Designing Books and Book Covers

In this course you learn how to take your design knowledge and apply it to the real world task of designing a book and its cover. Join Mark Gatter as he explains the complexities of book design in this 20-tutorial, workflow course. App Features: • 64 minutes of video training • Super clear explanations • Offline Playback (no internet connection needed) • Easy to navigate Course Outline: 1. Introduction to Book Design & Construction (01:59) 2. Basic Terminology (01:41) 3. Folding a 16 Page Signature (02:00) 4. Signature Pagination (01:56) 5. Hardcover Binding (04:09) 6. Softcover Binding (04:08) 7. Font Choices (03:23) 8. Who’s the Boss? Client vs. Designer (04:14) 9. Book Technicalities (03:58) 10. Getting to the Design (02:09) 11. Finding the Center (04:56) 12. Paper Choices (02:59) 13. The Production Process (03:45) 14. Design Inspiration (03:12) 15. Technical Considerations & Talking to Printers (02:58) 16. Creep and Other Issues (03:41) 17. Design Briefs (01:53) 18. Three Initial Questions (03:50) 19. Starting the Checklist (03:00) 20. Completing the Checklist (03:11)