{"id":34829,"date":"2022-07-07T16:40:30","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T14:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.bookadew.com\/niet-gecategoriseerd\/creating-a-book-cover-heres-what-to-look-out-for\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T14:16:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T12:16:50","slug":"creating-a-book-cover-heres-what-to-look-out-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.bookadew.com\/en\/knowledge-base\/creating-a-book-cover-heres-what-to-look-out-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a book cover: here’s what to look out for"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The cover of your recipe book, yearbook, or other book is incredibly important. It largely determines whether people open the book. Therefore, ensure that the cover stands out, is technically sound, and aligns with the rest of the story. But what should you pay attention to when creating a book cover? In this blog, we tell you the most important points to consider for the front, spine, and back. This way, you can be sure that your cover jumps out and entices potential readers to leaf through it. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The image<\/h2>\n\n

The image on the cover can be a photograph, illustration, or typographic image. A photo or illustration often attracts the most attention. To achieve this, look for visual material that aligns with the content of your book. Consider a photo you took yourself of the main characters or a photo collage of passport photos. Do you want to create a recipe book<\/a>? Then you can place a photo collage of the dishes on the cover. Make sure the photo has a high resolution; otherwise, you will get a blurry and jagged image. <\/p>\n\n

You can also choose to use a photo taken by a professional. Such photos are available for purchase from image banks such as Getty Images<\/a> or the Dutch image bank ANP Foto<\/a>. The selection is large, and you can be sure that the photo has a high resolution. The disadvantage is that images from an image bank have often already been used for other books. <\/p>\n\n

However, a photo or illustration on the cover is not a must. If you opt for only a typographic image, potential readers will focus on the letters. This can also create a very powerful and striking image. Do ensure sufficient space between the letters and lines. Neat text alignment is also important (centered, left, or right). <\/p>\n\n

The text<\/h2>\n\n

The book cover almost always features a title, possibly supplemented with a subtitle, date, and author’s name. Which font looks best on the cover is entirely up to you. For example, you can choose a font with a classic or modern look. If you create a book cover in Word, you can easily experiment with the different fonts. <\/p>\n\n

Always ensure that the text on the cover is clearly legible. The book title can be given plenty of space, and you can make the author’s name a bit smaller. Keep in mind that readers read a vertical book cover from top to bottom. If you place the title above the photo, the reader sees this first. <\/p>\n\n

The colors<\/h2>\n\n

The colors of the text, images, and background determine the atmosphere of the book. For instance, yellow, orange, and pastel shades create a fresh and sunny atmosphere. Colors such as blue and black make an exciting and mysterious impression. <\/p>\n\n

If you are creating a book cover, ensure that the contrast between the text and the background is high enough. White letters on a yellow background, for example, are not pleasant to read. Yellow letters on a black background, on the other hand, create a high color contrast. It is also nice to give the author’s name a different color than the title. Additionally, look at the color shades in the illustration or photo. When you use these as the font color, you create unity between image and text. <\/p>\n\n

Test, test, test!<\/h2>\n\n

You don’t have to get a book cover right the first time. It is actually fun to create multiple designs and present them to a test audience. Ask them which cover appeals more and what associations it evokes. <\/p>\n\n

Produce your book at Bookadew<\/h2>\n\n

Are you happy with the final result and have you finished the interior as well? Then it is time to produce your book<\/a>. Having a book printed by Bookadew means you will receive a high-quality book that is ready for shipment within five working days. And virtually anything is possible! Use our online price calculator<\/a> to put together your book. Do you have questions or are you having trouble? Then feel free to contact<\/a> us at any time. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The cover of your recipe book, yearbook, or other book is incredibly important. It largely determines whether people open the book. Therefore, ensure that the cover stands out, is technically sound, and aligns with the rest of the story. But what should you pay attention to when creating a book cover? In this blog, we […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-knowledge-base","category-products"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.bookadew.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.bookadew.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.bookadew.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.bookadew.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.bookadew.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34829"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/staging.bookadew.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35916,"href":"https:\/\/staging.bookadew.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34829\/revisions\/35916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.bookadew.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.bookadew.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.bookadew.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}