Design A Book Cover - Graphic Design Basics

Have fun designing a book cover! Sharpen your design skills and play with how to arrange and scale visual elements to catch the eye. This class includes three lessons, each lesson includes an overview of a core visual principle and inspiration examples from award winning book covers. Students will have a chance to use each principle themselves in a book cover design.  Class Project book cover copy and images are provided - but students can design a cover for a different book if they like.

For beginning or intermediate designers, anyone who wants to challenge themselves to try a new design project. Designers can use their preferred design software.

• Design A Book Cover introduction
• Lesson 1A: SYMMETRY Overview and Inspiration
• Lesson 1B: SYMMETRY Class Project 1
• Lesson 2A: SCALE Overview and Inspiration 1
• Lesson 2B: SCALE Class Project
• Lesson3A: FRAMING Overview and Inspiration
• Lesson 3B: FRAMING Class Project 1
• Design A Book Cover Wrap Up
• Design A Book Cover Mockup