Help me pick a font

kcmay · 09-23-2010, 08:23 PM

I've got the cover art for my next book, but I'm torn between a couple font styles & colors.

Take a look and let me know what your favorite is.

Moved to Flickr

Of course, if you hate them all, I'd like to know why.

jamesread · 09-23-2010, 08:43 PM

I like them all. You could use 1 of each per line or word. Or 1 for the title and 1 for your name.

Solitaire1 · 09-23-2010, 08:43 PM

Of the three, I think Option 1 is the best. To me, of the three it best exemplifies the "vampire look" for a cover.

jamesread · 09-23-2010, 08:57 PM

The cover you have is already professional.

Sandra Edwards · 09-24-2010, 12:32 PM

I like the font in #2 but I'd prefer it in the blue color :-)

Sandy

mr ploppy · 09-24-2010, 01:36 PM

No 2. Blue wouldn't stand out enough when it is postage stamp sized.

queentess · 09-24-2010, 02:10 PM

1 - Difficult to read, especially when thumbnail-sized
2 - I really like this one. The font gives it a little bit of uniqueness.
3 - Not bad, but I prefer 2.

M T McGuire · 09-24-2010, 04:08 PM

Just to really mix it up, I prefer one!

Cheers

MTM

kcmay · 09-24-2010, 05:33 PM

Thanks, everyone! I think I'll go with 2 with a drop shadow and bevel:

Check out #10 at http://www.flickr.com/photos/54240394@N07/

I like the way the Vs point to the guy and the snake on the left that's trying to get him.

(except that I've reached my bandwidth limit, so I can't see it

)

jaxx6166 · 09-24-2010, 10:28 PM

=(
KC, who's your host? I think I managed to get unlimited bandwidth from godaddy

kcmay · 09-24-2010, 11:10 PM

I went with cheap (aka doteasy). I have another web site hosted through ipower, and I love ipower, but doteasy was cheaper. Never really expected to run into bandwidth issues, but then again, I don't normally post a dozen different potential cover images over 2mb each and then ask a bunch of writers to check them out.

That'll teach me! Off I go to create a flickr account.

P.S. Uploaded them all to flickr.

jaxx6166 · 09-24-2010, 11:25 PM

I like the second to last one best.

indie · 09-25-2010, 02:08 AM

I liked 1 and 4. All of the covers are pretty good and creative however.

MrPLD · 09-25-2010, 02:39 AM

I must say, cover #5 is the one I'd look to pick up - mostly because the title text can take up a reasonable area on the top zone, where's with the dropped-V's you end up with a very large amount of 'empty space' between the lettering and the main character on the cover.

I'd try take what you've done with #5, highlight the main character a bit more to bring him out, drop-shadow the title text... and see what it looks like.

Don't you love it how we're forcing you to do all these crazy things

dreams · 09-25-2010, 02:51 AM

I ended up picking #4. What I did was to reduce to thumbnail size to see what it would look like. I found that a lighter background and the text on #4 was easier to see at the smaller size.

I do like the drop V's. What would it look like if you used those V's, but left the placement of Title text the same as on #4? Does that make sense?

09-24-2010, 05:33 PM	#9
kcmay Addict Posts: 363 Karma: 500001 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Kindle2	Thanks, everyone! I think I'll go with 2 with a drop shadow and bevel: Check out #10 at http://www.flickr.com/photos/54240394@N07/ I like the way the Vs point to the guy and the snake on the left that's trying to get him. (except that I've reached my bandwidth limit, so I can't see it ) Last edited by kcmay; 09-24-2010 at 11:34 PM.

09-24-2010, 11:10 PM	#11
kcmay Addict Posts: 363 Karma: 500001 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Kindle2	I went with cheap (aka doteasy). I have another web site hosted through ipower, and I love ipower, but doteasy was cheaper. Never really expected to run into bandwidth issues, but then again, I don't normally post a dozen different potential cover images over 2mb each and then ask a bunch of writers to check them out. That'll teach me! Off I go to create a flickr account. P.S. Uploaded them all to flickr. Last edited by kcmay; 09-24-2010 at 11:22 PM.

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09-23-2010, 08:23 PM	#1
kcmay Addict Posts: 363 Karma: 500001 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Kindle2	Help me pick a font I've got the cover art for my next book, but I'm torn between a couple font styles & colors. Take a look and let me know what your favorite is. Moved to Flickr Of course, if you hate them all, I'd like to know why. Last edited by kcmay; 09-24-2010 at 11:33 PM.

09-23-2010, 08:43 PM	#2
jamesread Banned Posts: 59 Karma: 22 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: none	I like them all. You could use 1 of each per line or word. Or 1 for the title and 1 for your name.

09-23-2010, 08:43 PM	#3
Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 14,802 Karma: 69500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor, Nook Glowlight 4	Of the three, I think Option 1 is the best. To me, of the three it best exemplifies the "vampire look" for a cover.

09-23-2010, 08:57 PM	#4
jamesread Banned Posts: 59 Karma: 22 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: none	The cover you have is already professional.

09-24-2010, 12:32 PM	#5
Sandra Edwards Queen of Procrastination Posts: 1,884 Karma: 1802 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Nevada Device: K2, K3, Fire	I like the font in #2 but I'd prefer it in the blue color :-) Sandy

09-24-2010, 01:36 PM	#6
mr ploppy Feral Underclass Posts: 3,622 Karma: 26821535 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Yorkshire, tha noz Device: 2nd hand paperback	No 2. Blue wouldn't stand out enough when it is postage stamp sized.

09-24-2010, 02:10 PM	#7
queentess Reading is sexy Posts: 1,303 Karma: 544517 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: none	1 - Difficult to read, especially when thumbnail-sized 2 - I really like this one. The font gives it a little bit of uniqueness. 3 - Not bad, but I prefer 2.

09-24-2010, 04:08 PM	#8
M T McGuire Addict Posts: 231 Karma: 1006970 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England Device: kindle	Just to really mix it up, I prefer one! Cheers MTM

09-24-2010, 10:28 PM	#10
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	=( KC, who's your host? I think I managed to get unlimited bandwidth from godaddy

09-24-2010, 11:25 PM	#12
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	I like the second to last one best.

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09-25-2010, 02:08 AM	#13
indie Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 30 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	I liked 1 and 4. All of the covers are pretty good and creative however.

09-25-2010, 02:39 AM	#14
MrPLD Author's pet-geek Posts: 933 Karma: 1040670 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: North Queensland, Australia Device: Kindle 3 Wifi, Onyx Boox M96	I must say, cover #5 is the one I'd look to pick up - mostly because the title text can take up a reasonable area on the top zone, where's with the dropped-V's you end up with a very large amount of 'empty space' between the lettering and the main character on the cover. I'd try take what you've done with #5, highlight the main character a bit more to bring him out, drop-shadow the title text... and see what it looks like. Don't you love it how we're forcing you to do all these crazy things

09-25-2010, 02:51 AM	#15
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 ended up picking #4. What I did was to reduce to thumbnail size to see what it would look like. I found that a lighter background and the text on #4 was easier to see at the smaller size. I do like the drop V's. What would it look like if you used those V's, but left the placement of Title text the same as on #4? Does that make sense?