I've read a few times that writers don't get much input into the cover designs for their own books. Writer Anis Shivani at The Huffington Post tackles the myths and realities of this "underappreciated art form".
He gets graphic artists to spill the beans on their design processes, exploring answers to the following questions:
"What goes into the thought process, and how do authors, designers, publishers, and marketing people collaborate? What degree of author input is generally solicited, and how do inchoate thoughts get translated into striking covers?"
Read the full story here and a follow-up here!
He gets graphic artists to spill the beans on their design processes, exploring answers to the following questions:
"What goes into the thought process, and how do authors, designers, publishers, and marketing people collaborate? What degree of author input is generally solicited, and how do inchoate thoughts get translated into striking covers?"
Read the full story here and a follow-up here!
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