As a Child: God’s Call to Littleness
Cover Designer: Phil Steer (revised by SelfPubBookCovers.com)
Comments about cover design
My book is a reflection on Jesus’ call for us to “become like little children”, and so wanted the cover to convey both childlikeness and littleness.
The image – which I found on Fotolia – is absolutely ideal. Not just a little child, but a little child making himself smaller still, bending in over in order to get his hands dirty – a wonderful image of what it means to humble oneself.
I reversed the image (so that the child’s back was towards the spine of the book), cropped it to fit the book size, and a designer friend adjusted the lightness, contrast, etc. – but other than that made no changes to the image itself.
I created the original cover using the Lulu cover designer. There was a limited choice of fonts, but I liked the one I chose (Lindsey Pro Bold) so much that I used it for chapter headings within the book, and retained it when later I revised the cover. It is childlike without being childish, which again is exactly what I wanted.
However, although I was very happy with the essence of the cover design, it did look a little amateurish. So I contacted SelfPubBookCovers to ask if they could make it look professional without changing it too much. They added the “dramatic lighting” and did a little kerning to the lettering (to tighten up the spacing). These small changes made a huge difference, and gave me a cover to be proud of.
You can see the evolution of the cover design at http://www.asachildbook.com/contents/book-covers/
Inspiring & precious!
Many thanks, Brenda.
I like how the child image and spiritual concept are associated in this cover. It’s simply and nicely shown.
Many thanks, Ramon.
Nothing can compete with a beautiful child. There is such innocence there.
Many thanks, Linda! Yes, I was so fortunate to find such a wonderful picture, which perfectly encapsulates the message of my book.
The child image conveys a happy, secure life and appears three-dimensional against a background suggesting another dimension; the spiritual. Very evocative. Balances well with the title and book’s contents.
Many thanks, Eddie!
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Thank you, Deborah! (This is genuine thanks, not an attempt to get another vote!)
The bright colors are good. Nice, contemporary font and the drop shadow really makes the title “pop.” Nice job.
Thanks Alan!