BLOGWORDS – Monday 20 May 2019 – NEW WEEK NEW FACE – GUEST POST – CLAYTON NOBLIT

BLOGWORDS – Monday 20 May 2019 – NEW WEEK NEW FACE – GUEST POST – CLAYTON NOBLIT
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NEW WEEK NEW FACE – GUEST POST – CLAYTON NOBLIT

Today’s post originally appeared on Written Word Media on 7 February 2019. Excerpts and highlights used with permission.

https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/the-5-most-common-mistakes-in-book-cover-design-and-how-to-avoid-them/

The 5 Most Common Mistakes in Book Cover Design and How to Avoid Them

 

Book cover design has long been an important part of getting readers to pick up a text. Today readers are shopping for both physical and eBooks online. Book Cover Design is more important than ever.

 

Too many elements on the cover

This is an all too common mistake, particularly with inexperienced designers…

 

Not a genre fit

This is a big one. Different genres have developed distinct differences in how book covers are designed. If your book cover does not share these stylistic similarities, readers interested in that genre will pass because it doesn’t look like other books they have enjoyed…

 

Poor or wrong font choices

Once again, it’s all about signaling to readers what your book offers. Your font should be similar to other covers in your genre…

 

Poor image quality

This is an easy mistake to make if you are new to book cover design, and it’s important to be able to spot it in case you work with an inexperienced designer…

Poor readability

Today, book covers are displayed by vendors in a number of sizes and formats. Almost always, readers will see your cover at a size much smaller than a physical book cover…

 

Takeaways

Book cover design is critical to a book’s success, and there is a lot more to consider than you might expect…

 

Do you have any cover design tips or stories? Let us know in the comments.

 

 

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Clayton is a digital marketing manager at Written Word Media. When he isn’t finding ways to sell books, he enjoys reading, running in the woods and carving wooden spoons.

 

 

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