Book Cover Design: Reimagine a Classic
20th century and the future
A course by Rafael Nobre , Graphic Designer and Illustrator
About the video: 20th century and the future
Overview
“Now you will see the history of covers in Brazil from the 20th century to the present day, with the rise of the internet and social networks.”
In this video lesson Rafael Nobre addresses the topic: 20th century and the future, which is part of the Domestika online course: Book Cover Design: Reimagine a Classic. Combine images and text to create memorable book covers and bring your designs to life using Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.
Partial transcription of the video
“20th century and the future In this class, we will talk a little about covers in the 20th century to the future of what the book might look like. First half of the 20th century The age of illustration What marked book covers in the 20th century was the use of illustration, that we can call the "age of illustration" on the covers. The covers in this period were made with the resource of lithography. There are examples of covers with color illustrations, hand letterings, texts integrated into the illustration. During this period, it also marked the first generation of professionals born in Br...”
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Course summary for: Book Cover Design: Reimagine a Classic
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Category
Design, Illustration -
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Design, Digital Illustration, Editorial Design, Editorial Illustration, Graphic Design

Rafael Nobre
A course by Rafael Nobre
Rafael Nobre is a graphic designer and illustrator with a degree from the UFRJ. Specialized in the design of books, he has created more than 500 book covers for large publishing houses such as Companhia das Letras, Zahar, TAG Livros, and Nova Fronteira.
He has more than ten years' experience behind him and has won several awards including the Brasil Design Award and Melhor Capa de Livro Getty Images.
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