Design Thinking for Book Covers and Visual Concepts
Mood Board: Image Research
A course by Catherine Casalino , Book Designer
About the video: Mood Board: Image Research
Overview
“This lesson will guide you in how to move from the written word and your notes, to visuals that can inspire or be utilized in a design.”
In this video lesson Catherine Casalino addresses the topic: Mood Board: Image Research, which is part of the Domestika online course: Design Thinking for Book Covers and Visual Concepts. Expand your creative toolbox by exploring the book cover design process and learning how to apply it to a graphic design project.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Mood Board: Image Research Now that we've learned about reading and your toolbox, in this lesson, we'll talk about mood boarding. You have notes and you've read the book, so how do you move from the written word to visuals? That's where mood boarding comes in. As you've taken notes, maybe you've written down visual ideas or sketched things. Now, you will start to look for images that reflect your notes. Some of those images can be things that inspire you or give you more ideas, or they could be images you can use like from a stock house or a real photographer. I'll walk you through a coup...”
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Course summary for: Design Thinking for Book Covers and Visual Concepts
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Art Direction, Editorial Design, Graphic Design, Typography
Catherine Casalino
A course by Catherine Casalino
Book designer Catherine Casalino is the creative director of Casalino Design, an award-winning independent creative studio based in New York City that specializes in book design, print, and branding. Before starting her studio, Catherine worked as an in-house designer and art director for renowned publishers such as Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Grand Central Publishing.
For over two decades, she has been creating designs for a variety of well-known authors and clients, including Stephen King, A+E Networks, IBM, and The New York Times. Catherine’s designs have received recognition from prestigious organizations and publications such as AIGA, PRINT magazine, Communication Arts, Eye magazine, and the New York Book Show. She has also served as a judge for competitions hosted by associations like the Art Directors Club, the Type Directors Club, and the Association of American University Presses.
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