Introduction to Book Cover Design
Project evaluation
A course by Daniel Bolívar , Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Project evaluation
Overview
“During this lesson I will tell you how you can make an evaluation of a project in terms of budget, production and other factors, since the path that you can take will depend on this. ”
In this video lesson Daniel Bolívar addresses the topic: Project evaluation, 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
“Project evaluation In this lesson I will tell you how to evaluate a project regarding budget, production and other factors, since the path you take will depend on this. The first factor to consider is how long you have to do it. I recommend you make a critical path from the moment the project arrives at your hands until the moment you have to finish the proposals. For publishers it is important that you deliver on time. If you are short on time, read only a fraction of the text to be analyzed. If you have more time, you can read it in full. It is important to evaluate the time to see if you...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Book Cover Design
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Category
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Software
Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Art Direction, Bookbinding, Design, Editorial Design, Graphic Design

Daniel Bolívar
A course by Daniel Bolívar
Daniel Bolívar is a graphic designer who specializes in book cover design. Since graduating from the Arts and Design faculty at UNAM in Mexico City, he has been working as a designer and art director for major publishing houses like Grupo Planeta and Penguin House.
As an art director, he has worked on over two hundred book covers. He has also collaborated on projects with Tierra Adentro, Ediciones Hungría, Ediciones Antílope, and Alacraña.
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