Introduction to Book Cover Design

Overview

“Hello! I welcome you to the course. To get to know each other better, I'll start by telling you who I am and showing you some of my favorite projects.”

In this video lesson Daniel Bolívar addresses the topic: Presentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Book Cover Design. Learn the essentials to design the front cover of a book from start to finish.

Partial transcription of the video

“Hello. how are you? My name is Daniel Bolívar. and since childhood. i've had a passion for drawing. books. and immersing myself in literature. The book covers I encountered as a child and teenager left an indelible impression on me. I can still vividly picture the details of those covers. having studied them countless times with my eyes. The illustrations. along with the typography and lettering styles. always intrigued me. Even when books illustrations. the design of the text becomes a crucial visual element connecting readers to the content. which I found fascinating. I remember when I wa...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Book Cover Design

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (185)
• 3981 students
• 5 units
• 18 lessons (2h 36m)
• 6 downloads

• Category

  Design

• Software

  Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Art Direction, Bookbinding, Design, Editorial Design, Graphic Design