Book Cover Design from Concept to Creation
About Me
A course by Faride Mereb , Book Designer and Editor
About the video: About Me
Overview
“In this lesson, I will talk about my personal and professional life, my background, my education in both Caracas and New York, and my journey in the world of printing presses. ”
In this video lesson Faride Mereb addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Book Cover Design from Concept to Creation. Explore visual metaphors, shapes, and formats to condense the complexity of a book into one space, using analog and digital techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“About Me My name is Faride Mereb. Welcome to my Domestika course. I was born in Venezuela but I'm now based in New York City. As a child, I was diagnosed with depression, so it was hard to relate with other people. I ended up being a librarian's assistant at school, which led me to read more. I even remember the first book I borrowed from the library. It was white with red roses. "Doce cuentos peregrinos" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The fun part is that I read so much, I thought I would be a writer, but I picked up that book because of its color. That led me to think later that maybe I was i...”
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Course summary for: Book Cover Design from Concept to Creation
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Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign -
Areas
Art Direction, Editorial Design, Graphic Design
Faride Mereb
A course by Faride Mereb
Faride Mereb, born in Venezuela and now living in New York City, is an award-winning book designer and editor. As a teenager, Faride worked for a newspaper and soon developed an interest for typography. She was also a library assistant at school, and was struck by the cover of the first book she bought, 12 Cuentos Peregrinos by Gabriel Garcia. These were the foundations of her strong connection to books and printed material. She studied Graphic Design at university, and is currently a visiting scholar at Columbia University.
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In 2014, Faride founded the publishing house, Letra Muerta, where she has published eight titles to date. She has won multiple awards in Latin America, Europe, and the US, including winning in both categories for AIGA Awards' 50 Books, and 50 Book Covers. She was also awarded gold in the editorial category in the Latin American Design Awards. Faride is a member of the American Printing History Association, The Bibliographical Society of America, and Center for Book Arts, and has collaborated with numerous companies such as Penguin Random, and Ugly Duckling Presse. When not working with her publishing house, Faride also teaches at the Center for Book Arts.
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