Bookdesign
Bookdesign
Picture books, zines, keepsakes
Write your story. Pick a look. Meet your characters. Bookdesign illustrates every page in one consistent style — the same characters, the same palette, the same hand — and gives you a print-ready PDF.
Paste your story. A blank line starts a new page. Change any word, any time — editing is always free.
Nine illustration styles, four type pairings, five papers, three sizes. One choice dresses the whole book.
Describe each one once. We draw a reference sheet, and every page they appear on is drawn from it.
Illustrate page by page or all at once, pick your favourite versions, and save a PDF at the exact trim size.
The hardest part of an illustrated book isn’t one good picture — it’s thirty that match. Bookdesign is built around that:
The same little scene, drawn in each. Pick one and every page follows it.
Free
Standard pictures and a print-ready PDF. Buy credits when you need them: one credit is one Standard illustration or character sheet.
R179 for 30 days
50 credits with every pass, Fine pictures at 2K for printing large, EPUB for e-readers, and half price on every credit pack.
Writing, editing, fonts, layouts, paper, reordering, versions, sharing and PDFs. Failed drawings are refunded automatically.
Every new account starts with 30 credits — enough for a cover, two characters and a twelve-page book with second tries to spare.
Yes, as often as you like. Words are typeset, not drawn, so editing never costs a credit. Redraw a picture only if the scene itself changes.
Press Download PDF. Your browser’s print window opens with every page at the book’s exact size — choose “Save as PDF”. It’s ready for home printing or a print-on-demand service.
Yes, with Premium. Download an EPUB and open it in Apple Books, Kobo or Google Play Books — every page exactly as designed, pictures and fonts inside.
No. Premium is a 30-day pass, paid once, so there’s nothing to cancel. Buy another before it ends and the days are added on. When it ends you keep every credit you have and you’re on pay as you go: Standard pictures, PDFs, and full-price packs.
Your words are yours, and so are the pictures made for your book. Use them however you like.
Redraw it. Every version is kept, so you can go back to an earlier one with a click.