Book Design Courses and Certifications

Thinking Like A Book Designer

20 ratings at CreativeLive

Thinking Like A Book Designer with Jessica Helfand, Michael Bierut

• CreativeLive
• 4 hours 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Book Printing in Adobe Lightroom Classic

2 ratings at CreativeLive

Book Printing in Adobe Lightroom Classic with Jared Platt

• CreativeLive
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Design Your Own Photo Book (Live Online)

43 ratings at CourseHorse

Learn the fundamentals of designing your own photography book with expert guidance from Elizabeth Avedon.

• CourseHorse
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• $775.00

Adobe

Designing a Print-Ready Book - Part 1

Learn to design a print-ready book using InDesign and Photoshop. Create custom layouts, dynamic fonts, and color palettes while exploring self-care tips for pandemic survival with designer Anjela Freyja.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Open Book Exam Design

Discover principles and best practices for designing equitable, effective, and engaging open-book exams that enhance student learning and assessment outcomes.

• OpenLearning
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

TED

The Hilarious Art of Book Design

Explore the witty world of book cover design with Chip Kidd as he reveals the creative process behind his iconic work, blending humor and deep artistic insight.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Adobe InDesign Bootcamp

243 ratings at Noble Desktop

Master professional page layout design with Adobe InDesign, from basic text styling to advanced techniques like master pages, tables, and book creation for producing polished publications and marketing materials.

• Noble Desktop
• 18 hours
• Self-Paced
• $975.00

Introduction to Imagemaking

2955 ratings at Coursera

Explore imagemaking techniques, expand visual vocabulary, and learn to create compositions, culminating in designing an image-based book. Experiment fearlessly and focus on hands-on practice.

• Coursera
• 18 hours 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Adobe

Designing Book Covers - Inspiration and Design Tricks in InDesign

Master book cover design techniques with expert Faride Mereb, exploring visual storytelling, hybrid dust jacket creation, and InDesign layer management for professional publishing projects.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How to Make Photography Books and Magazines

5 ratings at CreativeLive

How to Make Photography Books and Magazines with Jared Platt

• CreativeLive
• 1 hour 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Create a Trade Book with Blurb BookWright

3 ratings at CreativeLive

Create a Trade Book with Blurb BookWright with Dan Milnor

• CreativeLive
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

AI-Powered E-book Creation

Unlock the power of AI to effortlessly create, design, and publish your own e-book—transforming your materials into engaging, professional resources in just hours instead of weeks!

• OpenLearning
• 4 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Time to Start Designing!

Discover how to transition from Adobe software fundamentals to real-world design projects, bridging technical skills with creative book design thinking.

• CreativeLive
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to Digital Design

Discover how to transition from book design principles to web-based content creation, bridging traditional design thinking with digital communication strategies.

• CreativeLive
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

GIMP Complete: GIMP Graphic Design, Book Covers and Drawing

751 ratings at Udemy

GIMP Complete: GIMP Beginner to advanced: Free GIMP graphic design: Free GIMP book covers: GIMP Drawing with a tablet

• Udemy
• 1 day 16 hours 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course