Book Cover Illustrations

Here’s the cover illustration for A. J. Vega’s science fiction adventure A. I. Offspring. The cloud of “smoke” coming from the gal’s hand is an outpouring of tiny nanobots… I’ll not say more since I don’t want to give away too much of the plot. From a design standpoint, having just one of the three […]

You know you’re dealing with an exciting storyline when two men will be leaping from the back of a jetliner flying at night.

Choosing the right typeface (aka “font”) for a book cover or other publication is not as easy as it may seem. Part of the problem is the huge wealth of choices most of us have today. Back just a few decades ago, a designer might have access to a dozen typefaces on a good day. […]

I completed the book cover illustration and lettering/layout for R. P. Tedlie’s Isabel’s Tears a few days ago. While the initial publication will be in the Kindle format (which is grayscale), we went ahead and created a hi-resolution color version so the author would be ready for traditional printing should he decide to go that […]

Serif typefaces are often recommended for book text because they are “easier to read. ” And for the same reason, it follows that sans serif is only suitable for headlines and such. (And by way of explanation, the expert may then impart a strange theory about how the curves of the serifs “guide the eye” […]

Kerning is becoming a lost art for many segments of the publishing industry. Kerning refers to the adjustment of space between letters so they look balanced and spaced. It’s more art than science, and good kerning often goes unnoticed. Generally kerning is reserved for titles, mastheads, or other display type. Quality electronic typefaces (fonts) have […]