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218 Games! new Cover

Started by rway218, March 21, 2017, 02:23:41 AM

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rway218

March 21, 2017, 02:23:41 AM
Here is the test art for the soft cover of Salem World.  Any Feedback is welcome![ATTACH=CONFIG]783[/ATTACH]

Tod13

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March 21, 2017, 10:03:22 AM
Is the artwork large enough to fill the cover? The oval of artwork just seems a little out of place. If not large enough, then how does it work as a black bar at the top with the title, the artwork, and then a black bar at the bottom with the blurb and company name?

Fonts seem pretty readable. Are the colors light enough to show up well at the larger size?

Maybe put the blurb at the top with the title, and the company name at the bottom? The idea being people may not make it down to the bottom, although I think the title is evocative enough of the setting that the blurb could still work well at the bottom.

rway218

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March 21, 2017, 10:14:00 AM
Quote from: J.L. Duncan;953021It's certainly an improvement. Who did it?

Brigitte Werner did the image.  I did the cover set up in Scribus.

rway218

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March 21, 2017, 10:25:57 AM
Quote from: Tod13;953057Is the artwork large enough to fill the cover? The oval of artwork just seems a little out of place. If not large enough, then how does it work as a black bar at the top with the title, the artwork, and then a black bar at the bottom with the blurb and company name?

Fonts seem pretty readable. Are the colors light enough to show up well at the larger size?

Maybe put the blurb at the top with the title, and the company name at the bottom? The idea being people may not make it down to the bottom, although I think the title is evocative enough of the setting that the blurb could still work well at the bottom.

I can enlarge the image, I've thought about adding a frame to separate the base image from the black background.  The reverse side is also Black, with a Salem City map in B&W with a description in white lettering.  

I have not printed the cover to make sure it's readable.

I may try the Cover in the white lettering as well, it it may feel disjointed

rway218

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March 21, 2017, 10:59:49 AM
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Just a little rework...

rway218

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March 21, 2017, 11:00:58 AM
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Just a little rework

rway218

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March 21, 2017, 11:07:02 AM
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Just a little rework

Tod13

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March 21, 2017, 12:01:47 PM
Quote from: rway218;953072[ATTACH=CONFIG]786[/ATTACH]

Just a little rework

I like that a _lot_ better! Clear, professional and much more evocative of "ooh! witches and stuff!"

How did you do the font along the bottom? Looks a little blurry here but that might just be from converting to a thumbnail/preview.

rway218

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March 21, 2017, 12:09:34 PM
Quote from: Tod13;953088I like that a _lot_ better! Clear, professional and much more evocative of "ooh! witches and stuff!"

How did you do the font along the bottom? Looks a little blurry here but that might just be from converting to a thumbnail/preview.

It looks OK on my file, but I'll get in close and try some other fonts to make sure.  Now all I have to do is reformat everything and add the new artwork inside.

Tod13

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March 21, 2017, 01:03:05 PM
Quote from: rway218;953091It looks OK on my file, but I'll get in close and try some other fonts to make sure.  Now all I have to do is reformat everything and add the new artwork inside.

If it looks OK full size, don't sweat it!
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