Here is the basic cover design for my forthcoming Vietnam War memoir, "Dark Signals." (I'm still tweaking it.)
I used PhotoShop and Word to create the cover, and I pasted the elements into Paint to generate a JPEG for publicity and marketing purposes.
Select All and Paste did not work well from Word to Paint. First I had to copy and paste the frame. Then I copied and pasted the photo and resized it slightly to fit inside the frame that simulates the book's shape. Finally, I copied and pasted the text and moved it into place.
The frame around the cover is not quite proportioned correctly in this example. There will be less white space beneath my name when I rework the JPEG.
The book size will be 6" by 9".
Comments and suggestions are welcome. Thanks!
Book review blog: http://sagecreek.wordpress.com/
Website: http://www.sagecreekproductions.com/
I used PhotoShop and Word to create the cover, and I pasted the elements into Paint to generate a JPEG for publicity and marketing purposes.
Select All and Paste did not work well from Word to Paint. First I had to copy and paste the frame. Then I copied and pasted the photo and resized it slightly to fit inside the frame that simulates the book's shape. Finally, I copied and pasted the text and moved it into place.
The frame around the cover is not quite proportioned correctly in this example. There will be less white space beneath my name when I rework the JPEG.
The book size will be 6" by 9".
Comments and suggestions are welcome. Thanks!
Book review blog: http://sagecreek.wordpress.com/
Website: http://www.sagecreekproductions.com/
