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TODAY'S FEATURED POST

Concept Process

Allen Williams

This time I’d like to talk about my concept art process which is a hybrid process that seems more complicated than it is. I lay that out below but I would like to say that, for the most part, concept iterations/explorations aren't always about finding a better idea...but more about presenting options. If you concept for people it is very likely that what you consider the best idea doesn't land as well as one of…

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TrendWatching Part 2: Castlecore, Pre-Raphaelites, and Feminist Nuns

Lauren Panepinto

February 20, 2025 - Hi everyone, I'm back this month with more on trendwatching, but make sure you go back and read Part 1 before you go ahead and read this one. Part 1 was talking about HOW I think about trends and this post is a real-world developing-around-us example of that philosophy. Back? Great. So last month I talked about how important it is to think about trends as layers, and that the deeper you go the further ahead you can see. So for me, first layer would be looking at book covers coming out from other publishers — well, that's really too late, because book covers have to be designed about a year ahead of when the book's on sale date is. You can get a little info about which genres are trending up by looking at…

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