Editorial Design: Concept, Editing, and Materials

Overview

“Once you have finished the interior design of the book, it is time to start with one of the most important parts that will be the first contact with the reader: the cover.”

In this video lesson José Luis Lugo addresses the topic: The cover design, which is part of the Domestika online course: Editorial Design: Concept, Editing, and Materials. Master editorial design from concept to final print, combining creativity and technique at every stage of the process..

Partial transcription of the video

“Now let's look at the last part of your final project, which is the cover design. I always leave it to the end because during interior design I've already had time to review which images I like for the cover. Then I suggest you start reviewing which images you like for the cover. Pick about five and see how it works. Here on the table I have three examples of how I solved these covers. I think that many times designers pigeonhole ourselves into wanting to use the typography on the cover that is similar to that of the interiors. But It is advisable to ignore that, but rather use the typograp...”

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Course summary for: Editorial Design: Concept, Editing, and Materials

• Level: Beginner
• 93% positive reviews (15)
• 1019 students
• 4 units
• 20 lessons (4h 19m)
• 9 downloads

• Category

  Design

• Software

  Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Bookbinding, Editorial Design, Graphic Design