Ichabod Brooks & the City of Beasts Cover Poll

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

So I’m looking for some opinions.  I’m going through 99designs to get a cover for the summer release and I’ve created a poll to see what people think.  Keep in mind that these designs are not entirely final.  Some fine-tuning will be done since the site gives only 4 days for an artist to enter an idea.

Please click on the link and take a look:

http://99designs.com/book-cover-design/vote-47heo7

Please vote and give your feedback on the poll.  You can still comment here, but I don’t think the artist will notice anything put on the blog.  Thanks in advance and I have until Thursday to choose a finalist.

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About Charles Yallowitz

Charles E. Yallowitz was born, raised, and educated in New York. Then he spent a few years in Florida, realized his fear of alligators, and moved back to the Empire State. When he isn't working hard on his epic fantasy stories, Charles can be found cooking or going on whatever adventure his son has planned for the day. 'Legends of Windemere' is his first series, but it certainly won't be his last.
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15 Responses to Ichabod Brooks & the City of Beasts Cover Poll

  1. coldhandboyack's avatar coldhandboyack says:
    April 20, 2015 at 2:09 pm

    I did it. Hope it helps.

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  2. mbarkersimpson's avatar mbarkersimpson says:
    April 20, 2015 at 2:21 pm

    I left comments and voted on the third one in the end. Although I loved the dark fantasy element of the second one, I particularly liked the clean simplicity of the third cover and the shadow behind the characters – a mystery which drew me in from the beginning.

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  3. mbarkersimpson's avatar mbarkersimpson says:
    April 20, 2015 at 2:21 pm

    Not sure if my comment came through – it disappeared on me!

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  4. John T. M. Herres's avatar barbarianwriter says:
    April 20, 2015 at 2:39 pm

    So, what if we like different elements of each option? Ant chance of mixing them together? Probably not, but think the characters drawn on #14 would look great with the awesome background of #15. The characters on 15 are substandard, pasted from real pictures.

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  5. chrismcmullen's avatar chrismcmullen says:
    April 20, 2015 at 9:20 pm

    I got a new modem today, and now half the websites I try to open don’t open. Including this one. If I get this working, I’ll try to remember to come back for a look… 🙂

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  6. Nicholas C. Rossis's avatar Nicholas C. Rossis says:
    April 21, 2015 at 3:55 am

    Done! I like the sepia tones of the first one, with the clean look of the third one a close second. The second one is lovely, but dark. I’ve heard that dark covers sell poorly as a rule, and I, for one, stick to that rule 🙂

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    • Charles Yallowitz's avatar Charles Yallowitz says:
      April 21, 2015 at 7:20 am

      Interesting rule. I see a lot of dark covers in fantasy, but there’s always something very bright on it. Kind of like seeing a shiny object in a sewer grating. You’re drawn to it. Though I do think a brighter cover would have a better shot. Guess we’ll see what happens on Thursday. I’ll do the poll and then sit down to think everything over.

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