Cover

By J.D. Ray · Feb 12, 2020 · ·
  1. I use Scrivener to write, and occasionally compile to Kindle format to see how the final product might look. Recently I did a compile to send to a beta reader, and, having used a more critical eye than in the previous compiles, noticed that the work didn't have a cover image. Feeling sparky, I fired up GIMP, did a search for an appropriate photo, applied some filters, added some text, and came up with this. It's a first draft. Thoughts?
    Lives In Time Part One Cover - Small.png
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  1. Richach
    I dabble in graphic design and so I have some understanding of the subject. Overall it is nice. You are right to use only two fonts. I would suggest no more. The sizes and proportions are good. The title gives us an inkling of what the book is about. Maybe elaborate with a line toward the bottom so that it becomes clearer? Do they use those descriptive lines on kindles? Are you intending to use that image or is this just a mock up of what it may look like?
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  2. J.D. Ray
    Thanks. Kindle appears to primarily use the cover as a thumbnail for advertising, and so simple designs are better. I'll do some analysis and see how detailed they are, with blurbs and whatnot included.

    Yes, that's the image I intend to use, unless I can actually go to that location with a drone and shoot an image of my own that includes something that's just off camera to the right in this image. This one was amazingly close to what I wanted before I applied the filter with GIMP.
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  3. Steve Rivers
    Is this for the Tafani novel?
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  4. J.D. Ray
    Yep. The bay you see there is adjacent to where the time travel cave is, on the island of Brijuni in Croatia.
  5. Richach
    I read the Tafani thread afterwards and now it makes perfect sense.
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