Create a Book Cover from my Concept

  • Estado: Closed
  • Premio: $750
  • Propuestas recibidas: 54
  • Ganador: juanitofu

Resumen del concurso

This is a contest for a hardcover book’s dust jacket along with the hardboard cover (two items). The measurements for the book are 8 inches by 10 inches (with a binding along the 10 inch left side). The thickness of the book is 1.25 inches. This project is to create the following:
1. A hardcover dustjacket that includes 4 inch flaps and a 0.75 inch bleed section around the perimeter
a. This means the total measurement will be 26.75 inches wide by 11.50 inches high.
b. I am attaching an Adobe Illustrator file of the template. You will see the 0.75 inch gutter marked with a red line and the sections labeled. I have also added lines to mark the creases for the spine and side flaps.
2. A foil debossed design for the book itself. The total amount of debossing cannot be more than 10 square inches.

I am going to describe a basic concept, but I would like for you to feel free to make it stylish or improve upon it. I have attached a very rough look for what I am going for. I am not a graphic designer, so obviously do not be too literal with what I have created. I want you to be original.

We can base it off of Neil Degrasse Tyson’s book “Astrophysics for People in a Hurry”. Obviously for copyright issues, we need to have it be different (especially the stars). This is just a broad way to talk about it.

At the bottom (in black silhouette) will be a bull and a bear with their arms around each other (like they are friends) and they are both looking up at the stars and the title of the book “Wealth by Virtue”. At the bottom of the cover (in the black silhouette section) will be my name “Chad Gordon”. The bull and bear can be sitting on grass, or on a hill, or under a tree. Keep in mind that when people are buying books, they are usually clicking on a small icon and the bull and bear need to be (1) big enough to see what they are on a small image (2) quickly identified from their silhouette.

This will need to be a graphic that you create. Since it’s a silhouette, the bull will be easier to identify (because of the horns), but the bear may be more of a challenge. If you think it will be clearer, the bear can be looking at the bull who is looking up at the stars.

Also, very importantly, I would like one single halo above BOTH of their heads. This can be subtle or obvious, or the stars can form a halo.
The fonts should be a classical style. Definitely use a serif font.
As far as flexibility … the most important part of this is the bull and bear as friends. If you think that there is a better way to show this, I am open to ideas. It is important to me that you show creativity and that the whole cover looks like an artistic piece. It can be abstract or more realistic. Here are some top designers:
1. http://chipkidd.com
2. http://www.isaactobin.com
3. http://www.johngalldesign.com/JG
4. http://covers.petermendelsund.com/index
5. http://cargocollective.com/helenyentus
6. http://www.olivermunday.com/covers/

For the debossed cover, when you take off the dust jacket from the book, this is what will be underneath. The most important thing is that it cannot have more than 10 square inches of debossing. It can be a different representation of the cover (perhaps just a debossed outline of the bull and bear together across the whole cover). The final version of this must be a black and white image where the black shows the debossed area.

The spine should say “Gordon” above “Wealth by Virtue” along with a logo for GreenStar Press. I have attached the logo. The back should be a continuation of the front and have the ISBN number (bar code) on it (also attached). The inside flaps can have Latin text for now.
Rules:
1. You must use original art and graphic design.
2. The final version must be in Adobe InDesign or Adobe Illustrator
3. All files (including fonts) must be turned over upon completion.

If you have any questions please post them on the main message board for me to answer publicly. Thank you and good luck.

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“The second I saw his design I knew it was the one that I wanted (and this was out of a contest with about 80 entries). He has terrific graphic instincts and style.”

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  • yadisudjana
    yadisudjana
    • 6 años atrás

    please wait, I'm working

    • 6 años atrás
  • GhrMaxim
    GhrMaxim
    • 6 años atrás

    Hi CH, please ceck #77

    • 6 años atrás
  • elinavarro
    elinavarro
    • 6 años atrás

    Hi. Updated entry #76. Thank you for the opportunity.

    • 6 años atrás
  • migueloelo
    migueloelo
    • 6 años atrás

    Hi, please check Entry #73

    • 6 años atrás
  • iMachina
    iMachina
    • 6 años atrás

    Hi, please check Entry #69

    • 6 años atrás
  • tpdenver
    Organizador del concurso
    • 6 años atrás

    Excellent work everyone! The submissions that I like the most (1) clearly show the bull and bear as friends, they are about the same size and they are clearly looking up at the stars. Thus far, all of the entries that portray the animals with their arms around each other are my favorites. The winner will definitely have this. (2) The ones I like feel like one artistic unit ... often the whole piece is created from scratch (3) I also like the ones that have personality, rather than having bland outlines of animals, they have a warm feeling.

