:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/72/7226/722683/d00ca97b-0a5c-4251-a5d3-e3f8a045bde9.jpg "This is the first book of the Guitar Improv Series, a comprehensive guide to jazz improvisation.
The author and jazz musician, Richie Zellon, wanted an illustration that could represent the flow of his music, as well as a vintage style similar to the jazz covers of the early/mid 20th century.
Since the majority of those covers followed Cubism, I created an illustration with similar traces of that specific art movement. As I’m not a painter it was a big challenge, but also a great opportunity to study more in detail all the aspects of Cubism and Abstract Art and the paintings of specific artists.
The illustration has a visible influence in the work of Kandinsky, because of the flow and unpredictability of his traces, just like the jazz improvisations. Another detail requested by the author was to include in some way his hat, which easily identifies him in all his performances.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/66/6627/662729/f17db78f-9feb-400e-a716-cc619fd443ae.jpg "This book is about Grayson, a young adult that struggles with drug addiction and his girlfriend, Emily, a recovering alcoholic. Emily takes her sobriety very seriously, while Grayson has not been able to make that commitment yet.
Instead of showing the characters, I decided to go for a more symbolic approach, in order to make it different from the common romance books.
I used the contrast between cold and warm tones to transmit the concept of “choices” that the characters need to make in their lives.
In this design the blue tones represent the sad and numb life of addiction, the struggles and the dramatic consequences… and the yellow/orange tones represent the recovery and the achievement of finally become sober.
Grayson is still struggling in a “cold life”, while Emily has already overcome her battle. The orange flower is Emily that blossoms from branches that seem to be almost dry. While Grayson is still the cold reflex in the water of what can become his future.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/69/69950/attachment_69950496 "The idea was to portray a chance meeting of a boy and a girl on the cover and to have the same couple leave together at the back.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/111/111836/attachment_111836164 "This design was made for a fictional drama/romance which story, filled with family dynamics, is set in an equestrian property in Australia.
The main requests from the author were a design with an air of luxury (with details in gold) and the picture of her own mare Anastasia — “I want it to stand out in an almost 3D effect”.
Therefore, I decided to place the image of the horse in a very large scale and also with an effect where it seems to get out of the page. Its body extends to the back cover, giving a deep dark contrast to the entire design. This creates a very dramatic appearance but also a sophisticated style, helped by the warm golden tones on the background and on the title.
Then, I made a line drawing of the house, from the picture that the client had provided of the property in which the story takes place, and I included it on the title... almost as if it were part of its “Logo”.")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/103/103894/attachment_103894291 "Inte som du tror (translated from Swedish \"Not as you think\") is a story that mainly takes place in a school, about two girls with ages around 13 years old.
It talks about how the two girls deal with each other and how their attitudes may hide more severe and private problems.
One of the important details of the story is the finding of an old diary written in the 19th century by a girl of the same age. This diary inspires one the girls to start reading the Bible and pray to God for the other one. That is why I placed one of the main characters as a central point of the cover, holding an old book, while the other girl is seen on the top almost hidden in the middle of her long blonde hair.
As the target group for this book will be teens but also adults, the author didn’t want it to signal teen’s fiction too much.")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/75/75889/attachment_75889990 "I tried to create a simple, elegant, yet dynamic cover that would be eye catching as a thumbnail and would stand out on the shelves. I wanted to combine a stylish noir atmosphere with a splash of color, to make it look more contemporary.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/91/91833/attachment_91833059 "This book cover is for sale. Drop me a line if you're interested.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/91/91069/attachment_91069532 "This book cover is for sale. Drop me a line if you're interested.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/112/112787/attachment_112787713 "The book you hold in your hands will show you in 6 easy-to-follow practical steps how to never worry about low sales again, ever. I have used the same 6 Ps System to train all the sales teams in my 12 companies how to sell big-ticket products to customers from all around the globe. I designed the 6 Ps System 20 years ago, and my companies still use it today to sell high-ticket products and services to large multinational organizations, and it still works perfectly.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/177/17788/1778881/f7b688d2-fcde-4ba4-9d73-c6b733aa772b.png "It's the six-book Macrofutilism series by Martin White.
