Some new covers :) - Page 5

Moejoe · 12-14-2009, 02:59 AM

And yet another new direction before I head out the door!

Don't blame me, blame Inkscape for being about 50billion times easier and more fun to use than Adobe Illustrator

LazyScot · 12-14-2009, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Moejoe

And yet another new direction before I head out the door!

Don't blame me, blame Inkscape for being about 50billion times easier and more fun to use than Adobe Illustrator

Cute. Makes me thing of 1960's madcap movies. If that's appropriate, that's great (but I still prefer the other style...

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Moejoe · 12-14-2009, 11:26 AM

i can't seem to get a bead on this cover at all. I keep changing my mind. It's actually been harder to do a cover for this thing than write it

dreams · 12-16-2009, 02:04 AM

I like the new one because it's cute, but I also like the Santa cap cover.

The Santa cap cover made me think straight crime story (but not too graphic) and the new cover made me smile and think maybe a madcap crime story.

I guess a cover design does have an effect on the purchase when you don't know an author. You could probably put the same book out with different covers and get some interesting download numbers for each. (might be fun to try

)

Moejoe · 12-16-2009, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by dreams

I like the new one because it's cute, but I also like the Santa cap cover.

The Santa cap cover made me think straight crime story (but not too graphic) and the new cover made me smile and think maybe a madcap crime story.

I guess a cover design does have an effect on the purchase when you don't know an author. You could probably put the same book out with different covers and get some interesting download numbers for each. (might be fun to try

)

Well I won't be promoting this one at all really (there will be personalised copies for a few people though

). It was written more to get a feel for the new Finch, and what do you know, Steinbeck (although not actually in the tale) returned and Finch has a new sidekick, a punk cartoonist / barrista/ secretary called Luka

It was Luka (in the story world) who designed the Finch bird logo thingy-me-bob.

I think, overall I'm going to go with some variation of the Santa cap idea and not the cartoony one. Expect your copy befrore the 20th (along with the others I mentioned on my site. If I've left anybody out, please PM me and shout at me horribly

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dreams · 12-16-2009, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Moejoe

I think, overall I'm going to go with some variation of the Santa cap idea and not the cartoony one. Expect your copy befrore the 20th (along with the others I mentioned on my site. If I've left anybody out, please PM me and shout at me horribly

)

Moejoe · 12-17-2009, 06:59 AM

Even more new ones

These are inspired by the covers of the Chandler re-issues in the uk.

Moe The Cat · 12-17-2009, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Moejoe

Even more new ones

These are inspired by the covers of the Chandler re-issues in the uk.

I like these! Lots of colour and a nice retro theme ...

Moejoe · 12-17-2009, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Moe The Cat

I like these! Lots of colour and a nice retro theme ...

The retro font is called MrBass and it's based on Saul Bass's work I believe (the genius behind so many film introduction animations). I'm starting to believe that the font choice is the heart of all design when it comes to book covers.

http://www.dafont.com/misterbass.font

dreams · 12-17-2009, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Moe The Cat

I like these! Lots of colour and a nice retro theme ...

I do like nice covers and even lots of color. I know our Readers are only black and white right now, but you never know how soon it will change.

Rebeccaforster · 12-17-2009, 01:35 PM

MoJo. Love the cover. I'm trying to keep my clean also. I didn't own the rights to the traditionally published covers so this is really fun. How did you import your covers into a message?

Rebeccaforster · 12-17-2009, 01:36 PM

So sorry. I see it was MoeJoe!

Moejoe · 12-17-2009, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Rebeccaforster

MoJo. Love the cover. I'm trying to keep my clean also. I didn't own the rights to the traditionally published covers so this is really fun. How did you import your covers into a message?

Hey there Rebecca,

When you're posting if you scroll down you'll see a 'manage attachments' button. Click on that and it'll allow you to put images in your posts

Oh, and welcome to MR too

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dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	I like the new one because it's cute, but I also like the Santa cap cover. The Santa cap cover made me think straight crime story (but not too graphic) and the new cover made me smile and think maybe a madcap crime story. I guess a cover design does have an effect on the purchase when you don't know an author. You could probably put the same book out with different covers and get some interesting download numbers for each. (might be fun to try)

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Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	i can't seem to get a bead on this cover at all. I keep changing my mind. It's actually been harder to do a cover for this thing than write it

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Rebeccaforster Rebecca Forster Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Los Angeles Area Device: Kindle	MoJo. Love the cover. I'm trying to keep my clean also. I didn't own the rights to the traditionally published covers so this is really fun. How did you import your covers into a message?

12-17-2009, 01:36 PM	#72
Rebeccaforster Rebecca Forster Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Los Angeles Area Device: Kindle	So sorry. I see it was MoeJoe!