Photo Book Design: From Concept to Binding

From the Photographic Series to the Book

A course by user2152102 surname2152102 , Graphic Designer and Art Director

Graphic Designer and Art Director. Milán, Italy.
Joined March 2020

Learn to create a photography book, from selecting the images, format, and design to the paper and binding for your mock-up

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About the video: From the Photographic Series to the Book

Overview

“Analyzing the photographic series Solastalgia by Marina Vitaglione, I will tell you how it was translated in editorial form starting from some questions and keywords.”

In this video lesson user2152102 surname2152102 addresses the topic: From the Photographic Series to the Book, which is part of the Domestika online course: Photo Book Design: From Concept to Binding. Learn to create a photography book, from selecting the images, format, and design to the paper and binding for your mock-up.

Partial transcription of the video

“From the photographic series to the book In this lesson we will talk about the development of a concept, which is a fundamental step in creating a photo book. Every project of any kind starts from an idea. In the field of book design we talk about editorial concept, or rather of that idea that is the basis of the book. To start, let's talk about the Solastalgia photo series, from which the homonymous book was born, to understand what the conceptualization choices were and how they have been translated into editorial form. "Solastalgia" is a neologism, that is a term of recent introduction, ...”

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Course summary for: Photo Book Design: From Concept to Binding

  • Level: Beginner
  • 97% positive reviews (67)
  • 2703 students
  • 4 units
  • 18 lessons (2h 57m)
  • 8 downloads
  • Category

    Design
  • Software

    Adobe InDesign
  • Areas

    Bookbinding, Design, Editorial Design, Graphic Design, Photography

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Graphic Designer and Art Director

Roberta Donatini is a graphic designer and art director who lives in Milan. In 2016, following a stay in Paris where she worked with multiple photographers, designers, and architects, she took an offer to join the in-house team at Fabrica, an experimental communications research center based in Treviso.

She currently collaborates with cultural institutions, studios, and communication agencies on a freelance basis. She specializes in editorial photography and creating photo books, from the concept to final print, and has been teaching editorial design at the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in Milan since 2021. She also organizes dance events around Milan and other cities with the collective Ciao Mare (@ciaomarebaci).


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Photo Book Design: From Concept to Binding

A course by user2152102 surname2152102
Graphic Designer and Art Director. Milán, Italy.
Joined March 2020
  • 97% positive reviews (67)
  • 2,703 students