So, while I still have my ‘book jacket’ brain in gear, I’m going to ask those lovely design people of mine to have a look at Man in the Bath, which sport a natty but self-designed cover at the moment. As brand identity is important, …
Read MoreCover Design 5
We’re almost there! The cover above is to be the basis for the cover of tEXt me, with battles still being fought over the colour scheme, but the design is agreed and I’m really pleased with that. It is quite a difficult process, trying to …
Read MoreOther projects
While tEXt me is out for reading (comments starting to come back now, and some great ideas and spots of errors) and I’ll update on that soon, I’m working on a mainly non-fiction project too, as I never like resting on my laurels too much. …
Read MoreCover Design 4
So, next set of concept proofs back, based on my initial shortlist, and my first conversation over the designer about them. All going really well. As I’ve mentioned before, it’s always difficult trying to separate what I’d like myself, and what a potential audience might …
Read MoreThe Crow – Movie and Graphic Novel
Let me say upfront, I love this film, I love the graphic novel, and I’ll argue until the c(r)ows come home with anyone who disagrees. Right, that’s out of the way. The Crow is known for a number of things, the wonderful/terrible vision of a …
Read MoreCover Design 3
Here is the first of the concepts I asked my designer to work up. There are a number of things about this that appeal to me, including the simplicity, ability to have text on the phone screen, uniformity of style with The Raven Sound, and …
Read MoreThe Poetry of Sean Bonney
Our Death: p13 – Untitled https://preludemag.com/posts/untitled-477/ This is a very difficult blogpost to write, as the poetry I’ve selected here as an example of the body of work isn’t one of Sean’s best known, nor is it an example of his work that I love …
Read MoreCover Design 2
So, the second possible cover concept for tEXt me is here. I really like the use of the photo of the phone, as it brings a reality to the image for me, and the use of the graphics on the screen really reflect some of …
Read MoretEXt me – Design
So now we’re at a wonderful stage again, where I’ve received the initial concepts for the cover of tEXt me (the new title), from those wonderful people at Blushcreate. It is so hard to choose which direction to take, needing to reflect the content, but …
Read MoreSide Benefits of Working with a Book Jacket Designer
I promised to post through the various stages of creating my next book, so here is the first in a series about designing and creating the book cover. If you check back there will be several posts over the next 2 weeks, “as it happens”, …
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