Introduction to Book Cover Design

Overview

“We will continue to explore the ideas we have in mind, honing each one until we are satisfied with our options. You will learn how to make each of your proposals unique.”

In this video lesson Daniel Bolívar addresses the topic: Creating the cover image 2, 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

“Creating the cover image What I'm going to do now is this file that I have as typography with the typographic arrangements I'll make it a second file that is going to be my first sketches. Here I can name it All the stories - First sketches. This way, I know that I have the backing of my first typographical arrangements. What I'm going to do is bring my first sketch, which is this, and I'll put it in one of the typographic arrangements. The first thing I notice is that there is no room for typography. So this guy I'll put it blank and I'll go back to my Photoshop document, I'm going to dupl...”

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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