Importance of book cover design
Book cover design is one of those important elements in marketing and attracting customers to bookstore shelves that sometimes not paying attention to it causes the author’s many years of efforts to be ignored and not accompanied by good feedback.
Book cover design for well-known authors is different from people who have just entered the field of book writing and publishing. New writers should be able to attract more readers to their bookshelves by designing unique and attractive covers, and this requires having a professional graphic designer. In the following, we will mention some important tips about book cover designing for new writers who want to shine.
Hiring an experienced designer
Most authors usually have no idea how to design a book cover. Therefore, it is necessary to seek the help of a professional and experienced designer and the authors themselves to be with the designer as a consultant. The designer can make suggestions to the author regarding the choice of colors, fonts, images, etc.
Highlight a single element
One of the tricks to creating interesting book cover designs is to emphasize an element. Highlight that element to dominate the whole design. By doing so, the cover with a bold and large design immediately catches the eye.
Such an element can be an image, a symbol, a famous place, an object, or even letters. You also need to decide on the other visual elements whether the cover will need typography or another image.
Have a unique book cover concept
The first thing that comes to mind after handing over the work to the designer is to come up with a unique cover design. Talk to the designer about the topic of your book. If possible, ask the designer to read your
book. It is important that the designer knows the subject and content of the book. If the designer cannot read the book, you as the author can share your detailed and complete description of the book with him.
Avoid the complexity of book cover design
The beautiful and professional combination of images, text, and the use of geometric shapes, if done intelligently, should ultimately have a design without complexity so that the viewer’s eye does not get tired and confused when seeing it. Try to design the book cover quite simply so that it can more easily show the main purpose and subject of the book. See our portfolio of book cover design portfolio.
Choose the font carefully
The use of typography and the use of different fonts on the book cover design is one of the main design elements and it can be said that the book cover without writing and text is almost meaningless. The name and specifications of the book should be inserted on the cover with appropriate fonts and try to use a maximum of 3 fonts.
Pay attention to the size of the cover
Remember that in today’s digital world, products are published online. Many online sites are selling E-books. The cover design of the book is displayed on the screens in small sizes and in a limited way. So you will have to design the cover in such a way that it is very impressive and attractive even in small dimensions. This is why simple designs with less detail are often preferred today.
Keep the cover design simple.
It is not necessary to display all the details of the content of the book on the cover. It is enough to convey significant elements in the content to the viewer with the cover. A simple yet effective cover can have a huge impact on the success of a book.
Pay attention to the points related to book printing
If the purpose of designing a book page and book cover is to print it, a number of important points should be considered. First, consider the resolution and resolution of the images. When using low-volume images, the sharpness of the image may reduce the sharpness and quality of the images used. Even if you plan to publish the book electronically, adjust the quality of the book so that it is suitable for printing. Because you may publish the book in the future.
Maintain the appearance of the design with the brand
Does your cover design fit the series of past designs? In this type of design, it is necessary to use the same fonts, images, typography, illustration, and… that were used in the previous designs of this book. With the aim that when the reader sees those elements, he will be reminded of the previous versions of the book. In this way, the ads that have already been made about previous editions of the book are a kind of brand that introduces new editions. So make sure that the elements on the page and cover of the book continue to be repeated on the cover of new books.
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