:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/42/4253/425313/22ba3727-97bb-4495-9321-7e09fd999230.jpg "This is a fantasy story about a 12-year-old boy with unique abilities. He is invited to join a training program, set in a specialized summer camp called Campus Gaea, where he will be able to improve his skills and grow into a powerful member of the Band of Fire.
The request of the author was to represent James in the environment of Campus Gaea (a scouting style camp), following some characteristics of the tents (colors, shape, placement) in order to match the descriptions on the book.
The wolf (a character that guards the camp) and the Phoenix (a beautiful, flame red colored, large bird that is James companion) were also some of the requested details.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/109/109469/attachment_109469306 "This design was a layout proposal and was never published. It was created for the 4th thriller of the Edgar Vincent series. As a result, it follows the same graphic style of the previous eBooks.
In this story the detective is ready to take a vacation, after high-stakes situations and near-death experiences. But those wishes are cut short when his past returns to haunt him, in the form of a Russian mobster.
Instead of showing a real scene, I decided to create a representation of the plot in which the story takes place. In the image Edgar Vincent is just ready to enjoy his deserved vacations… when the events of his past come to spoil his plans. That is why he is looking back in the direction of what is a visual representation of Russia.
This idea is also associated with the choice of the color Red. The vibrant tone creates impact and a certain mystery, reinforced by the contrast of intense lights and shadows.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/49/4928/492880/7efa7930-829e-46f5-a573-f719a90ca8a7.jpg "This new fiction series of Michelle St. James is about experience, it's about sexuality and its boundaries.
The request was to transmit these subjects but in a sophisticated way, for a mature audience.
The red ribbon is the focal point of all the covers, assuming several meanings, from the practices of BDSM to the psychological challenges of the relationships in the story.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/25/2559/255963/118d35e5-acaa-4ab1-874b-7df82e095a51.jpg "Young adult fantasy genre trilogy (book 1) about a brother and sister that travel to a mystical place called Ohm Totem.
This place is a world where animals have special powers and communicate between themselves, being distinguished by the color of the crystal stones that they carry on their forehead.
The magical and, at the same time, frightening atmosphere that was given to the forest on the design, reveal the main feelings transmitted throughout the story.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/47/4747/474796/9a8cf575-3c28-407c-b605-cb8e172a069f.jpg "Book 3 of the \"Melanie Hogan Mysteries Series\", which stories always take place within the environment of an hair salon.
This is a mysterious story that takes place in the fall. So, one of the requests from the author was to include the colors of that season.
In this book the main character is moving her best friend into a house next to her own, when they stumble across three gravestones in a hidden area in the back of the shed. This discovery will uncover a shocking family secret.
Another request from the author was to include some hairdresser instruments on the back cover (as in all the books of this series) to make the connection with the main theme.")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/111/111998/attachment_111998090 "This design was a layout proposal and was never published. “Inferno” is the beginning of a multi-part dramatic science fiction series, that takes the readers on a journey through space and time.
The story is set in the year 2033, when humanity considers itself the crown of creation. It’s only then that Earth reveals its innermost, bringing the island of Capri to a terrible inferno… which changes the world forever.
The author requested the representation of one of the main scenes, when an immense white energy beam comes from the deeps of the Earth in the direction of a distant planet.
Having this scenery in mind, I decided to place the two planets in a position that would allow the energy beam to cross the main title. Apart from achieving a very symmetrical balance in the entire design, this was also meant to give a very curious detail, where the beam seems to pass right through the vertical line of the letter “P”.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/70/70395/attachment_70395179 "My first thought when i read the brief was to play with the meaning of the title by creating an illusion of two faces merging together into one. The choice of a rough, brush font was meant to add emotional impact to the final layout.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/70/70669/attachment_70669494 "On the surface, thirteen convicted men are sent to the wilderness with a suicide mission. This is the justice system; if you survive, your sentence is considered served. If you do not, all the better. These men simply want to survive each other, the jungle, and the savages in it. And to go home.
