Editorial Design 101

Creating the Cover

A course by Friendhood Studio , Brand and Design Studio

Brand and Design Studio. Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Joined September 2020
98% positive reviews (163)
4,549 students
Audio: English
English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

About the video: Creating the Cover

Overview

“We are going to assess how to create a well-designed cover that will catch the viewer's eye.”

In this video lesson Friendhood Studio addresses the topic: Creating the Cover, which is part of the Domestika online course: Editorial Design 101. Learn the fundamentals of designing purposeful editorial pieces for books, magazines, newspapers, and online publications..

Partial transcription of the video

“Creating the Covers Now we're going to be looking at and breaking down our cover. Covers are so important to magazines. It's the first thing people see, your first opportunity to connect with them, and connection and communication are just so key to graphic design, which I think is better thought of as visual communication, because that's what we do, we try to reach people, we're trying to be humane and give them something that's crafted and beautiful to improve their lives. We live in such a busy world. There are messages and there's noise everywhere. Our responsibility as designers, and n...”

This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.


Course summary for: Editorial Design 101

  • Level: Beginner
  • 98% positive reviews (163)
  • 4549 students
  • 5 units
  • 17 lessons (2h 10m)
  • 12 downloads
  • Category

    Design
  • Software

    Adobe InDesign
  • Areas

    Design, Editorial Design, Graphic Design, Typography

Friendhood Studio

Friendhood Studio
A course by Friendhood Studio

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Brand and Design Studio

Isabella Bunnell is an award-winning illustrator and visual designer from Scotland. Alex Reece is a designer and art director with over a decade of professional experience. Together, they founded Friendhood Studio in Glasgow. Their focus is on defining a brand’s purpose to better connect with its audience.

Friendhood Studio has been featured in Graphik, Creative Review, It's Nice That, Osso Magazine, Mag Culture, The Skinny, The Guardian Culture Guide, and Central Station. Their client list includes Penguin Random House India, Hush Womenswear, Anatomy Brands, among others.


  • 98% positive reviews (163)
  • 4,549 students
  • 17 lessons (2h 10m)
  • 19 additional resources (12 files)
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  • Audio: English
  • English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
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Editorial Design 101. Design course by Friendhood Studio

Editorial Design 101

A course by Friendhood Studio
Brand and Design Studio. Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Joined September 2020
  • 98% positive reviews (163)
  • 4,549 students