Covers Reimagined: The Lord of the Rings
In this Covers Reimagined post, I tackle giving a textural and type-based cover to the three books in The Lord of the Rings series.
Covers Reimagined: Pride & Prejudice
In this Covers Reimagined post, I tackle giving a bold, modern, YA-ish cover to the Jane Austen classic Pride & Prejudice.
Uncovered: Ordinary Objects
Today I want to talk about another aspect of book cover design that I run into a lot. Authors, you don’t necessarily need a custom, complicated illustration for your cover. A lot can be done with a well-chosen photograph. It doesn’t even have to be a scene...
Covers Reimagined: The Odyssey
I went through a phase in middle school where I read nothing but Greek mythology – yes, for fun. I don’t remember what sparked this interest, but I do remember it being pretty intense of an obsession. This has echoes nowadays in trying to guess the myth in...
Uncovered: Book Covers That Don’t Shout Their Titles
One thing I’ve heard some authors and even other book cover designers say is that the title of the book should be the largest thing on the cover. “It needs to be readable when it’s shrunk down to thumbnail size on Amazon” is how it’s...