13d • 🗣️ General discussion
The timeline
When people come to me asking if I can help them design their book, they often have distorted expectations of how long it takes.
And I'm pretty fast.
Sure, I can just typeset the texts I receive. But often, I uncover a lot of work to be done still.
It's just that to get the best results, there are a lot of boxes to check. How much time you can and want to spend depends on the scope of the project, the team working on it and how clear the plan is.
It can be wise to start with the goal in mind and work backwards, step by step:
- When should the book be on the shelves? Or published online?
- When do you want the books delivered from the printers? When do you want the files finalised by the designer?
- Then. when must the books be sent to print?
- So, when must print-ready files be sent by the designer to the printer?
- So, when must everyone have reviewed and approved the final version from the designer?
- So, when must the designer have completed the final version?
- So, when must the final design proofing be done?
- So, when must the layout be done?
- So, when must all finished texts and images have been delivered to the designer?
- So, when must the proofreading be done?
- So, when must the final draft of texts be delivered?
- So, when must editing be completed?
- So, when must writing begin?
- … And so on, right up to today.
Setting up such a timeline will often reveal how little time there is left. And that it's high time to prioritise several matters that have had to wait. 🙂
How are you setting up your timelines in a project?
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