:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/75/75889/attachment_75889990 "I tried to create a simple, elegant, yet dynamic cover that would be eye catching as a thumbnail and would stand out on the shelves. I wanted to combine a stylish noir atmosphere with a splash of color, to make it look more contemporary.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/158/15814/1581403/8c7ecbe1-ebed-457a-b609-b62365612647.jpg "Clean Logo Design for David Tindell Author")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/70/7051/705105/b7191f43-b508-4469-9fc5-30417f1e9e8e.jpg "These are the two designs created for an Action-Thriller Collection, which includes stories from several authors that are always set within a military environment.
The main objective was to transmit in the imagery the concepts of “Honor”, “Duty” and “Sacrifice” within an atmosphere of combat. However, I also kept some high contrasts and a certain dark style that gives a sense of mystery and suspense, as it is needed in thrillers’ covers.
It was also requested to connect the title and subtitle, forming a unique block, as well as a lettering that could convey a sense of “toughness”. The choice of the font and the scratched steel texture helped to achieve that goal.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/77/77297/attachment_77297447 "The first thing that popped to mind when i read the book's plot about a young man who studies phychology and starts having hallucinations, was the Rorschach test. That's why i decided to use as my main design element a Rorschach inkblot. The inkblot was painted from scratch in Photoshop. I think the shape, apart from the meaning of it, conveys a sense of mystery that suits the genre perfectly.")
: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)/99designs-contests-attachments/144/144352/attachment_144352163 "Book cover about a pianist who secretly kills serial killers")
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: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)/99designs-contests-attachments/111/111311/attachment_111311791 "A gritty crime/thriller novel about the challenges faced by a man of giant stature who is incarcerated in a corrupt federal prison.
The client asked for dark, masculine, realistic, and mature design picturing the main character of abnormal size and strength facing a physically threatening environment - an aging federal prison.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/102/102589/attachment_102589981 "This design was a layout proposal and was never published. It was made for the prequel of the “Edgar Vincent Thrillers”.
In this story the police partner of Edgar Vincent goes missing. The Chicago PD's homicide division abandons the search when his car is found near Lake Michigan, with a suicide note on the seats and absolutely zero traces of a body.
Edgar Vincent, however, cannot sit still while this injustice is carried out in the name of his partner, and decides to hit the mean streets of Chicago to track his buddy down, playing detective against the orders of his superiors, facing Chicago’s more sinister characters in the process.
My idea was to transmit that dark and dangerous atmosphere by showing the silhouette of the detective in one of the Chicago streets.
The contrast between the shadows and the spots of bright light helped to intensify the drama.")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/111/111126/attachment_111126519 "“Meer der Stille”, translated from German as “Sea of Silence”, is a Sci-Fi Thriller set in 2048. An international crew embarks on a flight to Mars, when they’re awaken by the emergency protocol. The chaos and destruction reign on board, making impossible to complete the mission to their final destination... or even to return to Earth. The journey into nothingness begins.
Apart from requiring a spaceship with a specific shape, damaged and with visible signs that would represent the unfortunate events, the client also wanted to convey the impression that the ship was drifting and completely lost in space.
Therefore, I decided to place it in a certain way (in the diagonal) in order to give a sense of instability, to better represent its critical situation while is being destroyed and outside of its route.
The effects that I gave to the title also reinforce that destruction, where the metal appears scratched and burned.
This design was a layout proposal and was never published.")
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: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)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/29/2919/291915/4f971bfe-2ea6-4ff7-8c5a-7eba039fa15c.jpg "First installment of \"The Lost Chambers Trilogy\" by international best seller author Ernest Dempsey.")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/101/101115/attachment_101115844 "This is a thriller book series, which stories take place in the town of Hollow Green. The detective Edgar Vincent is the main character that investigates several crimes.
In book 1, “Hollow Green\", young women are murdered during a snowy winter. One of the victims is found in a colonial old house, which can be seen as a central detail in the design.
The cover was made to catch the curiosity of the viewers and to transmit a sense of mystery and fear, but without revealing too much of the story.
In book 2, “Hollow’s Eve”, the brutal murder of a young man is committed in the woods. While investigating, the detective’s fingerprints are found riddled throughout the crime scene.
This is one of the most important details of the story that will influence the course of the events. That’s why it was included a fingerprint in a large scale that merges with the background.
This design for book 2 is a layout proposal and has never been published.")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/84/84568/attachment_84568915 "The client wanted a cover that portrayed a lighthouse on an island. I chose to show this through the perspective of the waves to add intensity and suspense to it.")
: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.")
: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.")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/85/85629/attachment_85629075 "The client wanted a cover that balanced the thriller and romance genres. She also wanted to have a design that could tie in together her future books of the same series. That's why i chose to create a logo like title that could easily make the books of the same series identifiable.")
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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.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/109/109854/attachment_109854946 "David Butler, a high-ranking diplomat living in Brussels, receives a call from the daughter of the deceased French artist André Lefevre, whom Butler knew in Ireland and whose work is about to have a major exhibition in Paris. An article by French journalist Eduard Faure has been published in Images de Paris implying that Lefevre seduced and was responsible for the drowning death of Delia Hartney, a Knockbui teen who posed for some of Lefevre’s most famous portraits—and that an unnamed boy who bears a resemblance to the young David may have been his accomplice. Lefevre’s daughter wants assurance that her father—who died in a mysterious fire shortly after the girl’s drowning—was not involved. David seeks out those who remember that far-off summer and begins to uncover the truth of what happened.")
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:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/204/20491/2049122/240c2d7d-b8d3-4398-8bb5-b0b45d092ac5.jpg "I created a clean layout with plenty of white space. All chapters start on the right hand side, any blank left hand pages I added an abstract, faint image of the New York skyline. Section headers are on the left hand pages.")
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:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/80/8001/800170/201d07e8-43c4-475a-98cd-0950e42f1691.jpg "The new installment of Ernest Dempsey's Sean Wyatt Adventure series.
A serial killer escapes from a maximum security asylum and sets in motion an intricately laid plan to make Sean his puppet in order to unlock an ancient mystery surrounding a powerful artifact, the cloak of the great prophet Elijah.")
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:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/158/15824/1582417/bc73b446-cacd-4cbe-a15a-776069f9a56d.jpg "Romantic Suspense novel")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/154/154352/attachment_154352648 "The book's translation title is 'In My Blood'.
After every murder, the serial killer, named 'The bloodline-killer' draws a line of blood on the wall, using his victim's blood.
The first sentence from the book synopsis influenced the cover concept: 'A line of blood runs through the old town of Celle. The bloodline killer kills influential and wealthy people. His goal is to request a very special heritage.'")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/67/6718/671861/acbfed3c-a705-4395-afbd-e73fe5e7e186.jpg "Chasing Kill is the 6th installment of this Techo-Thriller series, by USA Today Bestselling author Brandt Legg.")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/90/90449/attachment_90449173 "Hybrid was a short-list finalist for the Faulkner-Wisdom Award and a finalist for the Colorado Gold Novel Contest. James lives in Georgia with his wife, June, and their bossy Maltese, Georgie. You can find him online at http://www.JamesMarshallSmith.com.")
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:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/98/9831/983177/61ef726f-6dde-4749-b8cd-7488ec4714a1.jpg "A thought-provoking thriller set in the world of cryptocurrency, by author Rosy Fenwicke.")
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