Book Cover Design: Reimagine a Classic
Finalization and creation of the guard of book 1
A course by Rafael Nobre , Graphic Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Finalization and creation of the guard of book 1
Overview
“In this class, I'll show you how I choose a color palette, how I export images to Photoshop, and how I apply textures to finish the skin.”
In this video lesson Rafael Nobre addresses the topic: Finalization and creation of the guard of book 1, 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
“Finalization and creation of the book guard It's time for us to finish and the creation of the guard of the book. Come on? The only color I was sure from the start I wanted to wear was the color red, mainly for its symbolism with history. From that color, I started thinking about the other colors. Going back to my references, I wanted that color overlay effect, which is common in risography and low-cost prints, that you have a limitation of colors to use. Like this image, for example. This illustration here too, that you have the green and the red and they form this darker color on the over...”
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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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