Photography Kevin Fleming on 05 Apr 2008 08:56 am
picking a cover
Selecting the cover photograph for Wild Delaware was no easy task. Seven months of photographs were edited down to four images that were good candidates – the Gannet on March 29th, the Great Blue Heron on November 30th the White-tailed deer on August 2nd and the Red fox on August 23rd. All of these images were clean, strong photographs that would take the cover type well and I think would stand the coffee table test of time. But the image of the fox hunting at sunrise seemed to capture the essence and spirit of Wild Delaware best for me. The next step was to ask my graphic designer Jaime Anderson to find the right combination of text to compliment the photograph. Here are nine possibilities and the current favorite. I hope you like both the photograph selection and the title. As always, your comments are greatly appreciated. Thanks, Kevin
on 05 Apr 2008 at 3:35 pm 1.Jeffrey Gordon said …
Hi Kevin–
The cover is looking cool!
Since you asked for feedback…here’s a thought or two:
–With the frontrunner, did you try kerning the “wild” so that it is more nearly equal length with the “Delaware?” I’m finding it slightly odd that the top of the title is narrower than the bottom. Almost makes it look like the fox is wearing a top hat. Or maybe a bowler.
–In the grid, I like all three in the far left column, with perhaps a slight edge going to the top left design.
–I also like the frontrunner a lot and the center right looks interesting as well. I’m less enthused about the other four.
Just my .02–very curious to see what others think!
Jeff
on 05 Apr 2008 at 6:19 pm 2.Kevin Fleming said …
Hey Jeff,
Well, your .02 is much appreciated! Let’s see what some others say…
Thanks, Kevin
on 05 Apr 2008 at 6:50 pm 3.Pat said …
I agree with Jeff about the length of the word WILD in the title. I don’t agree about some of the other choices he likes…..don’t care for any kind of “script-like” font for the word WILD (looks too UNwild to have if you use fancy font like that). So….I like the front-runner if the word WILD was stretched out a bit to be even with the length of the word Delaware. After all, I think the whole book is about the WILD(life) that can be found in Delaware, so I think the word WILD must not take a back-seat in any way, shape, or form to the word Delaware!
Just another .02 for you. (You might end up sorry you asked!!! LOL)
on 05 Apr 2008 at 7:42 pm 4.Joey Melvin said …
Middle left hand side looks best to me.
on 06 Apr 2008 at 8:51 am 5.Joanne Cabry said …
Hi,
Never posted here before, but it is the first site I go to each day. Thank you! Have four of your books and looking forward to this one.
I like the cover in the center. In the other ones the font size seems a little big compared to the slender fox. But I also like the one on the middle row, left column. It seems to have the right proportion of the two words and the fox.
I love this picture for the cover!
Joanne
on 13 Apr 2008 at 4:30 am 6.Cheryl-Innkeeper Pennsbury Inn said …
I love your choice for the cover, Kevin. It’s certainly a perfect symbol of “wild” and an extremely beautiful animal.
When you were staying here at the Pennsbury Inn Bed and Breakfast recently and enthusiastically talking to the other guests about you newest project, it was quite apparent that you were excited about the pictures you were getting.I know that your enthusiasm will come across in the book and it will be another winner.
Way to go, Kevin,
Cheryl
Owner/Innkeeper
Pennsbury Inn
http://www.pennsburyinn.com
on 27 Apr 2008 at 5:11 pm 7.Wendy Grooms said …
The Red Fox Pic for the Cover is a Perfect Choice. I particularly like the type display shown on Row 2 (horizontal) Pic 3. Can’t wait for my signed copy.
Wendy Grooms