Book Layout and Design

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Silverlight Productions Inc.
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
CEO/Producer
(21)
5
Project
Academic experience
150 hours per learner
Learner
Canada
Intermediate level

Project scope

Categories
Graphic design Communications Marketing strategy Media Visual arts
Skills
book design
Details

The project goal is to achieve a completed draft of a layout and design for a non-fiction book with text and photographs that will be approximately 100-120 pages in length to portray a biographical sketch of people. This requires book design skills and knowledge of photographic content and working closely with the author to create an eBook and paper copy book for Print on Demand.

Deliverables

The student will:

  • create the entire book format
  • choose suitable fonts
  • create design layouts for the entire book including style for chapters and chapter titles
  • produce a table of contents
  • add footnotes
  • embed photographs within the text pages, including bleeds
  • design a cover
  • create the title page and copyright page, front matter
  • prepare samples of layouts for feedback and choice selection
  • At the end of the project the student will have achieved an entire draft of a book design
Mentorship

·        staff time: I will provide guidance throughout each step, answering all questions

·        be available for consultation and training as needed

·        provide feedback as the student works

·       , answer all questions as quickly as possible

·        provide access to data and photographs with detailed instruction

·        provide all the raw material in an accessible format

·       I will review and offer encouragement often

Supported causes
No poverty

About the company

Company
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
0 - 1 employees
Arts, Entertainment, Media & production, Marketing & advertising, Publishing & printing
Representation
Women-Owned Small Business Family-Owned

Silverlight Productions Inc. explores and develops quality historical and contemporary documentary programs about extraordinary people and situations affecting changes for a better quality of life, those about our natural world, the eco-system, and the animal kingdom. We strive to make intelligent and thought-provoking shows that are compelling and entertaining for a wide audience. We are also a publisher of various genres of books, some related to our documentary projects.

We specialize in documentaries for television and festivals.