About
Four years of getting out of the reader's way.
Every project below went through the same process: typesetting, style sheet, proofing pass, and platform-specific export — whether it landed on Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, Lulu, or a local print house.
I'm Yasmin Sardar, the typesetter behind Margin & Fold. I format book interiors and prepare print- and ebook-ready files for independent authors, publishers, and small presses — the part of publishing that happens quietly, after the writing and before the reading.
I started in editorial design, laying out magazines and exhibition catalogues before moving into book production full time. Fiction, poetry, memoir, illustrated work, academic manuscripts — the genres change, but the job is always the same: build a page the reader never has reason to notice.
I work from a small studio, take on a limited number of projects at a time, and stay involved from the first sample chapter through final upload. No hand-offs, no subcontracting — the person who quotes your project is the person who formats it.
Typography that draws attention to itself has usually failed at its actual job.
Why work with me
A short version of a long path.
Fifteen years across editorial design, print production, and self-publishing support.
2021
Editorial design
Layout and production for magazines and cultural publications — where I learned to treat a grid as a promise to the reader.
2022
First independent author project
Formatted a debut poetry collection for KDP. Realized how much of self-publishing hinges on details no one teaches you.
2023
Margin & Fold founded
Turned book formatting into a dedicated studio practice, with a documented, repeatable production workflow.
2024
Expanded into illustrated and academic work
Added image-heavy layouts, footnote and citation handling, and complex front/back matter to the regular workload.
2025 - 2026
Expanded into illustrated and academic work
Added image-heavy layouts, footnote and citation handling, and complex front/back matter to the regular workload.
Tools of the trade
Built with a professional workflow.
Every file is produced with software built for print and digital publishing — not improvised in a word processor.
InDesign
Canva
Affinity Studio
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Acrobat Pro