Monday, June 20, 2011

Cover Art Again

A couple of readers suggested that because the book cover is never much larger than an icon in Kindle, you want a relatively simple design that will shrink down and still be highly readable and striking.  There is a lot of merit to this, although I do think the cover with the Eastern European homeless guy was very emotionally powerful.  If this somehow turns into a print book, or there is a need for a higher resolution cover for some format other than Kindle, I might go back to that fine piece of work by the Jacobsens.

Here's the simplified, designed to be readable as an icon size, choices:



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8 comments:

  1. MauserJune 21, 2011 at 1:56 AM

    I'd vote #1.

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  2. Retired GeezerJune 21, 2011 at 10:33 AM

    The scaffold photo, while being provocative, is too busy, not to mention the matter of permissions.

    I also like #1

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  3. marinerJune 21, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    They're all good; #3 seems best to me.

    (Only sorta off-topic: how about making Armed America available in epub format?)

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  4. Clayton CramerJune 21, 2011 at 1:46 PM

    I do not think my publisher for that book would be interested. I suppose that I could ask them. I think they are hoping to sell some of the vast quantity that they printed, and no one bought.

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  5. Windy WilsonJune 21, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    I think number 3 is best, the texture in the wedge doesn't add that much. The other thing is the chevron between brother and Ron looks kind of like a break, which echos the theme of mental illness.

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  6. Doug KlassenJune 21, 2011 at 4:00 PM

    The graphic designs are fine, visually engaging but not arresting. Without a compelling image to go with the title, I believe the simple title "My Brother Ron" becomes a bit ho hum.

    If you're simplifying the graphic design to suit an icon, you might want to consider punching up the title.

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  7. edna, grandma, GGJune 21, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    The title "My Brother Ron" is good. What could make the message clearer other than the break. Of course a lot of people do not know much about mental illness and may not get the message without pictures.

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  8. Link PJune 30, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    I prefer the first cover with the texture in the triangle.

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