Redesign this book cover with me!
Copy my file here → https://www.figma.com/file/jUt9s4VEvS...
Photo credits:
Drew Jarrett’s close up of a woman posing https://archive.kintzing.com/photogra...
Joel Filipe Jellyfish https://unsplash.com/photos/white-jel...
Film poster for Strange Heaven (Obce Niebo) directed by Dariusz Gajewski https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film7...
Sarah Köhler’s shot of Mt Fuji https://archive.kintzing.com/photogra...
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Here’s what the AI told me to write: join Paavan, a UX designer and design educator, as he embarks on an intriguing one-hour challenge to design a new cover for Ursula K. Le Guin's The Lathe of Heaven. Beginning with the book itself, he takes us on a journey to a bookstore for cover design inspiration, shares his thoughts about different covers, and sketches initial ideas on paper.
He then moves to Figma to transform hand-drawn sketches into digital designs, finally selecting his favourite design for a final touch-up. Throughout the video, Paavan shares his love for design, the book, and also invites viewers to share their input on his designs.
A pretty accurate description if you ask me.
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00:00 Intro
01:15 Let's head out
01:23 Inspiration
05:30 Sketching
05:41 Sketch 1
06:07 Sketch 2
06:50 Sketch 3
07:19 Sketch 4
07:49 Moving into Figma
08:04 Idea 1
10:47 Ideas 2 and 3
11:54 Idea 4
13:17 Idea 5
14:11 Self critique
14:40 Selecting one to move forward with
15:14 Photo selection
16:29 In closing