Blurb BookSmart Quick Start
Blurb BookSmart® is the centerpiece of Blurb’s creative publishing service and turns photos, blogs, business plans, recipes, email, or any other content into a bookstore-quality book. This bookmaking application allows users to drag and drop pictures and text into professionally designed book templates, with dust jackets, customizable backgrounds, page layouts, and color palettes. Join me in July for a webinar on how to use Blurb BookSmart® to... Read More
A Gift
What an awesome surprise from my client, Felix! I had worked with him on his book about the NY Swiss Gymnastics Society, and as a “Thank You,” Felix mailed me this wonderful piece of art! Thank you, Felix, for being so awesome! SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "A Gift", url: "http://www.thinklia.com/2009/02/22/a-gift/" }); Read More
Love Notes
It’s all about LOVE. This book is the story of a budding relationship…as told through text messages. I think it’s interesting that these two kept files of their texts. It’s just like saving old love letters, right? This is just one reason why I love making books. It’s awesome to get the chance to design a love story. (Below is just a peek. The rest is for the twosome only…) SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Love... Read More
Around the World
Wow. This was the most challenging and exciting book I’ve made in the past year. It’s more than 300 pages of photographs and text adapted from a family’s blog of their three-month vacation around the world. What’s amazing about this book is that it could be used as a geography/world history textbook. The photographs are awesome, and the information it contains is excellent. Did you know that one silk worm cocoon can make 1000... Read More
A Book of Surprises!
This was a really neat book to create! My client, Kelley, organized an awesome anniversary surprise for her parents: a Fourth of July PARADE in Martha’s Vineyard. Family members marched down the streets, carrying signs and banners with photos of the happy couple through the years. Click here for a preview of the book. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "A Book of Surprises!", url: "http://www.thinklia.com/2009/02/12/a-book-of-surprises/" }); Read More
SISTERS
My client, Ginny, called me in the fall of 2008 to ask about creating a book of photos of her two daughters. When she called, her family had just been evacuated from Houston, Texas because of Hurricane Ike. She had taken the family photos from their house and wanted to do something to preserve the prints and the memories. And she knew that a photo book would be a great way to organize the photos and be a wonderful gift to her daughters and other... Read More
Yisrael Asks A Question
I had the honor and pleasure of working with Yisrael and his mom in putting this book together (the layout, select editing, and publishing). All of the illustrations were done by Yisrael and his mother. And they are truly wonderful to look at. The book’s introduction was written by a child psychologist in Allentown, Pennsylvania. In the intro, she explains the importance of encouraging children to ask questions (like Yisrael). And some of the... Read More
Gladiator Games 2008: The Book!
The Gladiator Games 2008 book is now available for purchase through my Blurb online bookstore. Check it out! The book is a collection of photographs from the annual fundraising event, the Gladiator Games, sponsored by Knoxville Leadership Foundation (KLF). The Gladiator Games tests the strength and stamina of its participants in eight different athletic events, including swimming, weightlifting, a 1-mile run, and a challenging obstacle course! Funds... Read More
Dr. Franklin Lyle Stroud
Book of letters written in loving memory of Dr. Franklin Lyle Stroud, a prominent pediatrician in Washington, D.C. The book includes more than 30 letters and has images of Dr. Stroud through the years featured throughout the book. Custom cover and layout. Published through Blurb. August 2008. Click here for a book preview. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Dr. Franklin Lyle Stroud", url: "http://www.thinklia.com/2008/08/19/dr-franklin-lyle-stroud/" }); Read More
Imagine Alyzabeth An: An Adoption Story
Blog-to-book project. Adapted from this blog following a couple as they try to adopt internationally. Custom book cover, scrapbook style page backgrounds. 7×7 hardcover book. Published through Blurb. August 2008. Click here for a book preview. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Imagine Alyzabeth An: An Adoption Story", url: "http://www.thinklia.com/2008/08/19/imagine-alyzabeth-an-an-adoption-story/" }); Read More
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