Photo Book Design: From Concept to Binding
Papers and Bindings
A course by Roberta Donatini , Graphic Designer and Art Director
About the video: Papers and Bindings
Overview
“The book is an object with its own physicality, which can be exploited to communicate something: using some samples I will help you to orient yourself in the choice of paper and I will talk about binding.”
In this video lesson Roberta Donatini addresses the topic: Papers and Bindings, 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
“Papers and bindings In the previous lessons we have seen some steps of the creation of the book, starting from the development of the concept and then seeing how it is translated into editing and design choices, focusing on typography, format and layout. Let's now move on to choosing the materials for the final project. The key thing to keep in mind is that the book is an object and, as we have said, it has a tactile component. This tactile component plays a role in the experience that the reader will have by reading it and leafing through it, therefore it should not be neglected and should...”
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Course summary for: Photo Book Design: From Concept to Binding
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Software
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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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