Brochure and Publication DesignLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

Upon completion the student knows the main features of illustration and book history. The student masters illustration and basics concepts and rules of book design. He/she is able to create small-scale illustration tasks for different books and publishing. He/she is able to design and produce a small-scale illustrated book.

Content

-history of children's book illustration (Finnish and international masters)
-illustrator's tools and illustration techniques
-basic features in book history and book design history
-rules and basic concepts of book and book design
-basic concepts and rules of book typography, readability
-basics of illustrator's textanalysis
-different illustrative styles