Beneath the surface, they wrestle with each other, with questions of guilt, forgiveness, identity, and manhood.")
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:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/32/3275/327545/004063c2-67a0-4d32-9a15-3313903aa583.jpg "Design for book 3 of the Vampire Queen Saga, a mature dark fantasy novel.
The design shows one of the scenes of the story, when the main character finds a chest in a tower containing the Vampire Queen's heart... but then a spider as large as a dog attacks.
The details that I added to the wooden chest, not only help to place the story within medieval times, but they also give a strange and mysterious appearance to this unique piece, as it had been requested by the author.
All the book covers of this series are substantially different but they all have the same strange and menacing atmosphere.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/74/74814/attachment_74814572 "It is a hard science fiction (i.e. science based) novel about an expedition to the moon Enceladus that is orbiting planet Saturn. There, astronauts will use a heated sphere to crush through the ice crust and reach the inner ocean to search for alien life.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/25/2559/255963/d47478a8-4733-4230-bd02-0296ac978bc6.jpg "Dark thriller based on the abduction of a young girl from a playground in Boston and the subsequent manhunt by the FBI and the girl's mother.
One of the requests from the author was to have a dark deep cover with strong colors, but also quite simple.
In my design I played with the contrast between the innocence of the child and her teddy bear, with the heavy and stormy clouds that transmit a very dramatic feeling.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/110/11045/1104502/b3324e2e-ec94-4698-b542-df8260fd89fe.jpg "This book cover was created for a dark fantasy novel — a retelling of the Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs, with the Evil Queen as the protagonist.
The request from the author was to include several elements representing the story (the main character, a broken mirror and an apple) but always having the “Gothic style” in mind. This is usually made by creating a darker design, with high contrasts and a “mysterious atmosphere”, almost dramatic.
Therefore, I made the entire cover with a grey color scheme, even if that grey has some soft tones (like a light purple or silver). This also gave the possibility to highlight small details, by being the only spots with a strong color, like the drop of blood in the main title and also the apple.
The font I chose for the title is quite suitable for the dark fantasy genre and its “pointed corners” helped to match the model’s long nails. It gives a mixture of a sophisticated and dramatic feeling, showing that this is not exactly a “sweet romance”.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/32/3275/327545/9950295b-01b9-4253-8180-25fa4e09e7ff.jpg "Design for book 2 of the Vampire Queen Saga, a mature dark fantasy novel that revolves around the search for a viking-style shield, with a raven's head painted on it.
I designed a stylized raven to incorporate in the main zone of the shield, very much in the style of the ancient heraldic and tribal symbols. The main challenge was to have the eye right at the center, making it almost “alive”. This also helped to represent the shield as something special and unique.
The other request of the author was to have a nautical feel, as most of the book takes place at sea or in port.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/76/7605/760500/b78cf094-6bdf-4205-bb80-bfad8b1f9aaa.jpg "This book cover was designed for a spiritual fiction.
The author had already in mind a specific scene described in the first chapter. To follow the writing, the angel needed to have an etheric appearance, while the little girl had to be seen as being “more real”.
Although there were already some references regarding the appearance of the characters, I had some freedom to “create” them in a way that could be interesting for the viewers, adding some details.
The atmosphere that surrounds them was also a very important aspect of the entire design, with the sunlight that comes through the trees. The mist was already part of the image chosen for the background, but the colors and contrasts had to be completely changed in order to make the whole imagery balanced and believable.
One of the other details requested by the author was to give a big impact to the main title “44”. The effects and colors helped to make it stand out and, at the same time, to match the rest of the design.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/127/12765/1276507/141a4cc3-c2ba-4aab-be35-a03e81991792.jpg "A novel by author Michael Ringering.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/47/4747/474796/649a567e-893d-44f8-8f92-5a4a726f2d09.jpg "Book 4 of the \"Melanie Hogan Mysteries Series\", which stories always take place within the environment of an hair salon.
