{"id":18355,"date":"2013-10-14T21:01:36","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T13:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=18355"},"modified":"2023-04-06T21:57:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T13:57:58","slug":"designing-book-covers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/designing-book-covers\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Cover Design Tips & Ideas for Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"

Note:<\/strong> This post was first published on the 14th October, 2013.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s be honest, we all judge a book by its cover most of the time (and there are legions of blogs dedicated to the pastime). Books with good graphics<\/a>, eye-catching font and good quality covers sell more copies than those without<\/strong> \u2013 simple fact. Despite what some people say, book covers are not in decline<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Book cover design is booming and has its own awards. Design Observer<\/strong> promotes an annual award<\/a> for book cover design with a 35-person judging panel! The traditional process of getting a book cover design can be extremely time-consuming, which is often disappointing for the author. This is all changing with the digital age ushering in an era of author-led ebook publishing and with a little help from crowdsourcing.<\/p>\n

New way to design book covers<\/h2>\n

The Internet has also enabled fast and effective circulation and exchange of documents, ideas, and feedback. Now that people can \u2018Pin\u2019, \u2018Like\u2019, or \u2018Share\u2019 graphics (in other words, help advertise your book!), communities of book lovers (and design lovers) are sharing their favorite book covers across the Web<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The same activity is becoming commonplace among designers and authors, sharing book covers for feedback before they go to publishing. We\u2019re going to take a look at how book cover designs come to be.<\/p>\n

For easy reference, take the shortcut:<\/p>\n