Ideas & Examples

As the old saying goes, “you should never judge a book by its cover”. But every once in awhile you can make an exception! Similar to how we judge ...

Blurb Creative Evangelist Dan Milnor checked in with Samantha Johnston, the executive director of the Colorado Arts Center. CPAC has created a new photography education program that benefits U.S. ...

This blog post is brought to you by Terry White and Adobe. Capturing beautiful imagery and creating wonderful designs is only half of the story. If you’re an amazing photographer, ...

One summer, I filled a backpack with clothes, a camera, and a water bottle, grabbed my passport, and set off on a journey that would take me from the ...

Caitlynn Fairbarns is the leader of the online community FakeGeekGirlsLikeUs. In Caitlyn’s Words, “Fake Geek Girls Like Us aims to create a community space in which people who are ...

Monica Garwood is an illustrator, designer, letterer, painter etc. born and raised in the Bay Area. She graduated from California College of the Arts with a BFA in Illustration ...

I’ve been wanting to make a new photo portfolio for a while since I’ve been shooting a ton of new work. The one I was previously using had plastic ...

We previously interviewed our Graphic Design intern and local design student Grace Domecus, who made a portfolio book we really loved. Her project was so great that we asked her ...

In March 2017, Blurb and PicsArt hosted a contest that encouraged contestants to enter by posting a photo sharing their Creative Spring Project. Thousands entered, but only three winners ...

We interviewed San Francisco design student Grace Horner, who made a portfolio book we really loved. Her project conveyed her personality, skills, and style so well, we asked her ...

Iconic. Inspiring. Timeless. Magical. Entertaining. Funny. Heart-breaking. Approachable. I know I’m not alone in adoring Star Wars, especially today—May the Fourth. What a vast and rich world filled with incredible ...

Tristan Hewat founded Shoot The Frame in 2012, giving photographers everywhere a chance to present their work on an international stage. He recently launched a new project, where he ...

When we saw Dina’s book Lettering Adventures: Victorian we were so excited! We also wondered how such an information-packed, useful guide came to be. Dina is inspiring because she found ...

Flavia wrote Fun with Food Photography, a little handbook for styling and shooting beautiful food. We’re inspired by how she combines different artistic disciplines into one beautiful project after ...

Have you met our most affordable format, Trade Books? They’re available in three sizes and four print options: Color and black and white, both with standard and economy print types. ...

I’m not much of a romantic, but with Valentine’s Day approaching I knew that I was going to have to talk about, well, love. Look, I have nothing against ...

Know Where to Run LP from Central Control | Know Where to Run book created with Blurb BookWright The term "rock star" gets thrown around a lot these days, but Barry Adamson ...

We launched Blurb for iPhone and iPad just about two months ago, but already I’ve seen some pretty neat books come through. I’m particularly impressed by some of innovative ...

I am not one for making New Year’s Resolutions. The last one I made was when I was thirteen years old. I thought I was very clever and said, ...

Early in my career, I studied photojournalism, and my romanticized view of the future was nicely trimmed with the idea of shooting for magazines. Being keen on things like ...

The holiday season makes me feel, think, and read as a kid again. And when I was a kid, all my favorite books had one thing in common: They ...

Sometimes the effort that goes into wrapping a present feels just as important as the gift itself—especially when books are involved. While it’s easy to wrap a heavy square ...