Publishers Weekly – July 29, 2019

® COVER ART

Cover Redesign

This month, Michelle Argyle at Melissa Williams Design

reimagines the cover of Download Incomplete by

R.M. Gayler.

To submit a book for a free cover redesign, email us at [email protected].

Original Cover

I loved the idea of

the man being

“downloaded”

with informa-

tion. I decided

to keep this

same idea with

a man’s face

made up of digi-

tal numbers.

I also created

movement by

adding bits of

surrounding

fragments.

The original

cover is close to

working, but it

doesn’t feel as

exciting as the

book sounds.

To remedy that,

I chose a font

with hints of a

thriller.

Balance is

always impor-

tant on a cover.

Keeping the

face off to the

side uses the

rule of thirds,

a useful tool to

draw the viewer’s

eye into the

composition

instead of just

glancing at the

center.

Keeping the

font white

draws the eye

to the title first

and foremost.

44 BOOKLIFE, JULY 29, 2019