Illustration and Lettering: Create a Book Cover

Illustration and Lettering: Create a Book Cover

“Thank you for taking this course! I hope you will remember that the basis of this graphic creation is the thorough reading of the text and the search for concepts. The quality of your creative process is intimately linked to your knowledge of the text. Remember, designing a cover is also thinking about the final object. It's your turn to create a cover of the novel! I leave you here an example of what I would like to see in the presentation of your project: The novel Read the novel and note the scenes, atmospheres and details that seem strong to you.

The mood board Create a mood board linked to your notes in order to find the visual concepts that respond to your note taking. Compositions Sketch in small vignettes some compositions mixing text and image according to the concepts revealed by your mood board. The cover Choose the composition that inspires you the most and develop it in the format of your project. Finally, present your project to the client, then finalize the cover as a whole so that you can deliver the files for printing! Novel cover design is a job that involves taking customer feedback into account. I shared with you my method, now it's up to you to adapt it to your style. I encourage you to build up a rich visual culture! When the cover is ready, share your project on the forum. To do this, click on the “Create your project” button. I can't wait to see your creations. I will look at your publications as soon as possible and answer your questions and need clarification. In the meantime, I encourage you to watch what your comrades have been up to and comment on their posts. See you soon !”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project Thank you all for taking this course, discovery and analysis of a text until the realization of an illustration which incorporates a handmade title. You were able to follow the steps for creating a novel cover. Let's summarize them. We first discovered the brief and I showed you how to approach the text and make a personal interpretation. We did a market study, identified the target reader and learned the codes of the genre. Then, we analyzed the existing covers, to feed us but also to set us apart. Then we built our moodboard and we drew inspiration for our cover concepts fro...”

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Course summary for: Illustration and Lettering: Create a Book Cover

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (18)
• 826 students
• 4 units
• 13 lessons (1h 55m)
• 6 downloads

• Category

  Calligraphy & Typography, Design, Illustration

• Software

  Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Procreate

• Areas

  Digital Illustration, Editorial Design, Editorial Illustration, Graphic Design, Hand Lettering, Lettering