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Tips for authors, promotional ideas, design resources and more.

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Recent cover designs

February 4, 2025 Luke Harris

Memoirs, Genre Fiction, Current Affairs, Science Fiction and Business: always plenty of variety and interest in the world of cover design. Here are some recent examples designed for our clients.

In Book cover design, Design Tags covers, Cover design, cover artwork, cover design, book cover design, book marketing
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Recent cover designs

July 4, 2024 Luke Harris

Book design is usually characterised by an extreme diversity of subject matter, and this batch of recent designs is no exception to that general rule…[

In Book cover design Tags Book cover, Book design, Cover design, typography
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Value of Book Cover Design

December 18, 2023 Luke Harris

Author services site Reedsy conduct a semi-scientific test into the relative marketing merits of a better designed cover. The signal seems pretty clear, though one would want to make such tests on a much larger scale to fully quantify the effectiveness. But of course there is a reason mainstream publishers invest a lot of effort into eye-catching genre-appropriate cover designs — it very much works, and catches the segment of the buying public interested in that specific kind of title.

In Independent Authors, marketing Tags Cover design, cover artwork, marketing, independent publishing, independent author
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Book cover designs and drafts April 2023

April 17, 2023 Luke Harris
In Design, Book cover design, Independent Authors Tags Book cover, Cover design
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New Book Covers for December 2022

December 13, 2022 Luke Harris

A few new covers, some drafts, some finalised, with the usual range of subject matter…

In Book cover design Tags Cover design, cover, cover artwork, Book design, typography
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Book Cover Designs for September 2022

September 18, 2022 Luke Harris

An interesting variety of topics covered in the latest round of cover designs in progress…

In Independent Authors, Book cover design, Design Tags book covers, Cover design, cover artwork, independent authors
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Book Cover Designs for July 2022

July 22, 2022 Luke Harris

A small selection of current cover designs, with the usual variety of subject matter…

In Book cover design Tags Book cover, Cover design, cover artwork, new covers
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Book Cover Designs for June 2022

June 25, 2022 Luke Harris

A few recent book design offerings from WorkingType Studio. A variety of topics and treatments…

In Book cover design, Design, typography Tags Cover design, cover artwork, covers
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Recent Cover Designs — January 2022

February 3, 2022 Luke Harris

A fairly wide variety of designs for January 2022. High contrast, bold type and strong colours.

In Book cover design, Independent Authors Tags book covers, Cover design, cover artwork
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Book Cover Designs for October 2021

October 24, 2021 Luke Harris

The usual wide variety of topics and typefaces and approaches this month. Never a dull typographic moment…

In Book cover design, Design, Independent Authors Tags Book cover, Cover design, cover artwork, independent authors, independent publishing
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July 2021 Cover Designs from WorkingType Studio

July 13, 2021 Luke Harris
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The usual variety of subject matter — book cover design is never boring. Literary fiction, crime fiction, children’s books, business advice and local history. “Fragile Power” uses variable typefaces (Acumin), which is a powerful new design tool.

In Book cover design Tags Cover design, cover artwork, type design, typography
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Recent Cover Designs

May 30, 2021 Luke Harris

The usual wide range of subject matter and design treatments. Never a dull moment…

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Waltzing Matilda in French and Spanish_cover_SHP_front cover.jpg
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In Book cover design Tags Book cover, book covers, book cover design, typography, type design, Cover design
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Recent Cover Design Drafts

March 10, 2021 Luke Harris
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In Book cover design, Independent Authors Tags Cover design, cover concepts, book cover design
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More Recent Book Covers and Drafts from WorkingType

February 6, 2021 Luke Harris
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In ebooks, Design Tags book cover, Cover design, cover artwork, design
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From the Far East to Fantasy — new cover designs

January 23, 2021 Luke Harris

A few recent cover drafts from Working Type Design, covering the usual range of genres and subject matter.

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A Touch of India_cover_front.jpg
Path of Treasures_cover_front_02.jpg
Revelation Trilogy_VOL 2_cover_Amazon_2.jpg
In Book cover design Tags cover, Cover design, independent authors
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Five New Cover Artworks

December 17, 2020 Luke Harris

The usual range of topics, with typefaces ranging from Alternate Gothic to Molde to Bourton Layered and ITC Avant Garde.

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Practical CBT_cover_AAP_front.jpg
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Kill Bill_cover_Richard Evans.jpg
In Book cover design Tags covers, Cover design, cover artwork, cover concepts
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Cover to Cover to Cover

October 15, 2020 Luke Harris

We have been working on the usual variety of book covers, covering everything from world championship athletes to an 18th century convict fleet. We strive for impact, high contrast and uncluttered design.

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One Year Vegan_cover_front.jpg
Your Life Your Planet_cover_front.jpg
In Book cover design Tags Cover design, cover concepts, Book design
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June 2020 new cover designs

June 22, 2020 Luke Harris

A variety of new cover designs dealing with a broad range of subject matter.

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Are You Sure You Want to Know_cover_front.jpg
Never Give Up Son_cover.jpg
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In Book cover design Tags Cover design, cover artwork, cover concepts
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The Queen of Limnos receives media attention

June 7, 2020 Luke Harris
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Academic and author Tony Whitefield recently published The Queen of Limnos, an interpretation of the Ancient Greek story of Queen Hypsipyle. Neo Kosmos ran an interesting story on his book. The article quotes the author:

“We have Homer and Hollywood to thank for the list of A-graders, but a closer inspection of Hypsipyle’s life leads me to conclude that between 2500 and 2000 years ago, she was an important mythological and literary character, worthy of the attention of major playwrights and authors”

WorkingType designed and typeset The Queen of Limnos earlier in 2020, and we’re pleased to hear the book is selling steadily.

Tags Cover design, book cover, PR, promotional, book promotions, Limnos
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Cover Designs — Irradiated White House and the Secret Life of Words

June 27, 2019 Luke Harris
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A sinister mushroom cloud, the White House gently glowing in the radioactive light, a menacing submarine — what more could a reader want?

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Another radioactive cloud, skippy, Sanuel Johnson and a medieval scholar — the first time they have all appeared on one cover…

In Book cover design, typography Tags Cover design, cover artwork, design, graphic design, typography
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