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Core Concepts
Assignments
Part 1
Introducing Yourself
Part 1 Reflections
Part 2
Thinking of you
Part 3
Colour Me
Part 4
Show me
Part 5
Charity Work
Exercises
Part 1
Picture Charades
Part 2
Working to a brief
Book Cover Design
Visualizing your ideas
Too much or not enough information
Point of sale display
Part 3
A Visual Diary
Signs and symbols
Seeing the light
Understanding Colour
Abstract Cities
Photomontage
Part 4
Playing with words
A typographic jigsaw puzzle
If the face fits
Lorum Ipsum
Hierarchy
Part 5
Magazine Pages
Judging a book by its cover
Giving Information
Birthday list
Poster and flyer
Chance Housing Association
The French Hen
Key Steps in Illustration
Assignments
Part 1
Say hello
Part 2
Point of sale display
Part 3
A poster
Part 4
Magazine illustration
Part 5
Seven days
Exercises
Part 1
The history of illustration
Getting the gist
Part 2
Writing a brief
Spider diagrams
Turning words into pictures
Making a moodboard
Using reference
Exploring drawing and painting
An objective drawing
A subjective drawing
Using black and white
Choosing content
Visual metaphors
Part 3
Illustrating visual space
Reading an image
Image development
Abstract illustration
Giving instructions
Viewpoint
Client visuals
Making a mock-up
Part 4
Identifying tools and materials
Museum posters
A children’s book cover
A menu card
A tattoo
Visual distortion
Character development
Part 5
Your own work
Editorial illustration
Travel guides
Text and image
Packaging
Working for children
Educational strip
Creative Book Design
Assignments
Part 1
Your zine
Part 2
Form and function
Part 3
My little book of…
Part 4
Altered Book
Part 5
Your choice
Exercises
Part 1
Influential books
The Future of the Book
Alternative publications
Generating ideas
Research and development
Folding and mocking up your book
Visualising, editing and critiquing
Part 2
The Function of Books
Paper and binding choices
Book designers
Designing a cover
Part 3
Type Samples
Double-page spread
Experimental typography
Part 4
Exploring artists’ books
Paper/ephemera
Concrete Poetry
Sequencing images
Collating and binding
Part 5
Book Fairs
What is your role?
Planning your workflow
On press
Printing
Reflective practice
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