14 Tips for better cover design

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14 Tips for better cover design

Post by humblenations » October 30th, 2012, 7:44 am

I've been recommended to this forum by another cover designer and think it would be a great idea if I shared my cover design tips with you all:

You'll find them here:
http://humblenations.com/2012/04/12/14- ... er-design/

Have fun!

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Re: 14 Tips for better cover design

Post by Shipple » November 6th, 2012, 7:47 pm

This is really cool, and, of course, is very similar to some of the things I hear about designing the look of your website.
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Re: 14 Tips for better cover design

Post by TriciaLinden » November 12th, 2012, 12:29 pm

It's a very helpful collection of cover design suggestions. I really enjoyed your samples. I didn't always agree with your choices, but as you said, it's all subjective and we can't please everyone. But still, there is a level of 'hook' for a cover design we are striving to achieve. I have bookmarked his post.

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Re: 14 Tips for better cover design

Post by wilderness » November 15th, 2012, 11:23 am

Great, very helpful post! Thanks for sharing.

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Re: 14 Tips for better cover design

Post by sierramcconnell » December 31st, 2012, 2:04 pm

This gives me ideas! Thank you!
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Re: 14 Tips for better cover design

Post by ChocoCovers » July 21st, 2013, 10:53 am

I found this a lot more helpful than I thought it would be. Thank you for sharing! :)

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