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duane.pye got their new book cover by running a design contest:
Check out duane.pye's Book cover contest…
The Brief
Design inspiration
Title
Harmony
Author
Harry Pye
The Brief
Author biography
Harry is a produced playwright and has a background in writing and designing games.
Book description
This is a "Day After Tomorrow" science fiction novel exploring aliens and deeply hidden secrets, other dimensions and a covert war.
The Brief
Target audience
Male, educated, gamer, military, history buff.
Color inspiration
The Brief
Style attributes
The Brief
Design needs
Balance between negative and white space (in keeping with the theme of 'harmony'). Scary and mysterious and secretive and understated is the tone I'm looking for. The simple comp attached hints at a human skull or alien torso, I like the tension of the ambiguity there, the 'head' clipped. If not monochromatic, cool tones. Title font should convey gravitas. Concentric ripples would also be thematically consistent, and may be used to obscure or as title text treatment.
What to avoid
Cliche, overstated, lack of ambiguity or tension.
It all began with a design brief.
A quick, interactive guide helped them understand their design style and captured exactly what they needed in their book cover.
Designers across the globe delivered design magic.
design entries
You’ll get loads of concepts from experienced designers around the globe.
designers
Work with talented, professional Book cover designers to turn your ideas into reality.
winner
Select your favorite custom Book cover (Or two! Or three!). And the design is all yours.
duane.pye collaborated with designers to refine their ideas
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And then… they selected a winner!
Client review
ID.zen was awesome to work with, and incorporated adjustments as requested in a very prompt and professional manner. I would happily work with them again, and am very pleased with the design I ended up with - it's exactly as I was looking for. :)
duane.pyeAlong the way, they met lots of talented designers…
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