Design Thinking for Book Covers and Visual Concepts

Expand your creative toolbox by exploring the book cover design process and learning how to apply it to a graphic design project

• Introduction
• The Book Design Process
• Creating Your Book Cover Design
• Finishing Touches for Your Cover
• Final project

A book cover is a powerful marketing tool that can shine a spotlight on the contents inside. With over two decades of experience working for renowned clients like Penguin Random House and HarperCollins, designer Catherine Casalino specializes in creating intriguing covers that compel readers to explore the story within.

In this online course, she teaches you how to apply design thinking to create spectacular book covers that leap off the shelf. Learn Catherine’s step-by-step approach to capturing the written word with visuals and presenting a book in its best light so that no story remains undiscovered.

• About Me
• Influences
• Overview of Book Design
• How to Start: Reading and Your Book Design Toolbox
• Mood Board: Image Research
• Picking a Project
• Reading and Notetaking
• Concepting and Sketching
• Researching, Exploring, and Refining
• Designing with InDesign and Adobe Creative Suite 1
• Designing with InDesign and Adobe Creative Suite 2
• Editing
• Expanding Your Design
• Presenting Your Book Cover Design
• Taking Feedback
• Design Thinking for Book Covers and Visual Concepts