Here is more great writing advice from Life, the Universe, and Everything. The theme of the presentation is about book covers images. It’s a continuation of the book cover panel. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.

• Does the image influence the mood of the book?
• Does it alter the rules of layout?
• Is there room or an obvious place for text?
• A book cover is used to create an emotion.
• Does it set a mood or expectation?
• We look in a cover in thirds. Create grid lines on a book to see what is shows where. 9 grids in a cover.
• You only put author if they are a big name. New people.
• Google the rule of thirds.
• American view left to right.
• You need to have figures in the book facing the way that the book opens. The image wants to invite people to open the book
• Your image needs to provide room for text
• Contrasts are good.
• Faces will always draw you in.
• Attractive bias: is they are pretty, people buy it.
• Cut off head or eyes covers trying to make the book universally relatable.
• The use of colors: can google it
• Book in a series should look the same.
• Need to remember your book as a thumbnail.
• Interview cover artist’s knowledge of 3, motions etc.

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