    • 6 años atrás
    1. Pibbles
      Pibbles
      • 6 años atrás

      Unfortunately, we can not see the ones that you like. We can only see our own entries. Nonetheless, thank you for keeping us updated, and actively participating in this contest with feedback.

      • 6 años atrás
    2. merybaez
      merybaez
      • 6 años atrás

      Hi, I'm finishing my new entry, I will upload soon, wait for it please!

      • 6 años atrás
  • mitunshivkumar
    mitunshivkumar
    • 6 años atrás

    please check Entry #64

    • 6 años atrás
  • juanitofu
    juanitofu
    • 6 años atrás

    Hi. Please check #63

    • 6 años atrás
  • malane4ka
    malane4ka
    • 6 años atrás

    Hello. Please, check my new entries # 58, 59, 60, 61

    • 6 años atrás
  • bkrishan46
    bkrishan46
    • 6 años atrás

    pls check Entry #56

    • 6 años atrás
  • juanitofu
    juanitofu
    • 6 años atrás

    Hi. Please check #51

    • 6 años atrás
  • juanitofu
    juanitofu
    • 6 años atrás

    Hi. Please check #48

    • 6 años atrás
  • malane4ka
    malane4ka
    • 6 años atrás

    Hello. Please, check my entries # 42, 43, 44. I will send more examples.

    • 6 años atrás
  • sanjido
    sanjido
    • 6 años atrás

    My Entry is #40.

    • 6 años atrás
  • tpdenver
    Organizador del concurso
    • 6 años atrás

    For the font, I am really looking for something that is sophisticated. Something that looks classy. Thank you for your work! I like where this is going.

    • 6 años atrás
  • tpdenver
    Organizador del concurso
    • 6 años atrás

    I continue to really enjoy the submissions. I would like you to keep in mind that this is a professional book that will help people with their finances. While I want the cover to feel very approachable, I would like you to be cautious on having it look like it's a children's book.

    • 6 años atrás
  • merybaez
    merybaez
    • 6 años atrás

    Hi, check #17 #18 please :)

    • 6 años atrás
  • tpdenver
    Organizador del concurso
    • 6 años atrás

    Two things you might find helpful. One, I am open to your ideas about the halo. I am seeking to convey virtuousness and if you have a different idea, feel free to try it out. Also, the sense that I want to convey is based on this poem by Walt Whitman:

    • 6 años atrás
    1. Pibbles
      Pibbles
      • 6 años atrás

      In layman's terms, what is the poem saying? I have difficulty understanding Whitman's poetry. I can read the words of the poem, but I don't get it. Thank you.

      • 6 años atrás
  • tpdenver
    Organizador del concurso
    • 6 años atrás

    When I heard the learn’d astronomer,
    When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me,
    When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them,
    When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room,
    How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick,
    Till rising and gliding out I wander’d off by myself,
    In the mystical moist night-air, and from time to time,
    Look’d up in perfect silence at the stars.

    • 6 años atrás
  • tpdenver
    Organizador del concurso
    • 6 años atrás

    Excellent work everybody! I'm very excited about what has been submitted.

    • 6 años atrás
  • juanitofu
    juanitofu
    • 6 años atrás

    Hi please check #4

    • 6 años atrás
  • malane4ka
    malane4ka
    • 6 años atrás

    Hi, I'm working on it.

    • 6 años atrás
  • tpdenver
    Organizador del concurso
    • 6 años atrás

    The contest is guaranteed.

    • 6 años atrás
  • jagadeesh1babu2
    jagadeesh1babu2
    • 6 años atrás

    Hi, I like to work on it. Can you please guarantee it.

    • 6 años atrás
  • tpdenver
    Organizador del concurso
    • 6 años atrás

    Also, if you feel that you have a better idea and you want to run it by me before spending a lot of time on it, you are welcome to ask. I have sealed the contest and will keep your ideas secret. Thank you.

    • 6 años atrás
  • tpdenver
    Organizador del concurso
    • 6 años atrás

    Hello everyone. I have guaranteed the contest. I look forward to your entries. I will respond to your work. If I think it can be improved I will tell you what I like and don't like. Thank you and happy designing :)

    • 6 años atrás
  • princegraphics5
    princegraphics5
    • 6 años atrás

    #guaranteed please

    • 6 años atrás
  • merybaez
    merybaez
    • 6 años atrás

    Hi, I'm working on it, can you #guaranteed please

    • 6 años atrás

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