Book Cover Design from Concept to Creation
Dummy Making 1
A course by Faride Mereb , Book Designer and Editor
About the video: Dummy Making 1
Overview
“In this lesson, you will see how to test your file on a dummy. Making a dummy will give us a sense of how the book will feel in our hands. ”
In this video lesson Faride Mereb addresses the topic: Dummy Making 1, 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
“Dummy Making Now that you got to see part of my digital process, we'll talk about the book block and the dummy making. This will allow us to see and feel how the final book will be in our hands. Before we start with the dummy making, I'm going to talk a bit about the materials here. On this side, we have two rulers, one large one and one small one. The small one helps me measure the spine better and the width that all the sheets occupy. Of course, pencil. I have a little sample of my fabric, in this case, Calico Iris. It has a cellulose backing, which makes the dummy-making process easier, ...”
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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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