Design Thinking for Book Covers and Visual Concepts
Concepting and Sketching
A course by Catherine Casalino , Book Designer
About the video: Concepting and Sketching
Overview
“Here you will see how I come up with visual concepts based on the reading and note-taking. ”
In this video lesson Catherine Casalino addresses the topic: Concepting and Sketching, 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
“ Concepting and Sketching Now that you've read your book and taken notes, in this lesson, we'll be moving on to concepting and sketching. You've taken notes and now you'll start to find threads between them. When I was working on "Misery," some of the things I wrote down were about the physical space and the relationship between the two characters. Then one of the concepts I kept coming across was this combination of home and violence. I wanted to bring those two things together. When you come up with a concept, it's good to write it down and underneath it, you can start to think of visual...”
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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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