Looking for feedback on an ebook cover

iggy · **Posted:** Tue Oct 27, 2015 12:02 am **(#1)**

Hey. Was going to use this as an ebook cover for a short story about three teenagers crossing a not very frozen river. Any suggestions for improving it or feedback at all is welcome. Thanks.

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Odinbc · **Posted:** Tue Oct 27, 2015 8:04 am **(#2)**

Looks good, can you post a larger version?

RobA · **Joined:** Jul 14, 2010 **Posts:** 697

iggy wrote:

Hey. Was going to use this as an ebook cover for a short story about three teenagers crossing a not very frozen river. Any suggestions for improving it or feedback at all is welcome. Thanks.

Your image really screamed for perspective to me.

Something like this maybe?

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-Rob A>

AnMal · **Posted:** Tue Oct 27, 2015 11:50 am **(#4)**

iggy: i think the overall layout looks fine and well suited to the title and theme of the story. the font colour of "a short story" surprised me a bit and i think i would have chosen something more neutral, but on the other hand it sort of provides a link between the big red text and the softly coloured background, so maybe it's a better choice than i would have made?

iggy · **Posted:** Tue Oct 27, 2015 9:57 pm **(#5)**

Odinbc wrote:

Looks good, can you post a larger version?

Thanks. I don't have a larger image at this point.

iggy · **Posted:** Tue Oct 27, 2015 9:58 pm **(#6)**

RobA wrote:

iggy wrote:

Hey. Was going to use this as an ebook cover for a short story about three teenagers crossing a not very frozen river. Any suggestions for improving it or feedback at all is welcome. Thanks.

Your image really screamed for perspective to me.

Something like this maybe?

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image2993.png

-Rob A>

That has a lot of energy. I'm afraid though not a few people would think the cover designer screwed up.

iggy · **Posted:** Tue Oct 27, 2015 9:59 pm **(#7)**

AnMal wrote:

iggy: i think the overall layout looks fine and well suited to the title and theme of the story. the font colour of "a short story" surprised me a bit and i think i would have chosen something more neutral, but on the other hand it sort of provides a link between the big red text and the softly coloured background, so maybe it's a better choice than i would have made?

No, you're right, AnMal. That pink in "a short story" is lame. Whatever happens that will go. Thanks.

iggy · **Posted:** Tue Oct 27, 2015 10:02 pm **(#8)**

Here's a new one. The river looks a little more frozen in this one. Not so sure of the font though.

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RobA · **Joined:** Jul 14, 2010 **Posts:** 697

iggy wrote:

That has a lot of energy. I'm afraid though not a few people would think the cover designer screwed up.

Haha- I just dropped text on top of your image - didn't mean to imply that both sets should be there

-Rob A>

iggy · **Posted:** Thu Oct 29, 2015 12:23 am **(#10)**

RobA wrote:

iggy wrote:

That has a lot of energy. I'm afraid though not a few people would think the cover designer screwed up.

Haha- I just dropped text on top of your image - didn't mean to imply that both sets should be there

-Rob A>

Ha ha. Too funny. Here I thought you had some new technique I wasn't familiar with. (Maybe that's how such things are discovered!)

iggy · **Posted:** Thu Oct 29, 2015 12:50 am **(#11)**

Okay, how about this one?

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Odinbc · **Posted:** Thu Oct 29, 2015 8:01 am **(#12)**

Nice one, Iggy. :bigthup

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

iggy · **Posted:** Fri Oct 30, 2015 1:12 am **(#14)**

Odinbc wrote:

Nice one, Iggy. :bigthup

Thanks Odinbc

iggy · **Posted:** Fri Oct 30, 2015 1:13 am **(#15)**

molly wrote:

:ditto X 2

Thanks molly