Photo Book Design: From Concept to Binding
From Dummy to Publication
A course by Roberta Donatini , Graphic Designer and Art Director
About the video: From Dummy to Publication
Overview
“In this lesson I will briefly explain how the Solastalgia project and the collaboration with the artist was born. I will show you the first draft of the book, how it was printed and bound and how it was useful to approach a publishing house and publish the volume in its final form, with some adjustments.”
In this video lesson Roberta Donatini addresses the topic: From Dummy to Publication, which is part of the Domestika online course: Photo Book Design: From Concept to Binding. Learn to create a photography book, from selecting the images, format, and design to the paper and binding for your mock-up.
Partial transcription of the video
“From dummy to publication In the previous unit I told you about the concept of "Solastalgia", explaining in depth some of the premises of the photographic work. Now, before getting into practice, I would like to show you how the project has evolved to get to the final book. The Solastalgia project was born immediately with the idea of becoming a book. This is because the combination of texts and images it found its best expression in this form. Not all projects are born with the idea of becoming books. Some, of course, can be translated, we have already seen what are the assessments to be m...”
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Course summary for: Photo Book Design: From Concept to Binding
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Bookbinding, Design, Editorial Design, Graphic Design, Photography
Roberta Donatini
A course by Roberta Donatini
Roberta Donatini is a graphic designer and art director who lives in Milan. In 2016, following a stay in Paris where she worked with multiple photographers, designers, and architects, she took an offer to join the in-house team at Fabrica, an experimental communications research center based in Treviso.
She currently collaborates with cultural institutions, studios, and communication agencies on a freelance basis. She specializes in editorial photography and creating photo books, from the concept to final print, and has been teaching editorial design at the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in Milan since 2021. She also organizes dance events around Milan and other cities with the collective Ciao Mare (@ciaomarebaci).
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