Book Cover Design: Reimagine a Classic
Creating a physical mock-up
A course by Rafael Nobre , Graphic Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Creating a physical mock-up
Overview
“Now let's see how creating a physical mock-up can be interesting for those who want to enter the publishing market and need to have a portfolio to present.”
In this video lesson Rafael Nobre addresses the topic: Creating a physical mock-up, 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
“Creating a physical mock-up In this class, I will show you how to build a physical mockup of the final project of our course. Create a physical model of the project It might be interesting for someone starting out in their career. and intends to build a portfolio to prospect clients. With the physical mockup, you can take photographs that will have a better result than a digital mockup. It is worth mentioning that a digital mockup, no matter how good it is, it is still a simulation. With a physical model, you will give a more professional look to your project. First, you will need to export...”
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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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