Introduction to Book Cover Design

Overview

“The cover images are in tension with the title of the book and with the text itself. Also, the frames of the images are as important as the image itself. A frame can change the speech of an image. In this lesson I will talk to you about the images and their frames.”

In this video lesson Daniel Bolívar addresses the topic: Conceptualization of the images and first sketches, 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

“Conceptualization of the images and first sketches Here are some steps to start sketching your cover. We'll start with your notes from the book and for the literary analysis that you already answered. It is important that, when reading the book, you write down what you consider most important. Peter Mendelson loves to refer to cover design as a translation, because it is not an adaptation, is to select an image that metaphorically supports the weight of the book. It is important that, when reading the book, you write down things that you consider important. For example, I marked here as par...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Book Cover Design

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (184)
• 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