Do you want to know how to create and design professional book and magazine covers and page layouts?Do you want help to get your own or your clients fiction or non-fiction book ready for a publisher?Do you have personal artwork that you want to digitalise?If the answer to any of the question about if yes, then this course has been designed with you in mind.This course is for everyone who is interested in using InDesign and Photoshop essentials to start designing creative magazine covers and professional book covers. The  course teaches the skills you will need to digitise your own artwork from start to finish. You will learn the skills to digitise any kind of artwork including that from nature journals, recipe collections, educational materials - the list is endless - and create high impact book and magazine covers and page layouts.In this course, we will learn a complete step by step process to create stunning Professional Book and Magazine Cover Designs and Page LayoutsWe will start by learning: -How to scan and prepare imagesHow to organise a book or magazineAnd then we\'ll go deeper into typography, body text and design fontsYou will learn about page masters, page furniture, pagination and flowFinally, you will learn how to create the 2D book cover design with the front cover and to the book cover design with front, back and spine.You will also learn how to create the 2D book cover mockup so that you can easily present your book cover designs professionally with just a few simple clicks.After you complete this course you will be able to design any kind of a book or magazine cover and format the book or magazine layout using Photoshop and InDesign.In addition, you will also benefit from1. Knowledge checks throughout the course to support your learning journey2. Practical examples and assignments that you can follow to practice what you learn throughout the course3. Full support through Udemy\'s online learning community4. Full suite of resources which means you can learn using the documents you see the instructor using on the courseLearn from the approachable and patient instructor Tim Pond who is an experienced educator as well as author and illustrator of \"The Field Guide to Drawing and Sketching Animals\" which has been published in six languages. Tim will take you through this online course at a gentle pace, perfect for beginners.