This particular book is about a murder and the struggle of the main suspect to solve the mystery, to avoid being arrested.
Apart from some hairdresser instruments that are always placed on the back cover of all the books in this series, one of the requests of the author was to incorporate a large flower garden where some of the action takes place. The flowers also helped to represent and reinforce the title, changing some of them to a blood color.")
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:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/47/4747/474796/28f5f63c-8f1a-4a44-a76d-762168be2c92.jpg "This is the first book of the \"Melanie Hogan Mysteries Series\", which stories always take place within the environment of an hair salon that the main character owns.
Although the author didn't have any specific requirements at the beginning of the process, she had a preference for a \"woodsy look/feel\".
A lot of the action takes place in the small log house on a lake in Minnesota, where the main character lives. The author wanted to show how that home was her sanctuary. So, the chairs on the deck in front of the lake helped to transmit that idea.
There is also a detail in the back cover that appears in all the books of this series — the inclusion of some hairdresser instruments, to better make the connection with the main theme.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/46/4689/468949/6695e465-32ea-43d7-bb35-3c9827ddc0c6.jpg "This is the cover for the first eBook in a Fantasy trilogy.
The design is centered in a particular moment, when the mighty warships of the Syriot Empire attack the distant shores of the Three Kingdoms.
The illustration shows the ferocious pirate Captain Black Bekhar with his feared axe, that fights along side with the invaders, against the troops of the Three Kingdoms (that we see on the cover).
This is a Fantasy series, potentially marked as YA but that also has a lot of violent action and adventure.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/139/13906/1390645/bfe3f32d-cf71-47cf-a858-9a65e4e8c21c.jpg "This romantic comedy novel is meant to be fun, but it’s also a plea to keep family memories alive for future generations. It is set in two different times: Chicago in the 1950s and Arizona in 2019.
The starting point of the design was the desert painting. In fact, I did it in a way that simulates the technic and texture of the paint and, to make it more real, I also added some brushes on the side, as if they were placed on the book itself.
As the artistic theme is a central point of the story, I gathered in this painting several “key details” that are quite important to the plot. The elements at the top of the cover make reference to Italian food, one of the “unexpected” and funny aspects in the story.
The Chicago painting is presented as a symbolic representation of the past: the old photograph that brings the memories of the 1950s. It is a detail of a real painting created by Anne Marie Cina, who granted permission to the author to include it on the back cover.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/49/4980/498095/b99d89e4-2986-497b-b1b2-4699cfc8ea90.jpg "The book’s main character is a vigilante-for-hire who runs a high end mercenary organization, headquartered in Boston.
As this is the first book of a set of several new series, the author requested a slight different approach, in relation to what had already been done on the previous books, as long as it would fit her already very well known brand.
When I made the research of the publishing design trends within this genre I noticed that, whenever there's a cover with an image in a big scale, it stands out from the others in an incredible way, specially when they have a face looking at the viewer.
I immediately remembered how the eyes of the models (and a particular gaze) is one of the details that identify so many of this author’s books — the direct look at the reader, that catches the attention and also seduces, is almost her trademark.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/25/2559/255963/d4ae8091-0166-471c-89b1-03dfa36b8a95.jpg "This design was a layout proposal and was never published. It was made for a fictional story about the mystery of Edgar Allan Poe's death in 1849.
I've recreated the atmosphere of that time, not only through the costumes of the characters but also with the dark and mysterious environment.
The contrast between the intense lights and the shadows transmits the dramatic feeling that was required.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/77/77267/attachment_77267287 "“KRIEG DER WELTEN” (War of The Worlds) by H.G. Wells
Idea for the cover was a modern reduced minimalistic graphic design with a vintage sci-fi feel.
