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Cover Briefs and the Process of Writing the Cover Brief for Sleeping in My Jeans

By Michelle Zhang

December 27, 2017 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Cover Briefs and the Process of Writing the Cover Brief for Sleeping in My Jeans

Questions asked in the process of writing a cover brief for Sleeping in My Jeans: How should the cover of a young adult/suspense novel look? What should be on the cover to represent homelessness, hope, and the bond of sisters? Is the design going to be realistic or abstract?

Filed Under: Design Tagged With: book design, Color Palette, Connie King Leonard, Cover Brief, Cover Brief Guidelines, Cover briefs in relation to other covers, cover design, cover trends, Designers, Genre trends, Key Visual Elements, Minor Visual Elements, Sleeping in My Jeans, ya fiction, young adult covers

The Covers That Typography Built

By Andrea McDonald

November 20, 2017 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Covers That Typography Built

Typography is an important aspect of any cover. It’s the first thing readers read on a book. The typeface must not only be compatible with whatever images are displayed on the cover, but also with the genre in which the book is positioned. Covers that use the typography as their primary design feature are referred to as “typographic covers.” These are the ones with limited imagery, photographic or otherwise, where the title and author take up most of the space. With these covers, finding the right font is more important than ever.

Filed Under: Manager Monday Tagged With: book covers, cover trends, Design, Manager Monday, typography

Cover Trends, and How At the Waterline Compares

By Michelle Zhang

June 28, 2017 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Cover Trends, and How <cite>At the Waterline</cite> Compares

I’ve always judged a book by its cover even though the saying tells you not to, and I doubt that anyone would completely dismiss the cover when deciding whether to read a book. After researching some cover trends both today and in recent years, I wondered how well At the Waterline stands against today’s market trends.

Filed Under: Design Tagged With: At the Waterline, book covers, Brian K. Friesen, cover trends

A Brief and Incomplete Survey of Young Adult Cover Trends

By Joanna Szabo

January 20, 2017 by Digital Content Leave a Comment

A Brief and Incomplete Survey of Young Adult Cover Trends

I recently wandered the YA shelves of Powell’s to take note of the latest cover trends––partly as research for the cover design of The Ocean in My Ears, and partly because that’s the kind of thing I like to do with my Friday nights. In order to focus only on the latest trends and limit […]

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan, Publishing Tagged With: blogging, cover design, cover trends, Covers, Design, Ooligan, Powell's, YA, YA covers, young adult, young adult covers

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