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Design For Meaning: Creating Effective and Artistic Book Cover Designs
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1 hours 2 minutes 
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About Design For Meaning: Creating Effective and Artistic Book Cover Designs
Introduction
Identifying the Goals
Reading as a Designer
Turning Narrative into Design
Sketching Ideas
Considering Audience, Medium, and Examples
Designing the Cover
Troubleshooting: Ideas and Alternatives
Conclusion
What You Will Learn?
- It's not just what design looks like, but what it says. In this 66-minute class, acclaimed cover designer Peter Mendelsund shares his process for creating a book jacket that conveys the author's vision, sells the book, and pushes you as an artist..
- Learn how to read as a graphic designer, iterate with imagination, and break the "rules" to make your message stand out. Nine video lessons follow Peter as he designs a Skillshare-exclusive cover for Wordsworth's "I Wandered as a Cloud," and a detailed project guide helps you create a cover of your own..
- This smart, inspiring class is a must-take for graphic designers, illustrators, and everyone who loves to hold a book in their hands..