The Book Cover Design

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I enjoy how the cover design allowed the reader to come to their own conclusions about which character was represented. It went well with the ambiguous nature of the story.
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I think it is quite fitting to what happens in the book. The darkness being with him everywhere, it can be portrayed as an underlying symbol. The words as well, looks like a building shape, and could be because he doesn't know what the building looks like, the words, "The freedom building" makes up a silhouette of a high building.
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I like spending time on book covers to uncover hidden meanings. The silhouette of a man on the cover is obviously John. If we look closely at the red background, we see lines. These lines are architectural line drawings
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Though the image of a silhouette on the cover page of the book gave readers a glimpse of what the book is about, readers still have to read couple of pages to unravel the true storyline. Summarily, I like the design of the cover.
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Limpho Mojakisane wrote: 28 Nov 2021, 14:23
katerina_12 wrote: 18 Nov 2021, 11:41 The cover of the book is mostly in black and red. Red is bold and conveys feelings of passion, and aggression. Black is serious and signifies mystery and death. You will find both colors in horror and thrillers. The colors create a tense mood from the beginning. The black shadow on a red background. This creates the appropriate mood for the reader to read the novel. I think the cover of the book is perfectly selected.
Black signifying mystery also adds to the silhouette part don't you think? Because the silhouette also poses some sort of mystery which also speaks volumes! Moreover, I believe the reader can already guess that there is some sort of mystery and suspense in the book just by the design of the cover.
Yes, it is very clever. We often hear that we should not judge a book by its cover. I think we may judge as well as understand its contents with the help of a cover. 8)
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I really like that the cover doesnt have a real person on it, or even a face but just a sillhoutte. I like to imagine charachters in my own way and so not having the image of someone on the covers leaves the imagination up to the reader.
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The cover definitely intrigues you, so you want to read the book description. From the cover though, I have no idea what the book is about, which to me is important in getting me to read a book. I don’t like too much obscurity.
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I like how the cover reflects the genre of the book. The moment I saw it, I knew it fits the story and overall vibes of the novel. The faceless silhouette definitely caught my attention because it's mysterious. My favorite part is the color of the cover, and I didn't find anything to dislike about it.
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I like that only a silhouette is shown. It leaves everything up to the imagination, which is fun for me. I found this to be very clever of the author as it made me want to read the book.
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I always look for books which have interesting covers to them, and this one was no exception. The silhouette design of the book grabbed my attention the most, and it serves it's purpose as well.
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The cover gives of a thriller vibe: dark, bold, and intriguing. I think it was suitable for the book.
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I think the cover does not tell much about the novel and I don't like it. The dark silhouette and the red color are not appealing to me. They are also not impressive to me.
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I think the book cover design somewhat aligns to the content. The silhouette figure of the character speaks what the story is all about. So yeah, the book cover design is good.
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The cover is a very visual representation of the content within the book. The silhouette on the cover shows and represents a troubled John. I liked the red background color which screamed passion and aggression. The title of the book was also arranged to give a visual representation of the Zenith building which is the general theme of this book. I think the cover was suited for the book. Ok
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Now that I am familiar with the story, I find the cover of this book very fitting. The graphic designer did a good job in including all the important details of the story into the cover. However, the problem for me was that when I first saw this cover, I didn’t find it interesting at all. I don’t like the combination of black and red, and I definitely didn’t get any ideas of the content of this book. What I’m saying is that the book cover has an important role in marketing the story. If the cover starts to make sense only after reading the story, it doesn’t serve its purpose as an attention catcher. Maybe it is just me, but I would not have picked this book out if I’d only seen the cover somewhere 🤔
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