Of Design and Decimals
I’ve learned something about myself in the last week or so. ��I really, really enjoy designing book covers. ��I didn’t think I’d be very good at it, especially since my earliest attempts ended up looking something like this:
You get the idea. Not good, right? ��I’m really thankful for my friend and cover designer, Ben. ��I have to admit, these looks a lot better:
Designing the cover to��Boy Band��started out the same way as those early copies of��Cemetery Tours.
In other words, not good. ��Thanks to the advice of my friend and editor, however, I decided to go back and see if I couldn’t come up with something a little better. ��I have to say, I’m pretty happy with the end result, and I hope it looks as good printed on an actual cover as it does on my computer screen.
Like I said, I ended up really, really enjoying the design process and I’m hoping it’s something I can learn more about and maybe help others with in the future.
There was one downside to the whole thing, however, and that was… Math. ��In order to successfully upload the image to the designer’s website, you have to add in and extra .25 inches, then in order to create a spine you had to add and multiply all these other decimals and as you can probably tell, I barely even figured out how to get it done. ��There is no way I’d actually be able to explain it. ��My notebook ended up looking like this:
Don’t even bother to check my math, because I can tell you right now it’s wrong. ��I’d happily lived my post-high-school life secure in my faith that I would never, ever use math in my everyday life. ��Well, I guess the joke is on me. ��Not only did I have to use math, I was also cruelly reminded of how much I suck at it. ��Grrrrr.
On a happier note, however, my proof copies of��Boy Band were approved and are on their way to me now. ��I’m super excited to see them! ��I just hope the cover looks okay. ��If not, it might be back to the drawing board.
Before I sign off, I also wanted to show you my new, improved, and redesigned website,��http://www.windtrailpublishing.com. ��It looks a lot more cheerful now.
Enjoy your day, everyone! ��I pray that you don’t have to do any math.
