Three rules for choosing fonts for a book cover: (I didn't include J.M.'s images, you can see them here.)ġ) Never use more than one font from each category Script: Apple Chancery, Brush Script, Gabriola, and Lucida Handwriting.ĭecorative: Zapfino, Desdemona, Herculanum, and Lucida Blackletter. Sans Serif: Helvetica, Charcoal, Skia, and Impact. Slab Serif: Blackoak, Cooper Black, Rockwell Extra Bold, and Wide Latin. Old Style: Goudy, Baskerville, Garamond, and Palatino. Each category contains certain representative fonts. tells us there are 6 main categories: Old Style, Modern, Slab Serif, Sans Serif, Script and Decorative. It's a medium-length post that gives more practical information on how to design a book cover than I've come across anywhere else, books included! I'm making it sound like a book, but it's not. If you're doing your own book covers-or even just thinking of it-this post is a must read. That said, I do believe there's no reason the average person (and I am exceedingly average when it comes to graphic design) can't do a decent book cover. There is no way in a million years I'd be able to do something like that. I am in awe of some of the gorgeous covers on Amanda Hocking's books. Just the other day I wished someone would hand me a simple set of rules for designing great looking book covers.
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