Time-lapse of book-cover design

Cory Doctorow 10:02 am Tue Mar 9, 2010

Lauren from Orbit books sez, "I thought you guys might like my latest behind the scenes design project, while designing the latest cover in a Victorian/Steampunk book series, I left the video screen-capture on…for like 6 hours (never knew how much I checked email until I had to edit them out of there) – we condensed the rest down to just under 2 minutes, and voila."

I love watching people who are good at their jobs do their thing, such a treat to watch over Lauren's shoulder. Also, what a smart little promo for the book!

design editor's inspiration

(Thanks, Lauren!)

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