#bookcoverdesign — Public Fediverse posts
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Audio Interview: How AI Is Changing Book Cover Design, with Howard Lovy and Pablo Yáñez
On the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, host Howard Lovy talks to Pablo Yáñez González, founder of BeYourCover, about how artificial intelligence is changing book cover design. A professional book cover photographer for more than fifteen years before building AI tools, Yáñez explains where AI can help authors create marketable covers, where it still falls short, and why genre conventions matter more than many writers realize. He also discusses the ethics of AI, the continuing value of human designers, and how authors can decide which approach is right for their books.
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-how-ai-is-changing-book-cover-design/#Podcast #AIbookcoverdesign #artificialintelligence #bookcoverdesign #genreconventions
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So excited to share the new book covers for my ecofiction trilogy! These were designed by Canadian artist and graphic designer Laurie Landry, who artfully incorporated my paintings. I worked on the trilogy for 15 years and the paintings (part of a series of 27 large panels) for 5 years...
The first two novels, The Erenwine Agenda: A Hydraulic Fracturing Love Story, and Otter Coast: A Medical Marijuana Mystery, were previously published and will be reprinted with the new covers. Rail: A High Speed Adventure, will be published for the first time in a few weeks.
What connects fracking, marijuana and infrastructure, you might ask? They are threaded together by the singular journey of the protagonist, Amalia Sengupta Erenwine, who begins as an intern working in architecture, then pursues her licensing exams, and finally, works as a registered architect. Her visionary states lead her across regions, countries and continents, culminating in the final novel, Rail. Though a trilogy, these can be read (and people are currently reading) standalone, not in order. I'll share more with next steps and notes from the studio.
For now: three good things, in Mastodon style: 1. inspired ideas 2. great collaborators 3. easy platforms on which to share them-thank you @PaulaToThePeople ! @ThreeGoodThings
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Congrats to CAL's Juvenile Book Cover Design Finalists: A Tale of Two Dragons, designed by Anna-Maria Crum, and Aspens Alive, designed by Amy Grogan and Jody Chapel!
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Congratulations to our YA/Adult Book Cover Design Finalists! Kimberly Killion created the cover for Forgotten Female Felons by Sherry Skye Stuart, Marina Drukman designed A Complete Fiction's cover by R. L. Maizes (Her cat was shocked, but pleased), and Aaricia Wiesen brought the creativity to The Elixir of the Green Willow Guard by AD Uhlar.
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And here are Lit Hub's favourites:
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Here are SPINE's book cover picks for May:
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Here's my latest book cover round-up! Lots of great covers this month...
https://www.casualoptimist.com/blog/2026/05/28/book-covers-of-note-may-2026/
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Audio Interview: What Genre Conventions Teach Authors About Professional Book Cover Design with Howard Lovy and Michele DeFilippo
On the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, host Howard Lovy talks to Michele DeFilippo, founder of 1106 Design, about the role genre conventions play in professional book cover design. Michele explains the visual signals that help readers recognize a book’s category at a glance, from the authority expected in business books to the mood and atmosphere that drive fiction covers. She also discusses the thumbnail test, common amateur mistakes, the danger of cramming too much information onto a cover, and the importance of giving designers enough room to create a cover that serves both the author and the marketplace.
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-genre-conventions/#Podcast #1106Design #authorbranding #bookcoverdesign #genreconventions
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Coralie Bickford-Smith, cover design for ‘Ulysses’, Penguin Clothbound Classics
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CAL celebrates our book cover designers and illustrators! Up today is Tristan Bowersox, a 3-time CAL Award finalist and 1-time Winner in Book Cover Design. Find out how you can get your own award-winning book cover at [email protected].
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Well this is exciting! My book cover for The Shadows of Pangea has been selected for best cover on All Author. I would be very appreciative if you could vote for my cover to win this months contest.
https://allauthor.com/cover-of-the-month/20039/#books #bookcovers #bookcoverdesign#competition
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Audio Interview: Elevating Indie Book Design
ALLi Campaigns Manager Matty Dalrymple talks with book cover designer Rachel Valliere about improving indie book design through a crucial but often overlooked tool: the creative brief. Rachel explains how a well-crafted brief helps authors communicate their vision clearly,…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-indie-book-design/#Podcast #authordesignercollaboration #bookcoverdesign #creativebrief #genreconventions
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The closest I'll get to self-promotion here is to tell you that, while I'm really proud of the covers I've designed for Matteson Wynn's Housekeeper series, the books themselves are wonderful, and everyone should be reading them. There's magic, a sentient house, fun characters, mystery, adventure, intrigue, snark, coffee, ghosts—has this list gotten away from me again?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K1T6MM4
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It didn't make it into the piece, but I briefly chatted with Zachary Petit about the influence of Rodrigo Corral on book cover design for this profile in Fast Company:
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This month's book cover post is up on the blog:
https://www.casualoptimist.com/blog/2025/01/24/book-covers-of-note-january-2025/
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Graphic designer and CAL member Tristan Bowersox creates promotional screens and award-winning book covers through his design company, TB McQueen Creative. tbmcqueen.com
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