Comments on: Free Blurb Templates http://theartofengineering.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/free-blurb-templates/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:35:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Graeme http://theartofengineering.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/free-blurb-templates/#comment-371 Graeme Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:47:58 +0000 http://theartofengineering.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/free-blurb-templates/#comment-371 None of the downloads appear to work anymore None of the downloads appear to work anymore

]]> By: Jessica http://theartofengineering.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/free-blurb-templates/#comment-370 Jessica Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:02:41 +0000 http://theartofengineering.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/free-blurb-templates/#comment-370 Robin, I am extremely new to photoshop and I have downloaded your templates. I was able to enter text into my photoshop document but have no clue as to how to put pictures within the template. If you could please email me with the help that would be great. Thanks! Jessica Robin,
I am extremely new to photoshop and I have downloaded your templates. I was able to enter text into my photoshop document but have no clue as to how to put pictures within the template. If you could please email me with the help that would be great. Thanks!
Jessica

]]> By: Sandrine http://theartofengineering.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/free-blurb-templates/#comment-369 Sandrine Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:19:48 +0000 http://theartofengineering.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/free-blurb-templates/#comment-369 Good morning, Do you have the template for a 5.83" x 8.27" landscape book? I would like to do a 32 pages coffee book with section sewn in 16 and would like to have more info on the way to do it. Thank you for your reply, Kind regards, Sandrine Good morning,

Do you have the template for a 5.83″ x 8.27″ landscape book?
I would like to do a 32 pages coffee book with section sewn in 16 and would like to have more info on the way to do it.
Thank you for your reply,
Kind regards,

Sandrine

]]> By: Wendell http://theartofengineering.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/free-blurb-templates/#comment-365 Wendell Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:49:17 +0000 http://theartofengineering.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/free-blurb-templates/#comment-365 I love your blog. It has been very helpfull in getting me started. How do you go about cutting your images in half to get them ready for blurb? I created an action, actually two actions in PS one that crops for left side and the other for the right. It changes Canvas size by putting 50% in width, relative unchecked; anchor pulled to left to crop for the left half and pulled to the right for the right side. Is there an easier way of doing this? I would like to save the right side and then the left in one action while preserving my original file. Thanks in advance. I love your blog. It has been very helpfull in getting me started.
How do you go about cutting your images in half to get them ready for blurb?
I created an action, actually two actions in PS one that crops for left side and the other for the right. It changes Canvas size by putting 50% in width, relative unchecked; anchor pulled to left to crop for the left half and pulled to the right for the right side.
Is there an easier way of doing this? I would like to save the right side and then the left in one action while preserving my original file. Thanks in advance.

]]> By: phizblip http://theartofengineering.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/free-blurb-templates/#comment-363 phizblip Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:52:29 +0000 http://theartofengineering.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/free-blurb-templates/#comment-363 Wow, thanks! I'm new to InDesign and I wanted to use it primarily for just this, so thanks saving me at least one headache! Wow, thanks! I’m new to InDesign and I wanted to use it primarily for just this, so thanks saving me at least one headache!

]]> By: eddie http://theartofengineering.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/free-blurb-templates/#comment-361 eddie Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:58:41 +0000 http://theartofengineering.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/free-blurb-templates/#comment-361 Hi Robin, thanks for the template. I have once read from some of your writings that you even did wordings in the photoshop file... just would like to clarify 1) May I know if blurb just use jpg output for the printing (even I do all wordings in booksmart software)? (you know, text in jpg (bitmap) is totally different from software like illustrator (which handles vector images) 2) from your exp in publishing books by blurb, do you print all books by just making all text in psd file then export to jpg and align the image in booksmart? the text quality output like handled by vector? Thanks so much!! thanks so much! Hi Robin,
thanks for the template.
I have once read from some of your writings that you even did wordings in the photoshop file… just would like to clarify

1) May I know if blurb just use jpg output for the printing (even I do all wordings in booksmart software)? (you know, text in jpg (bitmap) is totally different from software like illustrator (which handles vector images)
2) from your exp in publishing books by blurb, do you print all books by just making all text in psd file then export to jpg and align the image in booksmart? the text quality output like handled by vector?

Thanks so much!!

thanks so much!

]]> By: Three Five Photography Blog » FlashPost: Review of Blurb.com http://theartofengineering.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/free-blurb-templates/#comment-350 Three Five Photography Blog » FlashPost: Review of Blurb.com Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:19:18 +0000 http://theartofengineering.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/free-blurb-templates/#comment-350 [...] at the same time. If you’re very creative I highly recommend downloading some templates from The Art of Engineering blog. She has released them in both TIFF and InDesign file formats. These templates allow for [...] [...] at the same time. If you’re very creative I highly recommend downloading some templates from The Art of Engineering blog. She has released them in both TIFF and InDesign file formats. These templates allow for [...]

]]> By: Robin http://theartofengineering.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/free-blurb-templates/#comment-332 Robin Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:30:59 +0000 http://theartofengineering.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/free-blurb-templates/#comment-332 Manon - No I don't have a cover template because the front and back cover and the spin are not allowed to be imported as one big picture. I just created a new Photoshop file, sized it to the cover size (provided by Blurb) and used that. Sammy - I'm sorry I don't think the grid lines work in Photoshop Elements. I could be wrong about that though... Lori - I downloaded the color profile for the printer that Blurb uses. There are a bunch of discussions about this on Blurb's forums. I got the color profile from one of the posters on there. I would take the time to look up what color profile I have but I'm not sure that Blurb even uses that same printer as they did when I made my book (I think I heard they were going to switch). So you'd find your most recent information on the forums. Good luck on your books everyone! Robin Manon – No I don’t have a cover template because the front and back cover and the spin are not allowed to be imported as one big picture. I just created a new Photoshop file, sized it to the cover size (provided by Blurb) and used that.

Sammy – I’m sorry I don’t think the grid lines work in Photoshop Elements. I could be wrong about that though…

Lori – I downloaded the color profile for the printer that Blurb uses. There are a bunch of discussions about this on Blurb’s forums. I got the color profile from one of the posters on there. I would take the time to look up what color profile I have but I’m not sure that Blurb even uses that same printer as they did when I made my book (I think I heard they were going to switch). So you’d find your most recent information on the forums.

Good luck on your books everyone!
Robin

]]> By: Lori Rogers http://theartofengineering.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/free-blurb-templates/#comment-331 Lori Rogers Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:21:32 +0000 http://theartofengineering.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/free-blurb-templates/#comment-331 Hi, Thanks for the templates, great! Do you have any suggestions for getting the color right? I found a website where you can download the color profile which I did but the one book I made through Blurb still doesn't match what I see on my screen. Any info is appreciated. Lori Hi,

Thanks for the templates, great! Do you have any suggestions for getting the color right? I found a website where you can download the color profile which I did but the one book I made through Blurb still doesn’t match what I see on my screen. Any info is appreciated.

Lori

]]> By: Sammy http://theartofengineering.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/free-blurb-templates/#comment-325 Sammy Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:27:19 +0000 http://theartofengineering.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/free-blurb-templates/#comment-325 I was unable to view the grid lines, even though I can put pictures on it. I tried re-downloading, and seeing if I could alter the view, but that didn't seem to help. My version of Adobe PhotoShop is Elements 4.0 Do you know what I should do? Thanks :) I was unable to view the grid lines, even though I can put pictures on it. I tried re-downloading, and seeing if I could alter the view, but that didn’t seem to help. My version of Adobe PhotoShop is Elements 4.0
Do you know what I should do?

Thanks :)

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