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I'm getting ready to work with a cover designer (selection in process) to put some ebooks together. I'm figuring out what works for me in book covers I like; Pinterest is really super-helpful for this sort of thing. I've pinned 73 covers so far. Some elements that are jumping out at me in covers I love:
- no more than three colors
- strong, dramatic lines
- clean presentation with sufficient empty space
- a sense of motion
- 3D / textural -- an element that seems to come up off the page
- ornate detail (if it's kept clean and modernized)
- surprising / surreal / puzzle / make you look again elements
- charm
- rich colors
What do you think? Am I missing any important / great elements to an awesome book cover? Are there covers in this set you think are particularly awesome, or that don't work as well? Are there other covers you'd recommend as totally fabulous? |
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