Each book is a collection of completely original, intensely observed short-form essaylets about actual contemporary social reality, written from 1985 until 2021 as global civilization passed into early collapse. Deeply thoughtful with the strong humor element and the insight of social issues and critiques each book needed specific graphic metaphor. Every cover is custom made contemporary graphic style with clear visual idea.")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/113/113252/attachment_113252936 "Paperback with flaps.
A self-development book through animals (especially dogs and cats) life lessons. The goal of the book is to make people happier through knowledge of life, love, death, harmony, self love and so one. Another goal is to help people connect more with the true essence of their animals.")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/118/118528/attachment_118528714 "“Rummet innanför” (translated from Swedish \"The room inside\") is the sequel of “Inte som du tror”, which book cover I had previously designed.
Some events and details on the story led to the choice of the elements in the design. The main characters — Bella, Miranda and Erik — are on summer holiday. Bella is searching for answers about her family's history, after finding a revealing picture. Miranda is haunted by memories from a fire at her school. Erik is working at a soccer school for kids. As requested, the main scenario needed to also include a mansion, as well as a sports car.
As in many books which target audience are teens, it was important to give some clues but without revealing too much of the plot.
I followed the same style of the first book, as well as the placement of the characters and background effects. However, to better distinguish both books, I used a different color scheme with fresh tones to make the connection with summer season.")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/80/80114/attachment_80114235 "Task: Simple, Crisp, Bloody - Horror Book Cover")
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:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/53/5364/536422/21e35722-23ae-47ad-bb7f-98cf82c4b9b6.jpg "This is a children’s book that tells the story of Inky, a boy with a “special power”: he makes people happy by touching them with his index finger. But there is one drawback. Every time he touches someone, he leaves behind a small Inky tattoo, like an \"i\" inside a circle.
This is the first book in the series, where the boy tries to learn how he can make people happy without touching them, because none of his friends want any more Inky tattoos.
Until he meets Pinky. She's always sad so Inky tries his super power on her. And guess what? It doesn't work on her.
I created the illustration for this design, following the examples and descriptions given by the author, to perfectly match with the two main characters in the story.
The vibrant colors were chosen not only to catch the attention of the children but also to transmit a joyful and positive atmosphere.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/25/2559/255963/36cc2723-e7dc-4ea7-a55b-d64d0da2ef72.jpg "This design was created for a Christian romantic fiction for readers between 35-65. It is an Amish novel about innocence and unrequited love.
Since the story is set during the summer in a farm, the client requested a design in earth tones and of the fall harvest - hay piles, wheat fields or of golden corn.
As the landscape spreads to the back cover, it gives a sense of vastness, like a field that never ends, but it also helps to balance the entire book cover.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/46/4689/468949/d33af487-8d7b-45af-8a95-2fdbdadbfab8.jpg "\"Breaking Regulations\" is science fiction disguised as dark fantasy. Most of the book takes place in the outer section of a cylindrical generation ship that is mainly croplands and walled towns. The main character is Marcus, a mercenary swordsman.
The design has a dark and mysterious atmosphere, not only to match the story, but also to better catch the attention and curiosity of the potential buyers/readers.
Not showing too much of the interior of the ship, also allows everyone to imagine it in its own way, when they read the descriptions on the book.")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/111/111637/attachment_111637866 "This design was a layout proposal and was never published.
Based off of Grimm’s fairy tales, this is a romance between two women that explores the nuances of what happens after “Happily ever after”.
Their names — Rose and Snow — allowed not only to give a symbolic representation of the characters, but also to show the contrasts of what unfolds during the story.
As the plot begins with the arrival of an invitation to the King’s wedding, followed by the court life and the castle’s secrets, this building took also an important place in the entire design.
