Friday, September 21, 2012

Evolution of a Book Cover

There are so many requirements for a great book cover: the title must pop from a distance and must be easy to read on the spine, the thumbnail used on websites has to grab attention, and it has to express the mood of the book. I am very happy with the final cover of The Church of Tango. Robin Tara worked very hard to get it just right.

I thought you might enjoy seeing some of the other candidates she designed.

















This is the evolution to the final one, which I love.
Below are some photos I grabbed off the net as being possible inspirations. But I always knew that I wanted Santiago Corral's painting of my Flabella tango shoes on the cover. And Robin made it happen in a perfect way.





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