Photo Book Design: From Concept to Binding
The Layout 1
A course by Roberta Donatini , Graphic Designer and Art Director
About the video: The Layout 1
Overview
“Let's get to the heart of the design part by seeing how the layout of Solastalgia was created. I'll start with setting the margins and then move on to inserting the photographs and formatting the text block.”
In this video lesson Roberta Donatini addresses the topic: The Layout 1, 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
“The layout Now that we've worked on the sequence, made our considerations on typography and format, it's time to layout. To work on the layout you will need a computer with InDesign software. To get an approximate idea of the number of pages the document should have, uses the draft we created in the previous unit. With this desk pad you can put the photographs in order and then make the necessary adjustments on the software. The other thing to keep an eye on is the layout research and the moodboard, they can help you in this more practical phase of design. Let's start. Before starting to la...”
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Course summary for: Photo Book Design: From Concept to Binding
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Category
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Software
Adobe InDesign -
Areas
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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