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The Back Cover: Designing for Print

March 5, 2012 By Starla Huchton Leave a Comment

The first thing a customer sees about your book is the cover. I’ve talked about that much already. But what’s the second?

For most people, when they see a book they think they might like, the next thing they do is flip it over. What do they expect to see? [Read more…] about The Back Cover: Designing for Print

Filed Under: All Posts, FAQs, Self-Publishing Tagged With: book covers, design, DIY design, faq, self-publishing

On Fonts

March 2, 2012 By Starla Huchton 2 Comments

When I go to do a cover, the biggest time suck will inevitably be one thing.

The title font.

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Communication and an Open Mind

February 27, 2012 By Starla Huchton Leave a Comment

So, you want to hire someone to design a cover for your Great American Novel. Here is the first thing you, as the client, need to know:

Communication is key.

After all, that’s what a book cover is; it communicates to readers at a very basic level. The whole process of designing a winning image requires a solid base of communication. This goes two ways, for sure, so make sure that you find a designer that can listen to their client and respond effectively. [Read more…] about Communication and an Open Mind

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