Layout design and compilation of content for a book -- 2

I am looking for a freelancer to help me with the layout design and compilation of content for my non-fiction book. The ideal candidate should have experience in creating illustrative layout styles. Key Requirements: - Expertise in layout design and content compilation for non-fiction books - Ability to create an illustrative layout style that aligns with the theme of the book - Proficiency in graphic design software to create visually appealing layouts - Attention to detail and ability to ensure consistency throughout the book Scope of Work: - Design and create a visually appealing and illustrative layout for the book - Ensure that the layout is consistent and enhances the overall reading experience - Collaborate with me to incorporate any specific design elements or preferences - Compile the content into a final file ready for publication via Blurb If you have a keen eye for design, experience in creating illustrative layouts, and a passion for non-fiction books, I would love to hear from you. Please provide examples of your previous work in layout design for books. This job is to compile a book for publication with Blurb ([login to view URL]). The book consists of information and graphics to be presented together with timelines, labels and captions. The text and images are ready, you will bring your expertise to create a professional graphic design scheme for the book. You will then compile the content into a file ready for publication. The content consists of approximately 28000 words in 17 chapters (plus introduction and bibliography sections), and approximately 500 images (10% require labels, 5% require adding some grey shading, most require captions). Most images are in scalable vector file format – it is important that all images have the same line width in their final sizes (stroke scaling), and that labels and captions are in a consistent font size. Milestones: - Agree the layout and graphics design - Delivery of each chapter (17 chapters, various lengths and complexities) - I want to make sure that you complete the project so will pay a completion bonus of 30% of the total job upon delivery of the final file compatible and ready for publication via Blurb. - Completion bonus 30% of total job Parameters - Page size: Trade Book 6 × 9 in / 15 × 23 cm - Colours: Greyscale only - Header: Diver’s Guide to Shipwrecks - Pagination: bottom right corner - At the end I will ask you to insert some text pages at the start (copyright, acknowledgements, introduction) and end (bibliography), and produce a table of contents ready for printing. - It is your choice which program to use to compile the book file, but the final file needs to be compatible with Blurb publication ([login to view URL])