Illustrated Book Cover Expectations
The goal of book cover design is convey to the audience as much about the story as possible in just a single piece of artwork. To give some glimpse into the story so that the consumer might take interest and to stick out when sitting on a book shelf with thousands of other books.
Choose your book
You preferably should have read this book and know the content of the book but often times as a designer we have to design for things we have not read or do not know about. If you are unfamiliar with the book you have chosen then do some research about it. You may make up fake books if you would like to or make books about you.
Front Cover
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Title of the book
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Unique typography - Done in an interesting way. Do not just type out the name and be done, try different fonts and different ways of using your text.
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A statement or quote from you, not just your name biography
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Name of the author
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Your name as you are the author here
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A detailed illustration
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Publishers logos
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you can create your own or trace an existing one.
Back Cover:
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Barcode
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With a white rectangle behind it.
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Pricing info
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Generally included under the barcode.
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A synopsis of the story on the back.
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This should be a paragraph or two that describes your life story in a short interesting way.
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Unique Typography
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Publishers logos
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you can create your own or trace an existing one.
File information
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File Name: yourname_book
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File Size: Use the template file
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Orientation: landscape
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Artboards: 1
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Resolution: 300 ppi
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File Format: .ai, .eps & .jpg
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