Help select the cover design for my next book.
Published on March 10, 2017
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I was a real pain in the ass for my publisher, rejecting multiple covers for my next book. However, my steadfastness seems to have worked to both of our benefits, as they’ve come up with something that I feel is pretty good. Below are five options for the cover of “On the New Silk Road,” which should be out . . . someday. Please indicate in the comments below what one you think we should go with.
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16 comments… add one
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March 10, 2017, 7:49 pm
Link#1
The last one was good but the first one shows the whole Silk Road
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March 11, 2017, 12:15 pm
LinkIs not the answer clearly #2 or #3? (the new little red book!)
though the last one reflects your personal perspective to it,
Shouldn’t you be shamelessly bombastic with such a geopolitical event like the silk road, and use a sino-centric map?-
March 12, 2017, 8:31 pm
LinkI believe you may be right. Those are the two that I’m debating between at this point.
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March 12, 2017, 1:47 pm
Link#1
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March 13, 2017, 11:15 pm
Link#1, though I really like #5 too
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Link
It’s strange. From posting this on various platforms there seems to be no clear winner. People seem to like different ones in almost equal numbers.
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March 15, 2017, 7:06 am
LinkNumber 4!
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March 16, 2017, 3:08 am
Link#5
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March 16, 2017, 3:52 am
Link#3 has the best balance of colour (#1 makes China too prominent and #2 makes the rest of the world too prominent), and #3 is the reddest, which is more eye-catching than #1 or #2. #4 is too complicated, and #5 is too plain (i.e. could be showing any road).
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#3 color is too belligerent, and the white title is awkward.
#2. both the world and china, and the title is prominent.
red is color of modern china, yellow is color of imperial china. (it’s a win-win situation).
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March 21, 2017, 5:20 pm
LinkGo with the gold, I like the first one.
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March 22, 2017, 5:55 pm
LinkI like #4. China map is well highlighted, the red cover stands out with vibrance, and the white letters make good contrast.
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May 4, 2017, 3:47 am
LinkI think designs #1-#4 are good, but I’m expecting some blue to be added, just to represent the Europe portion.
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May 10, 2017, 4:32 am
Link#1
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May 17, 2017, 3:31 am
LinkHas to be the first one!
At first sight, it looks like the most original one. For no clear reason, the others seem more generic or look like they’ve been done before
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July 15, 2017, 4:49 pm
Link#1 or #3
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