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Hadley Hendrix
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Editorial Designer in Chicago, specializing in publication design & typesetting

email me about working together — hadleynikolehendrix@gmail.com 💌

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Typesetting and cover layout for Korean Temple Cooking, a co-edition published by Hardie Grant North America.

#booklayout #pagelayout #typesetting #typesetter #coverlayout #cookbook
November 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Curious about what a book designer needs to know before beginning a project? In Hadley House this month I cover essential information to share with your interior designer, cover designer, or typesetter to ensure smooth timelines, accurate quotes, and a seamless experience!
What a Book Designer Needs to Know Before Starting Your Project
Essential information to share with your interior designer, cover designer, or typesetter for smoother timelines, accurate quotes, and a seamless experience.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A clean document means less manual tweaking, easier style management and global changes, consistent formatting, and avoiding rework during ebook conversion.

Learn how to prep your text before typesetting with these simple Find/Changes!

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How to Optimize Text for Typesetting in InDesign: 6 Easy Steps
Clean up your manuscript and prep your text for typesetting with these InDesign optimization tips.
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October 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Indirect Books is publishing Talbot & The Fall (and that's The Fall, the post-punk band guys...so exciting—post-punk is my jam)—if you have the means, they have a campaign set up to help publish the book! www.indiegogo.com/projects/ind...
Indirect Books: Talbot & The Fall Book Launch!
Indirect Books is publishing Michael Nath's 4th novel, Talbot & the Fall: A Comedy (With Support) | Check out 'Indirect Books: Talbot & The Fall Book Launch!' on Indiegogo.
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August 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Get an inside look at my process behind designing the interior for this incredible gothic novel! I talk through my reasoning behind my choices for the margins, alignment, chapter openings, special formatting, and more. 🌟
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Typesetting a Novel with Multiple Design Elements
Working with section pages, chapter openings, and multiple voices to create the perfect page design for a gothic novel
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August 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
PW Star Watch is open for nominations for up-and-coming publishing professionals under 40! Here are the details: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/corp/bcpp...

Nominate your fav publishing professional before July 25 (I'd be honored if you considered me as your nomination <3)
Book Reviews, Bestselling Books & Publishing Business News | Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly is the international news website of book publishing and bookselling including business news, reviews, bestseller lists, commentaries and more.
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July 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
From compressing images and shortening URLs to finding the best sites to look through for inspiration, these are my essential, can't-live-without resources!
My Go-To Tools for Design, Publishing, & Creative Work: Fonts, Images, Website Design, & More
A curated list of essential tools and resources for book designers, freelancers, and creatives—covering everything from typography and image sourcing to ebook formatting and project management.
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June 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Some InDesign tips for you! Here's 3 quick GREP tricks to clean up your layouts, automate repetitive tasks, and streamline your InDesign workflow (+ a list of publishers and magazines that I created and will be continuing to add to!)
3 GREP expressions for faster typesetting (+ a List of Publishers & Magazines)
Clean up your layouts, automate repetitive tasks, and streamline your InDesign workflow with my go-to GREP expressions
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May 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
For those in the publishing industry! The Young Publishers Association’s Mentorship Program is launching this spring, and they are looking to match publishing professionals with mentees newly breaking into the industry. Here’s the form to apply as either a mentor or mentee. DUE APRIL 30!
YPA Mentorship Interest Form
Welcome to the beta-version of YPA's first mentorship program! We are gauging interest among those looking to find mentorship within the publishing community. Please fill out this form if you are inte...
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April 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
New Hadley House post! Get the inside scoop on how I designed Little Engines' first ever book: ARCHIVE! Such a pleasure to be part of such a cool book.
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April 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Ever been curious about why you've read a line over again when you were reading? Or wondered why you lost your place? My new post on Hadley House goes over some reasons why typesetting impacts readability and accessibility and how to fix them!
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6 Guidelines to Follow When Typesetting
Learn how to typeset your book, magazine, or other publication to be readable and accessible. It's so important in crafting a great reading experience!
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March 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM