Are book covers important?

Although we have all heard the popular idiom “don’t judge a book by its cover,” we do it every day. The book’s cover gives readers a first impression of the story – and it needs to be a good one. If the cover does not engage or interest the reader, the story will potentially go untold.

Digital Art students will be in the library this week discussing the importance of book covers and what a good book cover should include. Artwork, title, and font style play an important role in enticing a reader. They will then be creating their own book covers.

we-were-liarsThis is one of my fave books. Just look at this cover! The cover tells us so much about the story. We see several teens having fun in an ocean on a sunny day. Then we see the title in bold on top of the picture – we were liars. Wow! This creates all kinds of questions in a reader’s head. Oh, and did you notice the review at the top of the cover in red by John Green? Who doesn’t know John Green?? Having a great review by John Green on the cover of your book will increase readers tremendously!

 

 

This is another book that I absolutely love! The cover is very simply designed with an upside down crown dripping with red blood through the title “Red Queen.” Readers will immediately start asking themselves about the significance of the word “red.” The quote underneath the title “Power is a Dangerous Game” pulls everything together and gives the reader an idea about the power struggle that they will find within this story.

 

I’m looking forward to seeing what designs our Falcon Digital Art students create!

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