Introduction to Book Cover Design

Overview

“Finally, we will take a tour of the publishing world. From the agents involved in the preparation of books to the types of texts that are published and who consumes them.”

In this video lesson Daniel Bolívar addresses the topic: X-ray of the publishing world, 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

“X-ray of the publishing world Books are complex cultural objects that arise as an agreement between several agents. In this lesson I will tell you about these people who make the decisions behind the books, including the cover decision. The first agent is the publisher. The publisher is behind the production and dissemination of texts. These texts have common characteristics, which is the editorial line. The designer's work is that the editorial and graphic lines are in tune. Its catalogs are made up of collections. Collections are texts that have things in common. Editors are the experts i...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Book Cover Design

• Level: Beginner
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• 3910 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