Book Cover Designer

Skills Required

• ability to draw
• experience with Adobe Illustrator and In Design
• basic understanding of artistic and design principals
• works well under pressure and can meet strict dealines

The artist

• a degree in Graphic Design is helpful but not required for this job
• artists can work freelance jobs and learn to develop an all ready existing artistic skill set
• sites such as YouTube or Adobe offer free tutorials on how to learn to use In Design and Illustrator

Peter Mendelsund

The Design process

• work is done using desktop publishing applications such as Adobe InDesign and Illustrator
• even though illustrations are often hand drawn the process is completed with a computer
• once the book cover is approved it gets sent to the publisher for final approval and printing

Where they work

• book deigners can work from anywhere
• cities with major publishing houses such as New York, Chicago and Boston employ book designers

Other Cities book designers commenly work from include:

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