I’ve spent a good chunk of my life working with design and making things more enjoyable to the consumer. Advertising is a race to make people pick up your product or service and having a strong design is one of the easiest ways to get people to stop and look. With books, it’s no different. … Continue reading 10 Tips for a Better Book Cover
I might be biased. Mostly because I am, in theory, a Professional Designer. I’ve worked with both video and graphic design for over a decade so it’s hard not to think design as something important. So when you’re thinking about publishing your own novel (specifically self-published), I believe it’s important to invest in a good … Continue reading Judging a Book By It’s Cover Part 3: Why It’s Important to Get a Professional Designer
This is definitely not a comprehensive list and I'm pretty sure I've forgotten one or two or a thousand. I stuck to just the ones I've read otherwise we'd be here all day. But here are a few of my favorite book covers. They are in no particular order. 1) Cinder I loved this series … Continue reading Judging a Book By It’s Cover Part 2: A Few of My Favorite Covers
Have you ever looked at a row of covers and wondered why so many of the popular ones look so similar? This has been something that has bugged me since the beginning of my reading life, and it took a while for me to realize why so many covers were the same. Self Publishing One … Continue reading Judging a Book By It’s Cover Part 1: Why Do They Tend to Look the Same
