Design Thinking for Book Covers and Visual Concepts
Designing with InDesign and Adobe Creative Suite 1
A course by Catherine Casalino , Book Designer
About the video: Designing with InDesign and Adobe Creative Suite 1
Overview
“In this lesson, I will teach my techniques with editing in various programs such as InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop. ”
In this video lesson Catherine Casalino addresses the topic: Designing with InDesign and Adobe Creative Suite 1, 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
“ Designing with InDesign and Adobe Creative Suite Now that you've learned about researching and exploring and you found stock images and created visuals for your book cover, in this lesson, we'll move into the Adobe Creative Suite and start doing layouts in InDesign. One of the first things to consider when designing the cover is what is the cover size. Typically, hardcovers are 6 x 9 and paperbacks are 5 x 8 inches. When I create a new document, I have a setup already in place for a 6 x 9 hardcover. It has a 0.25-inch bleed included and I usually do a 0.5-inch margin to keep things away f...”
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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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