Making a Book Cover: Part 2
A book is a mysterious object that is both solid (while you are holding it in your hands) and ephemeral because the content exists in our minds, in our imaginations, or really, in the space between our mind and the page.
Making a Book Cover: Part 1
A book is a mysterious object that is both solid (while you are holding it in your hands) and ephemeral because the content exists in our minds, in our imaginations, or really, in the space between our mind and the page.
1. Orange is More than a Fruit
Orange. It's noisy, it’s exuberant, it’s expansive, vibrant, spontaneous and sometimes frivolous. Orange brings warmth and sensuality, and it can also feel unpretentious and youthful, childlike even.
2. A Confession about Orange
2. Red Can Be Both Love and Hate
Red is a warm color. It’s the first color of the spectrum—rich, vibrant, deep. More often than not, related to blood, fire, to vitality, life, energy, and warmth. It’s the symbolic color of the heart and a strong call to action and activity.
1. Red is Life
Red is a warm color. It’s the first color of the spectrum—rich, vibrant, deep. More often than not, related to blood, fire, to vitality, life, energy, and warmth. It’s the symbolic color of the heart and a strong call to action and activity.
So, What Does a Book Designer Do?
Simply stated a book designer is a graphic designer with a focus on books. A book designer has skills that come from the graphic design world and experience in the book publishing world, so her skills are focused on how to turn a manuscript into a real-life book.
