Magpies and Magic by Timothy Michael Lewis is aimed at teens and adults who like to read fantasy fiction. Tim's design suggestion was to have a magpie flying towards the reader with a dragon in pursuit. The aim was for the magpie to be the main focus of the entire cover. However, when flying, magpies have very wide wings stretched out. It was going to be hard—if not, impossible—to have a flying magpie fully on the cover without shrinking it considerably. So I came up with the idea of having the magpie sitting on a branch in full close-up. The dragon would be in secondary plane getting ready to attack the magpie. It was a great compromise. And that also made the cover highly visible as an eBook. Color wise, I used strong contrasts and warm hues. Font wise, the fantasy type seemed the best option. The overall mood I went for was action-adventure, fun, and magic.