Services
I work with independent authors and publishers who have a message or expertise that they would like to get it out into the world ... but don't have the time, patience or skills to do so.
Most people are cost conscious these days. So am I. So, I work as efficiently as possible and ask clients to help manage costs by providing the elements needed to complete the project: content, images, graphic elements and design ideas.
The more prepared you are, the more efficient I can be with your investment. If you do not have these raw materials, however, you may contract for the additional services.
Professional Document Layout & Design Services
Page Composition
Copy Editing
Photo Prep
Print Production
If there is something you need that is not listed here, please let me know. If I can do it, I will ... if not, I'll find someone who can!
Most people are cost conscious these days. So am I. So, I work as efficiently as possible and ask clients to help manage costs by providing the elements needed to complete the project: content, images, graphic elements and design ideas.
The more prepared you are, the more efficient I can be with your investment. If you do not have these raw materials, however, you may contract for the additional services.
Professional Document Layout & Design Services
- Page set up (margins, bleeds, ruler guides, baseline grids, master pages, repeating elements)
- Paragraph and character formatting
- Paragraph, character and object styles
- Clean up imported Word text
Page Composition
- Style consistency
- White space balancing
- Font selection and compatibility
- Image, text and/ or graphics placement
- Overall design balance between elements (color, fonts, images, text)
- Color harmony for visual interest and order
- Enhancing visual interest (glyphs, swirls, shapes)
- Applying design principles (consistency, repetition, alignment, proximity)
- Special effects (drop shadows, feathering, transparencies, color gradients)
Copy Editing
- Editing text to fit content on page
- Rewording to optimize message impact and pleasing layout
Photo Prep
- Crop
- Resize
- Rotate
- Remove color casts, red eye and unwanted elements
- Adjust contrast
- Straighten
- Optimize for web
- Remove opaque or white backgrounds
Print Production
- Create print-ready document (following printer's specs)
- Work with printer to produce press proof for client review and approval
- Make necessary changes to finalize piece
- Convert to secure, print-ready PDF (eBook publishing)
- Lock content to prevent copy/paste or printing (eBook publishing)
If there is something you need that is not listed here, please let me know. If I can do it, I will ... if not, I'll find someone who can!
"Kimberlee was professional, enthusiastic, conscientious and a pleasure to work with throughout my project. I am extremely happy with the results and highly recommend her work!"
Bonnie Presti, Nutrition Educator
& Culinary Coach
