Book Cover.

Copy&Paste · 02-18-2008, 07:18 AM

Id like feedback on what I can do to improve this. Thanks.

Aarlev · 02-18-2008, 09:12 AM

Maybe center the quote as well (but keep the text left aligned)? It just looks a bit odd where it is, when everything else is centered. Also I'd show the back and the side of the book.

Gino · 02-18-2008, 12:03 PM

Yeah i think you need to play around with the typography some more, I'm not totally sold on the title fonts, but i like the circles and the quote.

Saywells · 02-18-2008, 01:18 PM

yeah, you've got 4 different fonts going on, and none of them really have anything to do with eachother. it makes for a disjointed piece...

are there often quotes on the front of a book? i mean, more than "Simply amazing..." or something short like that? If you like to keep that around, I'm not sure it's in the right spot. I read that before I read the title, and that's confusing.

also, what do the dots represent? anything?

Copy&Paste · 02-18-2008, 03:13 PM

umm the quote has to stay. no budging on that one.
umm the dots represent traffic lights which tie in with the book and films content. typography i admit i am struggling at. i have set another thread up to gain help cos im not sure what to use

alyCe · 02-18-2008, 10:10 PM

I think on "distressed" fonts you should do it manually, find a nice geometric font and do it yourself, go a lil' punk and DIY

"Birth of a hero" is... well... you know... avant garde stolen, grunged and... well... it says DAFONT very loud and clear

(sorry for all the "...well" - just finnished a flash banner thingie and its five in the morning and I need a warm cup of tea and some sleep!!)

alyCe · 02-18-2008, 10:13 PM

I think on "distressed" fonts you should do it manually, find a nice geometric font and do it yourself, go a lil' punk and DIY

"Birth of a hero" is... well... you know... avant garde stolen, grunged and... well... it says DAFONT very loud and clear

(sorry for all the "...well" - just finnished a flash banner thingie and its five in the morning and I need a warm cup of tea and some sleep!!)

edit: loving the cirles/lights though. I actually think that it's minimalistic enough that you can add a tiny bit too them, so they "glow" a bit. I'm not saying "press outer glow" in photoshop but you know

Oh and by the way which program did you use? the circles are quite pixelated

Copy&Paste · 03-19-2008, 06:51 AM

i used photoshop for the dots. do u think illustrator would have been better?

MediaMisfit · 03-19-2008, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Copy&Paste

i used photoshop for the dots. do u think illustrator would have been better?

You can tell that you used photoshop because the dots are pixelated. If you do use photoshop make sure your operating at 300 dpi. Illustrator will always be better for printing fonts and shapes. If you included a picture on the cover then I would say import it into illustrator then export a final from there.

I don't know why there is a logo at the top. Scratch the logo. I like the dots a lot but I agree that you should try some different font's. Fewer fonts is usually better IMO.

Michae · 03-19-2008, 06:05 PM

This says nothing about what genre this book is in. Is it fantasy? Historical novel? Science fiction? A story about monkeys?

It's wouldn't catch my interrest from the cover, becayse I wouldn't know a thing about what kind of book it was when looking at it.

02-18-2008, 09:12 AM	#2
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02-18-2008, 03:13 PM	#5
Copy&Paste Designer Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 57	umm the quote has to stay. no budging on that one. umm the dots represent traffic lights which tie in with the book and films content. typography i admit i am struggling at. i have set another thread up to gain help cos im not sure what to use __________________ Jon

02-18-2008, 10:10 PM	#6
alyCe Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Norway Posts: 622	I think on "distressed" fonts you should do it manually, find a nice geometric font and do it yourself, go a lil' punk and DIY "Birth of a hero" is... well... you know... avant garde stolen, grunged and... well... it says DAFONT very loud and clear (sorry for all the "...well" - just finnished a flash banner thingie and its five in the morning and I need a warm cup of tea and some sleep!!) __________________ glunge

02-18-2008, 10:13 PM	#7
alyCe Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Norway Posts: 622	I think on "distressed" fonts you should do it manually, find a nice geometric font and do it yourself, go a lil' punk and DIY "Birth of a hero" is... well... you know... avant garde stolen, grunged and... well... it says DAFONT very loud and clear (sorry for all the "...well" - just finnished a flash banner thingie and its five in the morning and I need a warm cup of tea and some sleep!!) edit: loving the cirles/lights though. I actually think that it's minimalistic enough that you can add a tiny bit too them, so they "glow" a bit. I'm not saying "press outer glow" in photoshop but you know Oh and by the way which program did you use? the circles are quite pixelated __________________ glunge


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02-18-2008, 01:18 PM	#4
Saywells on Main Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 101	yeah, you've got 4 different fonts going on, and none of them really have anything to do with eachother. it makes for a disjointed piece... are there often quotes on the front of a book? i mean, more than "Simply amazing..." or something short like that? If you like to keep that around, I'm not sure it's in the right spot. I read that before I read the title, and that's confusing. also, what do the dots represent? anything?

03-19-2008, 06:51 AM	#8
Copy&Paste Designer Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 57	i used photoshop for the dots. do u think illustrator would have been better? __________________ Jon

03-19-2008, 06:05 PM	#10
Michae Senior Designer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 264	This says nothing about what genre this book is in. Is it fantasy? Historical novel? Science fiction? A story about monkeys? It's wouldn't catch my interrest from the cover, becayse I wouldn't know a thing about what kind of book it was when looking at it. __________________ Warning: I might come across as a bitch, but Im really just trying to help.

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