Comments on: How to Find and Work with a Book Cover Designer

By: Enni

Enni — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 02:51:17 +0000

I’d say – beware of anyone claiming to design covers in any genre. The book marketing space is vast and requires expert knowledge of the genres and sub-genres you design. I focus on illustrated covers mostly for romantic comedy and romance (plus some comedy and cozy mystery). The best cover designers are not just technically skilled at their art, they’re avid readers and often also writers. Make sure your artist knows your market!

By: Cathi Stevenson

Cathi Stevenson — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 17:21:47 +0000

I’m a cover designer and I’d just like to point out that there are lots of cover designers who have been around for many years (decades), with websites. All of these other agencies and freelance sites take a cut from the designers’ pockets. Here are two (3, as one is two people) I like:

https://www.bookflydesign.com/

https://bookdesigners.com/

By: Becky Blanton

Becky Blanton — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:48:04 +0000

In reply to Adrijus G.. True, to a point. A lot of great designers are sh*t at marketing and they lean towards Upwork and Fiverr to find clients. But the legit ones do use their own name and face.

By: Christian

Christian — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 13:41:50 +0000

I’m a cover designer….You can look me up on Instagram @chris_covers_ Thanks.

By: Deividas Jablonskis

Deividas Jablonskis — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 11:03:47 +0000

Fiverr is an OK place to find designers if you’re on a low budget. Most of the time you will get a generic-looking design.
As a book cover designer myself, I would recommend investing a little bit more in the book cover. The cover is the selling point of a book. I would recommend a freelance site called 99 designs. It’s a site where instead of a 1 to 1 project you create a contest where designers compete against eachother to make the best design. You get a good variation to choose from. This platform is pricier than fiverr, but worth the money.

If you’re curious of my work, you find it here: https://dvartstudio.com/book-cover-redesign

By: Grant Shepherd

Grant Shepherd — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 13:13:34 +0000

In reply to Adrijus G.. Some great feedback Adrijus. And these are great tips. Thank you!

By: Adrijus G.

Adrijus G. — Sat, 25 Jan 2020 18:30:22 +0000

Fiverr is not a great option for cover designs. It’s full of ‘designers’ who steal other designers’ work and use it in their portfolios. Not to say there aren’t any good ones, but think about it, if they are great, they don’t need Fiverr, they can get all the work from their own website. Google searches provide much better options.

Some other important stuff:

1. See if designer is showing real name and a face (at least one of two). Avoid those who are completely anonymous on their own website.
2. Don’t be scared to write an email to ask a question. Most designers are a helpful bunch, without expecting the sale to happen.
3. It’s ok to ask for few former customer info to contact them for feedback on designer too.

Good luck!

By: Grant Shepherd

Grant Shepherd — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 13:39:08 +0000

In reply to Sophia Austin. I'm glad we could help Sophia. Good luck in your search!

By: Sophia Austin

Sophia Austin — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 16:16:04 +0000

Currently looking for a cover artist, this article gives me a good place to start. And I didn’t think about Planning Ahead or Providing Examples both of those are good points.