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We are members of a second-year IES course at Kansai Gaidai University in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. In this class, we'll study literature, humanities, and English.

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Sunday, 06 May 2007
Book Cover Design

Here are the answers to your questions about book cover design from Erika Fusari.  You can access a portfolio of designs created at Erika Fusari and Lauren Graessle Design portfolio.  In fact, Erika has even lived and worked in Japan!  Please read her responses and leave a comment.

What kind of tools do you use to design a book 
cover?

i usually start with doing research from books
+ online resources, then i sketch out my ideas,
when i'm happy with some of my sketches i put
the cover together using an apple computer. the
programs i use are indesign, illustrator + photoshop.


How do you decide the design of the book
covers?

by reading the manuscript. sometimes the editor,
author or publisher has some ideas of what they
would like to see but mostly i will read all or
part of the story and then come up with concepts.


What colors or designs are most effective to
attract people?

not really, i think it's more about how you use
the color and designs to communicate something
interesting about that book, this in turn will
make people curious about its content. but it's
good to remember design is very subjective and
what appeals to one person may not to another.


How many people are needed for designing a book
cover?

usually just the designer, but sometimes there
 is an art director who gives the designer a
direction to go in. in the end the design has to
be approved by the editor, author and publisher,
they may ask for changes, this really makes book
design a bit of a collaborative effort.


How long does it usually take to design a book
cover?


it can take 1 day to several weeks, it depends on
the deadline. also sometimes a designer may
immediately have an idea that will be successful,
sometimes it takes a while to get ideas and then
it's always nice to take time to printout designs and
look at them for ways to improve them.
Thank you, Erika, for taking time out of your busy schedule to answer our IES class' questions!  We appreciate it very much.

Reference: E. Fusari, personal communication, April 26, 2007.

posted by: MaryH at May 06, 2007 12:31 | link | comments (3) |


Comments:
#1  09 May 2007 - 20:22
 
At first I really want to say thank you to Erika Fusari .Thank you very much! I have never thought that there is a job to design book cover before I took that class. A book cover is important because we see it first when we choose a book. This is one of essential keys whether people take the book or not. This job is so interesting!! I thought there are some colors can attract people. I will think about the designer’s idea when I take a book next.
Love, Tomoyo
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#2  09 May 2007 - 22:39
 
I have been interested in making a book cover, so her responses were fascinating to me. I was surprised because I thought an author and a designer always talk about a book cover. I want to know about making a book cover more.
Minami
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#3  10 May 2007 - 01:10
 
Dear Erika,Thank you very much for answering the questions!

Yurie
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