:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/113/113039/attachment_113039112 "Culturally, we have a complicated relationship with alcohol. It’s everywhere, interwoven into all our celebrations and social structures. So if you have a problem with drink, society often has a problem with you. Tell people that you want to give up smoking and you get unparalleled support, but if you tell even someone close to you that you have a drink problem, they can get panicky and uncomfortable. Socially, there is much more shame around being addicted to alcohol than cigarettes.
Also, help is hard to come by. Smoking and obesity issues are well funded by the NHS, but alcohol, despite costing the system millions each year, is poorly supported. GPs have very few options to offer people who come seeking help.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/148/148361/attachment_148361972 "Our future is obscure and uncertain. Yet we propel ourselves—untethered—toward the abyss. Some people ignore obvious signs. Others scream into the darkness hoping someone else will spot the warnings. Still, others muster courage and take extraordinary actions.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/72/7213/721399/203d4dad-c323-42ba-8d97-fadce7c04159.jpg "Since this is a devotion book for those who want to deepen their relationship with God in the middle of their hectic lives, the author requested a design that could capture the essence of time and of spiritual reflection.
For that, I included the image of a pocket watch, similar to the one that was being used as a chapter symbol in the interior of the book. This way there is always a consistent theme and imagery in the entire book (in the inner and outer zones).
I also wanted to represent the “start of a new day”, not only in a sense of time but also as a new opportunity to be with God, that can be achieved despite the busy life.
The rising sun was a good way to transmit that message and also to give it that “eternal” sense (the sun rises everyday… no matter what). It also helps to give a very positive feeling to the entire design, as being a joyful invitation to join in these daily 100 Minutes of reflection.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/93/93968/attachment_93968128 "The client asked for a design that needs to have a longstanding appeal and a 'timeless' quality.
By using the Arabic pattern with a gold gradient on clean white background - design got all that author wants.")
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:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/87/8795/879549/c4df878d-1f1e-48b1-ad6a-b0b83ef8ca52.jpg "This book is a compilation of 12 short true crime stories that all took place in France, between 1955 and 2010. These are some of the most famous and most gripping cases in the history of the French legal system and many of these chronicles have left an indelible mark on French society. This book retraces in detail the days before, during and after each crime, the police investigations that followed. It also touches upon the trials as none of these cases is unsolved.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/110/110914/attachment_110914866 "This design was a layout proposal and was never published.
It was created for a cautionary tale about what America is becoming. This science fiction book is a sort of metaphor for what is happening in our society, bringing the excitement and intrigue of paranormal and spiritual discovery, together with a supernatural battle between spiritual forces in an age of advanced technology and cultural shifting.
As it is set in San Francisco, the client required a clear skyline of the buildings of the city, from which a giant violet construction stands out, not only by its size but also by the different appearance and materials.
The major challenge was precisely to represent that giant building in a way that could show its different nature, following the descriptions on the book — “some kind of magnetic force field, not glass or steel”.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/32/3268/326870/4fe52ef3-ad12-4b3b-9301-d43c101ac5e8.jpg "Simple and elegant book cover series.")
: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)/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/123/123224/attachment_123224349 "Love. Notes. Poetry.")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/77/77594/attachment_77594013 "Cracker is a book with alternative history. In this book, the world as we know it is turned upside down. Black people have power and privilege and white people are an oppressed minority.")
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:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/104/10493/1049338/30febeca-2a91-4743-9d16-8f0105bbf41c.jpg "To help you with daily struggles, being aware of emotions, and feeling present and relaxed in the moment.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/47/4742/474250/2fb59673-6c53-47d3-aaff-3713276b584e.jpg "This design was created for a science fiction novel, set about a dozen years in the future.
The diagonal form of the buildings gives a great depth to the cover, also helped by the running man and the strong light at the end of the street. This contrast between zones of light and shadow was made to create impact and transmit a sense of mystery.
Since the story has to do with the malicious, mesmerizing effect of a presence on social media, the author wanted to include some kind of electronic device (mobile, tablet or computer).
However, I also added some details as a watermark, like the circular grid with the zero and one numerals, in order to have a certain \"technological atmosphere\".
Another of the requests was to create the design with a blue/gray palette with gold highlights, since this is a color combination that can attract the public of this book genre.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/89/89681/attachment_89681534 "I entered in this contest with something completely different that is offered by other participants. Contest holder wanted clean, striking and simple design. \"So the symbolism should be \"screw this place. I'm out\". Anything that shows that is really powerful.\". While the entire contest was poured into the water with the golden fishes, as a escape I offered the bent prison bars.
And it helped client to jump out on land.")
: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)/99designs-contests-attachments/124/124595/attachment_124595315 "THE POWER OF PIVOTING is a self development book created to help guide people through unexpected changes in relationships, career, mental health and more.
