Design Thinking for Book Covers and Visual Concepts
Reading and Notetaking
A course by Catherine Casalino , Book Designer
About the video: Reading and Notetaking
Overview
“In this lesson, I will walk you through the process of reading, and note-taking for design. I will be revisiting a project I worked on a few years ago, Stephen King’s book Misery, and coming up with some new design directions. ”
In this video lesson Catherine Casalino addresses the topic: Reading and Notetaking, 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
“ Reading and Notetaking We've talked about choosing a project. Now, I'll walk you through the project that I chose. I'll be designing a cover for Stephen King's book "Misery." I worked on this project a few years ago for a publisher, but I'll revisit it today with you so we can come up with a new solution. The first place I start when I'm working on a cover is breaking it down into the five steps we talked about. I like to do post-its for each phase. That way, you can see what you need to do next and where you've been. Like I said before, we start with reading, then concepting and sketchin...”
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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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