Editorial Design: Think Like a Designer
A course by Enric JardíDesigner
A course by Enric Jardí, Designer
Develop your skills as a designer through practical exercises and learn the guidelines to transform a design that doesn't work into a smart and effective one.
A design that doesn't work can help you learn and improve your skills. In this online course, learn from your mistakes to approach your editorial projects more professionally.
Follow the steps of Enric Jardí, a graphic designer specialized in the publishing sector who has worked with companies such as The New York Times, Penguin Random House, and The Chicago Reader, among others. If you want to learn about other aspects of design with him, you may also be interested in his courses How to Choose Fonts and Editorial Design: How a Book is Made.
What will you learn in this online course?
14 lessons & 14 downloads
Editorial Design
2 minutes, 38 seconds
Warning Sign
14 minutes, 42 seconds
Report 1
14 minutes, 34 seconds
Report 2
7 minutes, 46 seconds
Page for Reading on Mobile Device
18 minutes, 56 seconds
Collection of Classic Book Covers
18 minutes, 25 seconds
What's included in this course?
Start the course by getting to know Enric Jardí better, he talks about his career in the world of design and shows you his greatest influences.
Then, dive into the concepts of editorial design. Learn the basics for improving examples of different designs, from a notice board to a reading page for mobile devices, then a memoire and even a collection of classic book covers.
Next, look at more complex editorial pieces, where page structure and image storytelling must be worked on with great care. Discover some tricks to designing a cookbook, a paper newsletter, an architectural guide, and a multi-language furniture catalog.
Enric shows you how to prepare the final files for submission to the printer. Now you're ready to face your next editorial design challenge from a whole new perspective!
Recommended software & tools for this course
What is this course's project?
Analyze your past works from a different approach, applying everything you've learned to get effective results.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone starting out in the editorial design industry or those who want to learn more about the details that make a job look professional.
Requirements and materials
You won't need any previous knowledge to follow the lessons.
As for materials, it would be useful to have a computer with InDesign, although the course is designed to be carried out with any program that combines typography and images.
Reviews
- 2 days ago
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- lenny_saturnoPLUS3 months ago
Todos los cursos de Enric Jardí tiene el rigor, la técnica y la maestría para contagiarnos la curiosidad y el amor por la tipografía. Excelente curso!
- 4 months ago
El curso comprende una metodología interesante para abordar todo tipo de proyectos editoriales y para pensar en diferentes maneras de trabajar con la tipografía
- 5 months ago
En todos los cursos de Enric Jardí él comparte contenidos muy interesantes desde su larga trayectoria, interesante. Gracias.
- 6 months ago
sin duda, un curso que me ayudo bastante a definir mis conceptos e ideas, a mejorar y ser mucho más competente.
He is passionate about lettering and typography. He has published several books, including Veintidós consejos sobre tipografía (que algunos diseñadores jamás revelarán) y veintidós cosas que nunca debes hacer con las letras (que algunos tipógrafos nunca te dirán) and Pensar con imágenes, which have both been translated into several other languages.
Enric combines his professional career with teaching at multiple academic centers such as the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, the Blanquerna foundation, the Universitat Ramon Llull in Barcelona, ELISAVA, the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, the University of Lapland in Finland, and IDEP Barcelona.
He was president of the Association of Art Directors and Graphic Designers ADG-FAD for several years and has received several awards for his professional work in the field of design, including: a European Design Award, a Laus, a D&AD Award, and a Malofiej for infographics and the National Culture Award in the design category, granted by the Generalitat de Catalunya.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- About Me
- Influences
- U2
Simple Systems
- Editorial Design
- Warning Sign
- Report 1
- Report 2
- Page for Reading on Mobile Device
- Collection of Classic Book Covers
- U3
Complex Systems
- Cooking Recipe Book
- Newsletter 1
- Newsletter 2
- Architectural Heritage Guide
- Catalog of Household Products
- U4
Last Steps
- Preparing the Files
- FP
Final project
- Editorial Design: Think Like a Designer
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FAQs
You’ll learn to design covers, book interiors, magazines, catalogs, and editorial signage, combining typography, layout, visual identity, and professional techniques for both print and digital media.
This is an intermediate-level course, perfect for those with basic graphic design knowledge who want to specialize in editorial design and book covers.
You’ll need prior graphic design experience, access to programs like InDesign and Word, and basic digital design equipment. Some experience with layout is recommended.
You’ll be prepared to work in publishing houses, design agencies, print media, newspapers, creative studios, or as a freelance specialist in layout, covers, and editorial signage.
The course covers European typographic movements, font selection, visual hierarchy, column layout, hinting, and responsive design for digital media.
Yes, the course covers the entire book cover design process, from concept development to integrating graphic and typographic elements.
You’ll learn how to layout children’s and illustrated books by combining text and images to engage readers, enhance visual storytelling, and maintain readability.