...]
This week HRH The Duke of Edinburgh announced the winners of the 2011 English-Speaking Union English Language Book Awards. And eMC Design is delighted to have been involved with the production of the winning course. Written by Antonia Clare, Frances Eales, Steve Oakes, JJ Wilson and published by Pearson Longman, Speakout is a new general [...]
Before we went to the November Book Machine gathering, we called into a little gallery just off Marylebone High Street called Jagged Art to see the latest exhibition from Francisca Prieto, Between Folds. The small room was full of her works which are based around using old and damaged books, newspapers and maps. Francisca folds [...]
Whilst the weather has still been warm and sunny some of the guys at eMC have been taking full advantage of working in the countryside. Most lunchtimes the walking group go off laden with carrier bags and forage amongst the country lanes and fields for all kinds of autumnal goodies buried in the hedgerows around [...]
If you read our blog the other week you will have seen that we attended a seminar at London Book Fair on how digital publishing may impact developing countries. This week we will be participating in Book Machine's first ever Twitter debate "What effect will digital publishing have on access to content in developing countries?" [...]
Graphic Design Employment Advice and Essential Job Training. We have come across this website by fellow graphic designer Nick B Davies of Tinstar Design. ivotan ivermectin We think it is an absolutely brilliant website, full of great advice, tips and resources. And we hope you do too! Find out about realistic job interviewing techniques, what [...]
Playhaus Design Competition. Deadline for entries is 30th September 2011 and the winner receives ,000! ivermectina cx We hope there might be some books featuring in the playhouse designs!
We love books and recently got the chance to decide which were our favourite! Find out what we all chose. We'd love to find out what your favourite is!