Take One of My Images and Make an eBook Cover

  • Status: Closed
  • Prize: $10
  • Entries Received: 26
  • Winner: Abhi1429

Contest Brief

Take One of My Images and Make an eBook Cover.

I have a new collection of short stories coming out.

Title: Nine Amusing Tales
Author: Greg Strandberg

I want to use either this picture of the nine muses of ancient Greece, or this picture of the comedy/tragedy masks. Here are the links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Muses_sarcophagus_Louvre_MR880.jpg

https://www.google.com/search?q=comedy+tragedy+masks&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=asgsU7HtJqOTyQHK_oHADw&sqi=2&ved=0CCUQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=643

If you can find a copyright free image of those masks it would be great. I'd like to finish this in a couple days. I'm pretty much just looking for one of those images and a good layout. Thanks!

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Public Clarification Board

  • gpstberg
    Contest Holder
    • 11 years ago

    Can anyone send me a 1563x2500 copy? Type my name into Google and send me it to my website or something. I'd like to get this awarded, but each cover submitted is coming up around 914x1400 and I just can't use that. Thanks!

    • 11 years ago
  • gpstberg
    Contest Holder
    • 11 years ago

    Guys, I'm sorry, but if you can't put up a cover that's 1563x2500 than I just can't award you the project.

    • 11 years ago
    1. shekhmustak
      shekhmustak
      • 11 years ago

      hi how much size you want to for the project

      • 11 years ago
  • creativework07
    creativework07
    • 11 years ago

    Kindly Check #109

    • 11 years ago
  • FRAJNK
    FRAJNK
    • 11 years ago

    Please see the #79 No Design . Thank you.

    • 11 years ago
  • FRAJNK
    FRAJNK
    • 11 years ago

    Dear Ch This Design Have not Border This is only for see the full screen but i Maked it without white border. Thank you fro your feed back and i will try to do it as like your choice.

    • 11 years ago
  • FRAJNK
    FRAJNK
    • 11 years ago

    Dear Ch This Design Have not Border This is only for see the full screen but i naked it without white border. Thank you fro your feed back and i will try to do it as like your choice.

    • 11 years ago
  • gpstberg
    Contest Holder
    • 11 years ago

    FRAJNK, if you'd like to continue to waste your time it's fine by me, but that's not going to be putting any food on the table for you.

    • 11 years ago
  • gpstberg
    Contest Holder
    • 11 years ago

    Word to the wise for all you new eBook cover designers - you can't have a white border that just bleeds onto the page background. If you can't read titles at a small scale like this, how can a customer on Amazon read them? And if that's the case, how will you sell copies?

    • 11 years ago
  • cassandrarae
    cassandrarae
    • 11 years ago

    Please check #62. Thank you!

    • 11 years ago
  • cassandrarae
    cassandrarae
    • 11 years ago

    I will be submitting a design shortly! Thank you for the invite!

    • 11 years ago
  • spykat3
    spykat3
    • 11 years ago

    Hello Sir Greg :) I have a question about your ebook before I start designing my entry. What would your book be about and what kind of feel or impression would you like the book cover to have? The title says "9 Amusing Tales" so does that mean that the book would be filled with humor? Or since it is based from the muses from Greek Mythology, would it be more on the serious side and the design would more likely be relating to Greek elements? Thanks in advance!

    • 11 years ago
  • digitalchicperth
    digitalchicperth
    • 11 years ago

    Hi Greg,
    Good book covers are very often the simplest ones. It's all about balance and good font. This is a skill that doesn't come up automatically with the sotfware :) Maybe throw a few more $$ in the contest so we can spend a bit more time on richer graphic covers.

    • 11 years ago
    1. scorpet
      scorpet
      • 11 years ago

      $10 isn't much..but I have designed covers for free. Soooooooo yeah! I mean, if you want more money, you go out and get it, why bother with this one?

      • 11 years ago
    2. digitalchicperth
      digitalchicperth
      • 11 years ago

      Got no issue personally to work for small budgets, everyone choose how much time they spent on each contest. I guess I was just trying to point out that it was maybe the reason why greg was not seeing "rich graphics cover", just simply because those ones do take time to design. Here you'll find employers happy to pay a reasonable fee for what requires "a bit of work". It's about finding the right balance between expectations / budget.

      • 11 years ago
  • pdshermila
    pdshermila
    • 11 years ago

    Hi Greg, I tried to design a best cover design for you in many ways.... Can you kindly check my entries #36 #38 #39 #40 #41 #42 #43 #44. If you like it , please leave a lovely feedback. Thanks!!!

    • 11 years ago
  • lindoro
    lindoro
    • 11 years ago

    Hi Greg!
    I hope you like my design #26.
    Greetings from Austria, lindoro

    • 11 years ago
  • abbinjthomas
    abbinjthomas
    • 11 years ago

    Thanks alot for inviting me to the contest..I will work it out and submit it asap..

    • 11 years ago
  • creativework07
    creativework07
    • 11 years ago

    Thanks For the Invitation@gpstberg......I start your project..... :)

    • 11 years ago
  • gpstberg
    Contest Holder
    • 11 years ago

    So far #10, #3, and #9 look the best, but not really. I could pretty much make the same thing with PPT and MS Paint. Hopefully we can get a few more good entries.

    • 11 years ago
  • gpstberg
    Contest Holder
    • 11 years ago

    I'm gonna need the final cover to be 1563x2500

    • 11 years ago

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