Designing a Custom Book Cover - Part 1

Designing a Custom Book Cover - Part 1

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Designing for the blurb/author’s name

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Designing for the blurb/author’s name

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Designing a Custom Book Cover - Part 1

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  1. 1 Start
  2. 2 Casey and her work in hand lettering/book cover
  3. 3 Starting the Romance Novel cover
  4. 4 Thumbnails for the lettering
  5. 5 Designing for the blurb/author’s name
  6. 6 Sketching out the letterforms
  7. 7 How many version to present to a client
  8. 8 Refining the lettering sketch
  9. 9 Adding weight to the downstroke in hand lettering
  10. 10 Tips for improving hand lettering
  11. 11 Working in InDesign - guides and design setup
  12. 12 Viewing the trim size
  13. 13 Casey’s font styles and usage
  14. 14 CMYK color picker tip
  15. 15 Back Cover design - integrating blurbs with the design
  16. 16 Book Spine design tips
  17. 17 Book Tok - Book community on TikTok
  18. 18 Adding blurbs to the design - working with type in InDesign
  19. 19 Front flap design - type styling and text wrap
  20. 20 Reading the books you design for
  21. 21 Titling for the back cover
  22. 22 Determining how the titles get distributed
  23. 23 Back flap design and type layout - color changes
  24. 24 Casey’s reference and Fresco illustrations
  25. 25 Casey’s inspiration for book cover designs
  26. 26 Adding sprinkles to the cover
  27. 27 Recap of today’s work and wrap-up

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