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    Quick Guide to Designing Your Own Book Cover
    Quick Guide to Designing Your Own Book Cover
    Quick Guide to Designing Your Own Book Cover
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    Quick Guide to Designing Your Own Book Cover

    By Wade Venden

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    This concise 3,266 word guide will take a novice through all the steps, tools, and skills needed to design to completion their own book cover for print or digital publication. Learn about design considerations like contrast, tone, setting, drama, and readability (expert examples provided)in order to create an effective cover design. Software programs and how to learn to use them are covered.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWade Venden
    Release dateMar 19, 2013
    ISBN9781301745371
    Quick Guide to Designing Your Own Book Cover
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    Wade Venden

    Wade Venden is the author of The Translation of Daniel, a new novel about the consequences of enlightenment. He was born and raised in Wisconsin, the setting of the novel, and though he makes no claims to being enlightened himself, he is fascinated with the subject and has studied it extensively. When he’s not writing, he enjoys riding his motorcycle with his wife anywhere and everywhere as long as the sun is shining.

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      Quick Guide to Designing Your Own Book Cover - Wade Venden

      Quick Guide to Designing

      Your Own Book Cover

      By

      Wade Venden

      SMASHWORDS EDITION

      Copyright 2013 by Wade Venden

      http://wadevenden.wordpress.com

      Cover photo by Kriss Szkurlatowski; 12frames.eu

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you are reading this ebook and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com or similar retail outlet and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Sample book covers included in this book are for example only. This author has no involvement with the authors or publishing houses associated with those titles, nor is promoting them in any fashion.

      Table of Contents

      Contrast

      Tone

      Setting

      Drama

      Readability

      Skills

      Tools

      Art Creation

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