Since the client wanted the cover to embody dark romance reminiscent of a gothic novel, I decided to use a very dark palette, with high contrasts and grainy textures. This graphic style, and also the only color (Red) present in the design, helped to highlight even more the main element: the rose with the snow.")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/28/28835/attachment_28835042 "I am a book cover and illustration specialist.
Invite me to work and we can discuss your project needs.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/25/2559/255963/36be9457-c992-43e6-b6f6-cbe87465f60b.jpg "This book is the record of an intense, probing and ultimately life-transforming conversation between two people.
One of the requests from the author was to include the figure of an \"eccentric duck\" in a dinner table eating sushi. With a complex photomanipulation I was able to create such character, giving it a positive appearance but without having a cartoonish style. Some details like the hat and the bow tie helped to give it a more \"human\" personality.
Just to add a final touch, the landscape on the background also intensified how improbable would be such scenery.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/114/114395/attachment_114395776 "Poetry")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/15/15818/attachment_15818391 "I am a book cover and illustration specialist.
Invite me to work and we can discuss your project needs.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/111/111300/attachment_111300767 "Married couple Drew and Sarah's are going through a financial rough patch, and with another baby on the way, Drew decides to make some extra cash buy writing erotic fiction. Before long Sarah is in on the act as well.
What follows are a series of hilarious misunderstandings and mishaps as the middle-aged couple try to inject some heat into their steamy novel.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/77/77297/attachment_77297447 "The first thing that popped to mind when i read the book's plot about a young man who studies phychology and starts having hallucinations, was the Rorschach test. That's why i decided to use as my main design element a Rorschach inkblot. The inkblot was painted from scratch in Photoshop. I think the shape, apart from the meaning of it, conveys a sense of mystery that suits the genre perfectly.")
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:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/71/7187/718782/975df476-628b-409b-8899-fd5a0853c9be.jpg "This is a novel-drama which main characters are two musicians. Following the story, my approach was to transmit all the main aspects in a symbolic way, giving the right amount of clues, but without revealing too much of the plot.
The subtitle “Only one season for Love” was the starting point. By including the two characters in a field full of flowers, I’m representing that idea of the “season”, the only season that they will have. The dark sky, full of heavy clouds, shows that this isn’t a happy and light story.
The placement of the characters in the design transmits the distance between them that is revealed throughout the story. I’ve placed the pianist near a tree, because this element is a symbol of “rebirth”, of restarting a new life… a new opportunity.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/40/4072/407256/9cf622ad-d31e-4e03-b2bb-1c0dd58bcf05.jpg "This is the cover for the hardback edition of \"Die Schulter des Riesen\". A literary fiction novel by Raffael Rauhenberg.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/113/113406/attachment_113406110 "This novel tells the true story of a boy who, even in the deepest of distress, did not lose faith in his future. A boy who fought against all odds and never gave up, not even his religion. A boy who simply chose to survive, to live.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/103/10362/1036268/13449902-1942-4580-a4b3-fd011764e9c2.jpg "\"Add Cyanide to Taste\" is a collection of short stories with recipes, dark and delicious. How dark? Fourteen stories range from suspense to crime fiction with a pinch of horror. The recipes include the dishes featured in the stories. Most recipes are vegetarian. All recipes are cyanide-free.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/25/2559/255963/81fe2190-2f89-4fbb-a33f-454e1b8f7230.jpg "This is a Christian romantic fiction (Amish novel) about a coming of age story — two Amish children and their path until the adult life.
Apart from the inclusion of the two children (in typical Amish clothes) and a wishing well as the central elements, another of the requests from the client was to have a book cover more “dreamy or artistic” than with a plain photograph.
Therefore, I decided to make a design more similar to a painting. The lavender field helped to create this effect, but also gave a very smooth and pleasant color scheme… almost naive.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/37/3758/375817/6ee72999-2e33-404a-b745-aa1280603179.jpg "This is the first book of a German young-adult fantasy series. The client wanted a magical atmosphere and a not so dark approach.
I photomanipulated numerous images and combined digital painting in order to tie the elements together in a beautiful magical scene.")
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