What does a book designer do?
What does a book designer do? It’s not exactly obvious at first.
In short, a book designer is a graphic designer with specialised skills in print production for books.
The book designer is primarily in charge of the content arrangement on the page such as typography, images and graphic assets.
They must also understand how a book is physically made.
Book designers typically receive upfront payments but no ongoing royalties.
What are the skills of the book designer?
Making a book involves a computer-based design process and a physical creation process.
It demands a mixture of academic and physical skills.
The book designer must understand the practicalities of how books are constructed.
They don’t necessarily need to be a bookbinder or a printer but need to know how the two-dimensional designs will convert into a physical item.
Book designers also need quite a bit of technical knowledge. Matching colours, image restoration and artistic sensibility are all key skills for a book designer.
