Introduction to Book Cover Design

Overview

“In this lesson I will tell you what a collection and an author library is, I will show you some of my favorites and I will give you a couple of tips to design your own. ”

In this video lesson Daniel Bolívar addresses the topic: The design system: The collection, 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

“The design system: The collection We have seen books as individual objects but they are part of large collections in publishers. In this lesson I will tell you how collections are made up and what are the graphic elements that distinguish them. I want to start with one of the most emblematic collections: Penguin paperbacks. Publishers catalog their books in collections. These collections group books with literary styles or similar themes. Publishers often use cover design for readers to identify certain titles as part of a collection. The Penguin Books series, in addition to its characteris...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Book Cover Design

• Level: Beginner
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• 3914 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