Thursday, October 17, 2013

Assignment IV: Book Design (Part 2)

TOC or Table of Contents.
By now you should have your cover design, and a rough idea or direction for the content pages, (publisher, TOC, chapter head, and body pages).

Right now we want to focus on the TOC. The table of contents is a crucial part of the book, it is the readers map that tells him or her how to get to what they area looking for. It needs to be easy to understand, and interesting to look at.

This is an opportunity for designers to shine and show off there skills. Below is a Pintrest link to a group of  .

http://www.pinterest.com/chadelhardt/toc/

3 UNIQE TOC designs due next Tuesday (October 22)

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Assignment IV (Part 1) Book Cover Re-Design

Select an existing book (it can be anything you like), and redesign the cover. You may choose any type of cover you like but keep in mind that you will need to reproduce it in a mock-up to complete the assignment. 

Watch this tutorial before you get started:

Mid-Process: October 17 (Next Thursday)
Completed Cover: October 22

Part 2 will be the interior of the book.