In this book, I use my own personal journey and story as a roadmap of tips and tricks to not only get through the big changes, but learning how to embrace them. From learning to fear change during our childhoods, to the First Big Holy Crap (as Chapter 2 is titled), to tips for dealing with anxiety and depression, the book contains actionable exercises to help people turn their own pivots into their dream lives.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/15/1511/151128/d74b0724-9e30-46f7-a185-a1b11bc9cb24.jpg "This is an inspirational fiction that takes the reader on a journey of discovery, both physically and emotionally. The story takes place from modern day London to the ancient wisdom of China.
The author requested a design that could transmit a relaxed and peaceful feeling, but that could also catch the attention and curiosity of the viewers.
The Yellow Mountains in China was the landscape chosen to illustrate the journey of the book.
The cherry blossom also represents the inner development throughout the entire story.")
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: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.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/85/85552/attachment_85552275 "Client wanted clean, minimalistic design. As this is a guide book, I came up with connecting three words in the main title with thin lines and all connected with author's name.")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/94/94506/attachment_94506546 "As thyroid gland has a shape of a butterfly I came up with this design. To emphasize the butterfly and the main title I've put everything else in grayscale.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/127/127439/attachment_127439023 "How students can Embrace Fear to Have More Fearless Moments")
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:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/30/3033/303399/6ad8857f-8d5e-481a-9c1b-e26011c076b4.jpg "Book description:
\"Set in music's Romantic era, ESCAPEMENT is a sensual, cinematic and arousing through-the-keyhole glimpse into the private torment and ecstasy - and obsession - of creative genius.\"
Client wanted some music oriented design, with perhaps some manuscript. I've found actual Brahms manuscript and incorporated it as bacground of two women sensual heads in front, one of them has a moustache, which inclines a sensual affair between two women. Everything has vintage vibe as novel is happening in 1800's.
This book cover contest was private one, but with client's permission and staff's help - here it is. The winning design. Yay!")
: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)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/163/16398/1639880/1f247197-f532-47c1-9bfe-bdfbf45a4f17.jpg "Poetry
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The poems are about walking.
Going through hard times.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/77/77762/attachment_77762215 "Task from the brief:
\"Design should convey boldness, strength and power. Clean, modern and minimalistic. Possibly some embossing/foil printing to highlight specific components of the design. For the title, \"Limitless,\" I want to use the Limitless logo.\"")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/32/3275/327545/a1df4bb9-376a-4150-9749-7b1b6453d28d.jpg "Dark fantasy book (first one in the Vampire Queen Saga) with a strong horror element, for a mature adult audience.
This is a story about the search for a magic sword, which needed to figure prominently on the cover. The descriptions of the author leaded to a Viking style, with a touch of horror and almost alien feel.
In the design I wanted to transmit that the sword had special characteristics, a unique piece, that would seem almost “alive”.
However it wasn’t easy to decide where the main details should be placed, in order to keep it “usable”, as it were a real sword that is meant to be handled and strong enough to fight a battle.
The eyes in the background and the big red moon helped to give the desired impact.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/90/90154/attachment_90154595 "This book cover is for sale. Drop me a line if you're interested.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/73/73891/attachment_73891644 "From the brief:
I would like the cover to have an 'Indian feel' to it. novel is high-brow. A book is a postcolonial novel set in Bangladesh and Britain. It is a history of a nation that is trying to find itself, in the midst of violence, sexual intrigue, and identity crises.")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/104/104340/attachment_104340975 "More of template-based layout for a series for books from the same author with the same book title.
However, the image is suggested (among others) by the author, but, the execution and overall visual and style is mine.")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/93/93362/attachment_93362136 "Book cover Illustration I did for this title. This art direction was the winning one, and first of all I am glad about that. Great client, great job!")
: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)/99designs-contests-attachments/90/90249/attachment_90249579 "Short synopsis: \"It’s 2026. After years of preparation and against all odds, the world witnesses the launch of a privately funded expedition on a six-year roundtrip journey to Saturn’s moon Enceladus. A crew of five heading to the edge of the solar system to potentially answer the deepest, longest standing questions of our species: where did we come from? and, are we alone in the universe?\"
The client asked for cover image to be realistic and awe-inspiring. The book is firmly in the \"hard\" Sci-Fi category, but should appeal to anybody looking for the ultimate adventure story.
This was the book cover I absolutely enjoyed working on.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/127/127358/attachment_127358802 "This cookbook contains recipes from every country in the world and takes you on a culinary journey from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. It aims at introducing the cuisine of Micronesia and other remote place to your home and showing you diversity on a plate.")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/151/151592/attachment_151592551 "16-35 y.o. a career advice book")
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