Friday, June 17, 2011

Redesign a Book Cover Blogfest Contest

Today marks Brenda Drake's "Redesign a Book Cover" Blogfest Contest. I thought this was just a fantastic idea because I'm an artist and it was right down my alley.

Please visit Brenda Drake's blog for the list of participants.

I began with designing a cover for a book (or story) that didn't have a cover, and that proved more difficult. I then switched to redesigning a cover for Ender's Game, suggested by a friend. I haven't read Ender's Game since high school, but that doesn't mean I don't forget how epic it is. While the original cover(s) show space battles and Ender Wiggen, I went with a more digital-in-appearance route.


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Best of luck to all participants.

JWP
Posted by Justin W. Parente at 7:16 AM
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13 comments:

  1. LibbyJune 17, 2011 at 7:57 AM

    I have bought but not read Ender's Game yet. I do like the cover! I'm a fan of digital.

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  2. Donna K. WeaverJune 17, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    Interesting cover. Love that book.

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  3. Kimberlee TurleyJune 17, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    Haven't read the book, but this cover looks like it could be the original. Very clean artwork.

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  4. Michaele StoughtonJune 17, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    I would've thought that was the original cover. Nicely done!

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  5. Lori M. LeeJune 17, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    Wow, I would have totally thought that was the real cover. Awesome job!

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  6. SarahJune 18, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    One of my favorite books. Great cover!

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  7. Michael Di GesuJune 18, 2011 at 11:19 PM

    Hi, Justin,

    This is a very powerful cover. I really like the image.

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  8. UnknownJune 19, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    V.cool. I loved Ender's Game and this cover is great, too.

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  9. Brenda DrakeJune 19, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    Awesome! Love what you did for one of my favorite books' cover! :D

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  10. Ellie GarrattJune 20, 2011 at 5:26 AM

    I'm so sorry for taking this long to comment on your blogfest entry - I was ill over the weekend and have only now felt up to going online.

    Ender's Game is one of my top ten sci-fi novels and your cover is absolutely stunning. I could quite easily see that cover in a bookshop!

    Grapes of Wrath Blogfest

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  11. Anstice BrownJune 20, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    That's really good, it would fit really well on the sci-fi shelves of a bookstore.

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  12. Sarah BillingtonJune 20, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    Wow. That's really excellent. Good job!

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  13. J.C. MartinJune 21, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    Awesome! And I'm loving the examples of your design portfolio! Hope you get lots of work! :)

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