Book Design is the art of incorporating the content, style, format, design, and sequence of the various components of a book into a coherent whole. This workshop outlines not only the various stages of constructing the design elements of a book, it also encourages the participants to relate with more than singularly visual sensibilities to books, by the enticement of a well-designed jacket, the pages’ texture, the interior layout or the choice of typeface.

More so, think about your first experience with books as a child or a young adult … the excitement of holding the book in your hands for the first time, the titillation of the possible worlds within, and your feeling of absolute mastery in your private power to control both the rhythm and speed of its unfolding. You who created the visual elements of a future bestseller!

What will be covered

• Brief history of book design
• Book structuring covering the following elements:
  • General page layout
  • Typography selection
  • Front and back covers
  • Endpapers
• Designing the front/back covers and spine of dust-jackets
• Creating editorial and production flow
• Binding; choosing the proper book binding from hardbound to softbound
• Selection of paper stocks
• Prepress requirements
• Hands-on exercises

Who should attend

This workshop is for everyone who wish to venture into book publication as well as graphic designers, art directors, writers, photographers and print producers.

Prerequisite

To gain the most from this workshop, participants should have working knowledge of any page layout program.

What to Bring

Participants should prepare scanned images, to be used as graphic elements for the actual hands-on exercises.