A friend of mine with a background in PR explained to me in detail why the covers I posted a little over a week ago don’t work from an advertising and branding perspective, so I’ve gone back and created a couple more with her advice in mind. For the sake of comparison, I’m also including the winner of my last poll, the more serious cover based on the graphics I used for the blog posts. Here are the covers:
Do please take the poll or let me know what you think in the comments. Thanks!
Ruth Nestvold - Indie Adventures 
A. Is more imaginative and appealing.
B looks too much like geek think tank text book
C too predictive
Thanks for the feedback. 🙂
I asked my son (he’s a brilliant design director for a large company 😁). Here’s what he thinks:
I think I like B because the image makes me feel like I’m going to figure out how to navigate the world of writing from a tactical/workshop standpoint. The others feel too stock photo to me and less directional as to what I’m going to take away
Great feedback, Thank you very much, Lynda! 🙂
I figured out why I can’t comment on the poll site … have to have a facebook acc. 😀
I voted for #1
#2 looks a bit school-ish and the lines on the chalkboard suggest confusion and directionlessness rather than resolution.
#3 for the same reasons I didn’t like it the first time around.
#1 has that touch of whimsey I like, but the subtitle texts are hard to read. I love that they eye is drawn up the stack of books to the light-bulb. Excellent imagery!
Thanks, Widdershins! #2 is winning hands down, much more decisive than my previous poll, but I can always switch covers around if one isn’t working. 🙂
Indie Authors – never stuck with one cover for all time! 😀
Exactly!