® COVER ART
Cover Redesign
This month, Michelle Argyle at Melissa Williams Design
reimagines the cover of Dreaming of Animals by Valerie
Harms. The author praised the new cover, observing that
“the light sky invites reflection.”
To submit a book for a free cover redesign, email us at [email protected]. Original CoverI chose a title
font that works
well with
the forward,
flowing motion
of the cranes.
Also, keeping
the words
Dreaming
and Animals
the same size
helps draw
more attention
to the title.Balancing
colors for a
cover can be
as easy as
pulling a pop of
color from the
artwork. I did
this by choosing
red from around
the cranes’ eyes
and using a
version of that
red to color the
title.Sometimes it’s
a great idea
to include an
endorsement
on the cover
to help pique
potential
readers’
interest.Keeping the
subtitle large
and legible
helps make
it clear that
this book is
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