Mandi Lynn – Typography in Book Cover Design

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Mandi Lynn – Typography in Book Cover Design

Typography in Book Cover Design

Learn the theory and creativity of typography on book covers and how to format for print and ebook.

Font Genre Cheatsheet
Get access to my font cheatsheets where I list out some of my favorite fonts and what genre’s they can be used for when you’re designing book covers.

Video Lessons
Watch extensive video lessons to learn the theory behind good typography and how to manipulate type in Photoshop with step-by-step tutorials.

Keyboard Shortcuts Printable
Photoshop offers countless tools, and the more you use Photoshop, the more you’ll love keyboard shortcuts! With a printable PDF (for MAC and PC) you’ll have reminders to the most common keyboard shortcuts at your fingertips.

Learn the Entire Process
In the walk-through video lessons I take you step-by-step through the process of adding typography to a book cover, including designing an ebook, paperback, hardcover case laminate, and hardcover jacket. I will also take you through the process of exporting the document so it’s ready to print.

Purchase the Book Cover Design Course Bundle

Want to do more than just learn typography? Purchase the entire Book Cover Design Course Bundle so you can learn everything you need to know to design your own book cover from start to finish:

1- Photoshop Basics for Authors: Beginner – Tutorials on Photoshop

2- Typography in Book Cover Design: Intermediate – Adding Text to Book Covers

3- Designing Book Covers in Photoshop: Advanced – Photomanipulation Book Cover Tutorials

Who is this course for?

This course is designed for those who are familiar with Photoshop but want to know the technical and creative side of professionally adding typography to your book cover. This is especially useful when you as an author have hired an illustrator to create a custom artwork for your cover, but you still need to have the typography added and the book formatted for print. This course covers each step of the process in order to turn your custom illustration into a finalized cover.

This course is also ideal for those interested in the entire cover design process, as this course is a stepping stone to my Designing Book Covers in Photoshop course where I dive even deeper into teaching the photomanipulation skills needed to design book covers from scratch.

If you don’t have experience with Photoshop, I highly suggest you take my Photoshop Basics for Authors course before jumping into this course, as the content is meant for those are are already familiar with Photoshop. I highly recommend checking out my Book Cover Design Course Bundle to get a discount when purchasing all three courses.

All lessons are taught using Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud.

Example Curriculum

Getting Started…
Things to know before you start this course(5:37)
Photoshop keyboard shortcuts printable
Fonts cheat sheet printable

Module One: The Rules of Designing with Fonts
What Makes Up a Font? How to Identity Font Types(13:05)
Font Rule #1: Two Font Types(8:45)
Font Rule #2: Creating Hierarchy in Design With Type(6:30)
Font Rule #3: Create Contrast(2:37)
Font Rule #4: Treat Type as an Image(3:34)
Font Rule #5: Make It Readable(3:37)

Module Two: Designing With Fonts in Photoshop
The Character Panel(13:05)
Using Glyphs & Font Variations(6:56)
Selecting the Correct Font for Your Genre(5:51)
Using Layer Styles – Turning Text Into Metal(9:01)
Where to Find & How to Install Pre-Made Layer Styles(7:34)
Creating a Textured Overlay for Type(4:13)
Making Shapes With Text – Warp Text & Type on a Path(8:45)

Module Three: Design Walk-Throughs: Adding Text to an Illustrated Book Cover
Adding Typography to Your eBook Cover(40:15)
Where to Find Print Wrap Templates & How to Prepare(15:23)
Designing a Paperback Wrap(26:42)
Creating Your Hardcover Jacket(15:12)
Case Laminate Design (Basic & Re-Creating the Paperback Design)(8:43)

Before you go…
So you designed a cover…now what?(1:43)

Meet Your Instructor

Mandi Lynn published her first novel when she was seventeen. The author of multiple books, Mandi spends her days continuing to write and creating YouTube videos to help other writers achieve their dreams of seeing their books published. Mandi is the owner of Stone Ridge Books, a company that works to help authors bring their books to life through cover design and book formatting. She is also the creator of The Book Launch Planner Series, a collection of planners designed to help authors write and release their books. When she’s not creating, you can find Mandi exploring her backyard or getting lost in the woods.

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