Book design on the fly
A friend needed help with the design for their latest book with only hours to make the print deadline. The cover they had created was simply not working. They were having problems with the file they had created in photoshop. Below is the cover art they initially send through to me to troubleshoot why the colours were not translating correctly.
BRAVE (de Angeles, L 2021)
Cover design Ly de Angeles. Photo © Serenity de Angeles
The file included poorly executed photoshop masking, a low-resolution base image, and multiple filters not suitable for print. From a design perspective, the cover (front and back) needed to be simplified with fewer font families and assess the integrity of the original base image.
I took a punt and sent Ly a sample which she loved.
After a brief phone call followed by an email outlining what was needed to complete the job, Ly sent through everything I had requested, including prepress specifications, the list of fonts used in the initial design and the original image as supplied by her photographer which was, fortunately, a CR2 file.
Below is my redesign as supplied to Ly.
The book is now with the printer.
BRAVE (de Angeles, L 2021)
Cover design by Zo Damage. Photo © Serenity de Angeles.
Keywords
Book design, Redesign, InDesign, Photoshop, Prepress, Friends
References
de Angeles, L 2021, Brave: Lore for the Unclaimed People, Ly de Angeles, Melbourne, Australia