Illustration and Design of Children's Books

The children's publishing market

A course by Carlos Higuera , Designer, Illustrator, and Art Director

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6,045 students

Audio: Spanish

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About the video: The children's publishing market

Overview

“Now we are going to do a small market analysis to know what has already been done in terms of children's publications.”

In this video lesson Carlos Higuera addresses the topic: The children's publishing market, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustration and Design of Children's Books. Learn professional techniques to create and edit your own ABC books.

Partial transcription of the video

“[Music] In this lesson we will talk about the children's publishing market. To get into the creation of our books, it is important first to make an analysis of what has been done Already in the market. A book seems like a simple proposal Simply illustrate some texts with some images, but it's not like that. A book has multiple layers of meaning. A child, for example by grabbing a book, learns how to grab the book, how to turn pages, learn about images and relate those images to the real world. What what It becomes a unique and wonderful experience that also will give the child an experience...”

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Course summary for: Illustration and Design of Children's Books

Level: Beginner
98% positive reviews (350)
6045 students
5 units
14 lessons (1h 36m)
5 downloads

Category
Illustration
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Editorial Design, Narrative, Vector Illustration

Carlos Higuera

A course by Carlos Higuera

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Designer, Illustrator, and Art Director

Carlos Higuera is a graphic designer and illustrator. He studied children's illustration and creative processes at the Sótano Blanco art school in Buenos Aires, Argentina and worked as an art director for Leo Burnett and Sancho BBDO. Together with Azul Piñeiro, he currently directs the Kudasai Design Studio. He also coordinates talks and online illustration workshops and is committed to creating illustrated books and mobile applications for children. His work has been published and exhibited in countries such as Japan, Germany, Spain, France, the United States, Argentina, and Colombia.