Creative solutions for editorial content design

Creative solutions for editorial content design

“We've reached the end of this course! Thank you so much for joining me in this adventure. During this course I've shared with you my best tips and tricks to create a cover design from rough draft to final printed page. So, now it's your turn to create your very own project! Here's an example of how I would like to see your process: The Purpose Understand the purpose of the piece. What is the objective? Is it trying to convince you of an idea? Does it want to convey an emotional sentiment? Is there a clear lesson/takeaway? What tone and mood are we aiming for? This will help inform the kind of solution we want to pursue. Mood Board Find inspiration. Create a mood board for inspiration/ideation.

The Media and the Artist What media to pursue? Is this best solved with photography? Illustration? Typography? Then, reach out the Artist. Define who to hire? What kind of work is right for the assignment? If you can’t explain your idea succinctly, they won’t understand either. You need to clearly articulate what you need from them. The Sketches Refine the sketches. Go through drafts of artwork, and define the one that work. The Final Content Put it all together. Final artwork with typography Don't forget to upload your project to the forum, that wayI can share some feedback with you. I'll try to do it as fast as I can. In the meanwhile, share some thoughts and feedback with your fellows. I can't wait to see your project. See you soon. ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Hi, thanks for joining me on this course. For the final project, i walked you through developing a concept, assigning an illustration, and altering the final results. Next, I'd like you to select your own article to work with. The goal of this project is to give the reader a visual understanding of the journals. Our first step was to read the essay and get an understanding of the main talking points. Next, we aim to understand tone and mood to give perspective for the argument. both inform the visual solution. After deciding the tone of mood, I started looking for artists that could be a go...”

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Course summary for: Creative solutions for editorial content design

• Level: Beginner
• 39 students
• 4 units
• 10 lessons ()
• 2 downloads

• Category

  Design

• Areas

  Art Direction, Design, Editorial Design, Graphic Design