Design and Production of an Editorial Project

The world of ideas

A course by John Naranjo , Designer and editor

Designer and editor. Bogota, Colombia.
Joined February 2015
87% positive reviews (113)
2,041 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: The world of ideas

Overview

“There are different ways to conceive a publishing project. In this lesson we explore the subject of ideas, their development within an editorial catalog and their "hygiene", in terms of taking care of falling into similar or pre-existing projects, this is taking care of involuntary plagiarism.”

In this video lesson John Naranjo addresses the topic: The world of ideas, which is part of the Domestika online course: Design and Production of an Editorial Project. Learn the creation process for a children’s or young people’s book from start to finish.

Partial transcription of the video

“A very difficult challenge to overcome is to land ideas. We as creators are always nurturing and we are investigating, we are informing us. In this lesson what I intend is to give you some ideas, show them how has been my particular case. I am convinced that I can tell you exactly where my ideas come from, how I do things. With these tools you are going to create new projects and books and different things. In the book that concerns us, "A man called Gabito", on this cover, which is something that I've never had the opportunity to tell, but on this cover it happens something magic. and that...”

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Course summary for: Design and Production of an Editorial Project

  • Level: Intermediate
  • 87% positive reviews (113)
  • 2041 students
  • 4 units
  • 14 lessons (1h 57m)
  • 5 downloads
  • Category

    Design
  • Areas

    Design Management, Editorial Design, Traditional illustration

John Naranjo

John Naranjo
A course by John Naranjo

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Designer and editor

John Naranjo has been involved in the publishing world for more than 25 years in all its dimensions, from the printing workshop to the acquisition and sale of international rights. Graduated in Graphic Design at the National University of Colombia, John began his career as a desktop editor at the magazine El Malpensante in Bogotá (Colombia) and then made the leap to creative editor at the El Tiempo Publishing House, where he complemented his design knowledge with legal and financial aspects of large publishing projects.

In 2010 he founded, together with his wife Carolina Rey, Rey Naranjo publishing house, where they have produced more than 70 titles of children's literature, youth, comics, fiction and non-fiction, having received awards in Europe and Latin America.


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  • 14 lessons (1h 57m)
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  • Audio: Spanish
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Design and Production of an Editorial Project. Design course by John Naranjo

Design and Production of an Editorial Project

A course by John Naranjo
Designer and editor. Bogota, Colombia.
Joined February 2015
  • 87% positive reviews (113)
  • 2,041 students