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Cover Design Tips

by Linda Ruth

Your Logo Should Be: Avoid:
  • Dominant
  • Expressive
  • Relevant
  • Clear
  • Muddy Colors
  • Tiny Type
  • Excessive Clutter
  • "Cutesy" cutlines
  • Image-only
  • Negative Messages
Use: Your Image Should Be:
  • Banners
  • Skybars
  • Corner Cuts
  • Starbursts
  • Related to lead cutline
  • Able to tell its story at a glance
  • Simple
Promote: Choose:
  • Premiere
  • Anniversary
  • Guide
  • Special Issue
  • Insert
  • High Contrast
  • Photo over Illustration
  • Full bleed over frame
Your Cutlines Should Be: Include:
  • Large
  • Legible
  • Left-justified
  • Energetic
  • Imperative
  • Tips
  • Numbers
  • "How to"
  • "Free"
  • "Bonus"

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