Cover Feedback

crich70 · 01-09-2018, 06:03 PM

This is a rough design for the cover for a book I am working on. I wanted to get some feedback from others on how it looks (the actual cover won't have diagonal lines across it).

JSWolf · 01-09-2018, 06:09 PM

I don't like the diagonal lines. It might be good without them.

crich70 · 01-09-2018, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I don't like the diagonal lines. It might be good without them.

The diagonal lines are the watermark. If/when I purchase the image they won't be there.

Cinisajoy · 01-09-2018, 06:12 PM

I don't like that wallpaper. I am not fond of yellowish backgrounds. Between the pattern and the color, my eyes started swimming. I love your book but that cover just is not cutting it.

crich70 · 01-09-2018, 06:28 PM

How about this one?

gmw · 01-09-2018, 06:31 PM

Yep, I'm with Cinisajoy on this one: the wallpaper doesn't work, far too distracting. Also: the title and author name probably need to be larger.

You posted a new one just as I was writing the above.

The new one looks washed out.

Cinisajoy · 01-09-2018, 06:35 PM

Not enough color now.

Dr. Drib · 01-09-2018, 06:42 PM

What is that odd-looking contraption on the cover?

Cinisajoy · 01-09-2018, 06:52 PM

I like the first manual letter processor better.

crich70 · 01-09-2018, 06:59 PM

How about something like this?

gmw · 01-09-2018, 07:08 PM

CRich, you're too bashful with the author name.

This latest cover might work if you can reduce the size of the pen and pads enough to give you more room for your title (the pens obscure the words).

How attached are you to your title? It does not do much for me. (It's probably the "pre-writing" that turns me away.)

Something like: Before You Start
With an optional subtitle.

crich70 · 01-09-2018, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmw

CRich, you're too bashful with the author name.

This latest cover might work if you can reduce the size of the pen and pads enough to give you more room for your title (the pens obscure the words).

How attached are you to your title? It does not do much for me. (It's probably the "pre-writing" that turns me away.)

Something like: Before You Start
With an optional subtitle.

I'm not stuck on the title exactly. Just what I came up with during the writing.
Maybe "before you write"
a user's guide. ?

crich70 · 01-09-2018, 07:31 PM

How does this look?

gmw · 01-09-2018, 07:38 PM

I like the title much better.

The cover shows promise, but I think the proportions are still wrong: the pads (in particular) are too large compared to your title and author text. (I quite liked the red you were using for the author before, it seemed to suit the background, it just wasn't large enough.)

crich70 · 01-09-2018, 07:49 PM

I can't change the size of the pads in the image alas. How is this?

01-09-2018, 06:03 PM	#1
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Cover Feedback This is a rough design for the cover for a book I am working on. I wanted to get some feedback from others on how it looks (the actual cover won't have diagonal lines across it). Attached Thumbnails

01-09-2018, 06:28 PM	#5
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	How about this one? Attached Thumbnails

01-09-2018, 06:59 PM	#10
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	How about something like this? Attached Thumbnails

01-09-2018, 07:31 PM	#13
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	How does this look? Attached Thumbnails

01-09-2018, 07:49 PM	#15
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	I can't change the size of the pads in the image alas. How is this? Attached Thumbnails

01-09-2018, 06:09 PM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,983 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I don't like the diagonal lines. It might be good without them.

01-09-2018, 06:12 PM	#4
Cinisajoy Just a Yellow Smiley. Posts: 19,161 Karma: 83862859 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy	I don't like that wallpaper. I am not fond of yellowish backgrounds. Between the pattern and the color, my eyes started swimming. I love your book but that cover just is not cutting it.

01-09-2018, 06:31 PM	#6
gmw cacoethes scribendi Posts: 5,809 Karma: 137770742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura One & H2Ov2, Sony PRS-650	Yep, I'm with Cinisajoy on this one: the wallpaper doesn't work, far too distracting. Also: the title and author name probably need to be larger. You posted a new one just as I was writing the above. The new one looks washed out.

01-09-2018, 06:35 PM	#7
Cinisajoy Just a Yellow Smiley. Posts: 19,161 Karma: 83862859 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy	Not enough color now.

01-09-2018, 06:42 PM	#8
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,748 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	What is that odd-looking contraption on the cover?

01-09-2018, 06:52 PM	#9
Cinisajoy Just a Yellow Smiley. Posts: 19,161 Karma: 83862859 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy	I like the first manual letter processor better.

01-09-2018, 07:08 PM	#11
gmw cacoethes scribendi Posts: 5,809 Karma: 137770742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura One & H2Ov2, Sony PRS-650	CRich, you're too bashful with the author name. This latest cover might work if you can reduce the size of the pen and pads enough to give you more room for your title (the pens obscure the words). How attached are you to your title? It does not do much for me. (It's probably the "pre-writing" that turns me away.) Something like: Before You Start With an optional subtitle.

01-09-2018, 07:38 PM	#14
gmw cacoethes scribendi Posts: 5,809 Karma: 137770742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura One & H2Ov2, Sony PRS-650	I like the title much better. The cover shows promise, but I think the proportions are still wrong: the pads (in particular) are too large compared to your title and author text. (I quite liked the red you were using for the author before, it seemed to suit the background, it just wasn't large enough.)

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