Working: How a Book Cover Designer Catches the Reader’s Eye

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🗓️ 19 September 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

This week, in his final hosting appearance on the show, Rumaan Alam talks to graphic designer Rodrigo Corral, who specializes in book cover art. In the interview, Rodrigo explains how his designs attempt to capture the tone and themes of the books they adorn. He also talks about avoiding a signature style and finding inspiration at the hardware store. After the interview, Rumaan and co-host Isaac Butler discuss the covers of their books and the creative decisions that went into the designs. In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Rodrigo explains how fatherhood has impacted his work. He also talks about some cover art that he admires. Send your questions about creativity and any other feedback to [email protected] or give us a call at (304) 933-9675. Podcast production by Cameron Drews and Morgan Flannery. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Big Mood, Little Mood—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on Working. Sign up now at slate.com/workingplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	One of the exercises I love to do is,
0:38.0	can I or can somebody on our team and the group?
0:41.0	Tell me about the book in two simple sentences.
0:44.0	Just try to capture it.
0:46.0	Just try to describe in your words what that book is
0:49.0	in two simple sentences.
0:51.0	And if you can do that, then you're kind of on to
0:55.0	solving what the jacket could or needs to be.
1:00.0	Welcome back to Working. I'm your host, Isaac Butler.
1:03.0	And I'm your other host, Ruman Alam.
1:05.0	Ruman, who was that that we heard at the top of the episode?
1:10.0	Isaac, this week I spoke to Rodrigo Corral.
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