Cover
Design
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First rule of cover design, the cover should be creative
and intriguing, pleasing to the eye and highly interesting. Second rule, make
the cover fit the story or genre, appeal to the target audience and tell what
the story is about at one glance. Third rule, make sure the cover is one complete
composition, professionally designed to high quality standards. That's where we
come in. With many years of design experience and hundreds of cover designs, we
have the expertise to create a cover for your book that is everything you imagined
and more.
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Complete
Cover Design
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| There are three elements
of a cover design for a book: the front cover, the spine and the back cover. They
all play an equally important role in enticing the reader to choose the book.
The three elements should flow together seamlessly with an overall balance in
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| Sample of a partial wrap around cover |
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| The design will also need to take
into consideration the number of ink colors that will be used to print the cover.
Most covers are printed in Four Color Process which allows for use of full color
images. If printing costs only allow for one or two colors the design will usually
use black or another dark color and a contrasting or complimentary color to create
a very effective two-color cover. |
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| Sample of a two color (duotone) cover |
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The
Front Cover
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| The front cover of a book
should peak the curiosity of the reader. What does the cover tell them? It needs
to tell them more than just the title of the book and the author's name. The cover
should reach out and grab the reader and make them want to read what's inside.
To do this the cover should be attractive, well designed and most of all give
the reader a glimpse of what's inside. |
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| Science Fiction Book Cover |
Western Book Cover |
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| We offer cover designs
using a variety of types of images including photography, graphic elements and
custom illustrations. Depending on the type and subject of the book, the target
audience and the images available, we will work with you to achieve a design that
will appeal to readers and sell your book. |
| For authors who publish
a series of books, such as poetry, fantasy novels, romance novels, westerns, educational
books, business books, software manuals, or Christian ministry books, we can help
you create cover designs that reflect the same style throughout the series. By
using similar design elements, complimentary images, and colors that harmonize
with each other, your series will take on a style that readers will recognize
and appreciate in a collective work. |
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Samples of poetry
book cover designs using the same style for books in a series
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The
Book Spine
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| The spine of the book is an important
element of a book's cover design due to the fact that many books are displayed
with only the spine showing. The spine of the book should contain the book title
in legible font and large at the bottom of the spine but can also proceed and
even appear larger than the title if the author name is highly recognizable and
will sell the book quicker then the title. |
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The
Back Cover
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This is the area most readers will turn to to find out more. A
short synopsis of the story is a way to give the reader a sneak preview. The back
cover is also a great place to put reviews or endorsements and, don't forget your
web site address.
You will also want to include your ISBN and bar codes where they
can be easily scanned at the cash register.
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| Sample of back cover
designs including ISBN bar code placement |
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