Colors: black red and white
Concept: The story is about a alien invasion - the Aliens use tripod spacecrafts/vehicles so we wish a Tripod as the main element and a small human standing underneath.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/47/4747/474796/b6f4e823-f36a-4a61-a975-c7e480013411.jpg "A romantic suspense set in the Colorado Mountains, about a woman who is searching for herself in life.
Running away from a violent ex-husband, this single mom takes refuge in a idyllic resort that she inherits from a friend.
A sunset with a porch in front of a lake, with Rocky Mountains in the background, were some of the details required by the author to include on the book cover.
The sunset colors also helped to give the desired impact, fundamental to catch the attention of the viewers.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/96/9695/969569/5ed902d5-6d8d-4622-afcd-778a4a7d800a.jpg "\"A house of secrets. A missing child. And parents who lie.\"
A Contemporary Psychological Thriller by author Jane E. James.")
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:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/25/2559/255963/77f7bee0-67fe-4ca6-924e-b795a376d17c.jpg "This design was a layout proposal and was never published.
The cover was created for an Urban Fantasy Serial. This is a story about a man who is a member of a motorcycle club that hunts supernatural creatures and eliminates them.
The graphic effects on the main title make the connection with the chrome of the motorcycles, as well as the background texture lead us to the black leather jackets.")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/86/86207/attachment_86207964 "One of the protagonists undergoes a disturbing metamorphosis, and this is my visualization of his transformation.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/49/49391/attachment_49391428 "Searched for the perfect stock photo to illustrate this women's fiction novel and modified it to extend the background and change the color to give it the right amount of white space and mood.")
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:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/180/18036/1803602/aaea70ea-85b8-407b-95d5-6c55abb94dde.jpg "This novel is the sequel to “Remember Love’s Smile”, whose book cover I had previously designed. The story is about the intriguing influence that a small town in southwestern Italy has on four vacationing Americans.
My starting point was the map of Italy, used as a background where all the other “objects” are placed. The most challenging part of this decision was determining where each detail should appear, to keep the three most important locations visible: Venice, Rome and Ricigliano. The idea of the little pin flags to mark them made the design more real, but also clearer.
In addition to an image where the four characters are presented on a canvas, one of the requirements was to include the painting of “Fumo”, a Lucanian goat. In order to accurately represent this unique character, I did research on this specific breed.
The main image on the back is a detail of a real painting created by Anne Marie Cina, who granted permission to the author to include it on the cover.")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/99/99286/attachment_99286077 "This cover is for the first book of a cozy mystery series by Rosy Fenwicke.
\"Euphemia Sage has her first superhuman hot flush in the nick of time. When her old school friend comes begging for her protection, she’s eager to take her menopause-triggered abilities for a test drive.\"")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/55/55686/attachment_55686469 "The story centers around a series of actual postcards that come from outer space and the moon. In the book, space travel doesn’t have the kind of modern feel that we associate with modern NASA projects. The version of space travel depicted should look like something from the late 1940s or early 1950s. It should be very retro.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/173/17357/1735741/c186043b-3168-4e6f-9c60-4584b9be3bd0.jpg "Thriller book cover")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/76/76288/attachment_76288142 "Science fiction set in the modern day with elements of the thriller genre and mythology.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/82/8224/822434/5008a818-a54e-4f2a-a054-d6b40fa0ba03.jpg "This design was created for a short eBook by Iben Martell with two novels in the erotica genre. As it belongs to the same collection of the first book “Die zehn Vorteile des Schleiers” (The ten Advantages of the Veil), it was important to keep a consistent graphic line.
Therefore, it was used the same concept of a face partly covered, where the glance at the viewer becomes the central point of attention. This concept helps to transmit a certain audacity and sensuality, but it is also a mysterious approach by not revealing the main plot of the stories.
The image used was chosen by the author, following the location of one of the novels, set in Central Asia. However, it was completely modified in order to achieve the same dark atmosphere of the first book, as well as a similar color scheme.
The fonts and the golden tones of the typography are a detail of sophistication that had already been applied in the design of the first book cover.")
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