Saturday, May 25, 2013

Font Book Cover

Font Book Cover


Select the appropriate font is an important decision, you will have to make the design quality ebook cover. You will want to choose the font is readable for your audience.

The following general font information will help you make the right choice:
Size: eBook cover image is usually a fairly small images. Therefore, you must make sure you use a small font is readable image. Many fonts, but do not work in a very small size.

Weight: The term "parts by weight" refers to the form of the characters in each font element thickness. Most fonts have regular version and a bold version. Bold version has greater weight, since the characters are thicker. Bold font is more prominent, even in the smaller size. Some fonts also provides a "heavy" and "black" version, and even thicker than the bold version. Black Arial, Helvetica Black, affecting only a few examples were used to create titles and headlines popular fonts. These fonts are also very good e-book cover.

If you look at the title of the book or article, you will find that they tend to be "heavy" size is larger than any other text. This is because I want to emphasize the title / subtitle.

Serif and sans serif typeface Times New Roman Helvetica font letters look. Helvetica is a sans serif font, Times New Roman is a serif font. The difference is the extra flourish serif font for each character in each line in the end. Serif refers to these flourishes. Compare two font letter "I" mentioned above, you will easily see the difference.

sans serif fonts are often more readable, when used, titles, subtitles, titles and headings. They also tend to be in a smaller font size more readable. Serif fonts, on the other hand work better, which has a large amount of text (paragraphs or more).

Whether it is appropriate: it is important that you choose a font that fit your audience. For example, if your book is for women, choose a more feminine font. If your book focuses on the child, then it would be the right choice font, conveys a frolic. However, regardless of age, gender, if your theme is serious, then the font you want to convey a serious tone.

Remember that there are selected font in this area and no hard and fast rules. A masculine theme seems to be appropriate in one case may not be in another case. The point here is just to pay attention to what information to communicate with you and feel your chosen font.

Here are some more fonts Tips eBook Cover:
o Use one or two fonts. Do not use more than three different fonts. Even better, use the same font different weights. For example, the use of bold and Arial bold headings subtitles.

● Do not use too much text on the cover. It will not be readable anyway. Using fewer words, your text bigger, more readable. You may want to consider using a shortened title of your actual cover image version.

o Use the biggest, boldest font title, subtitle size small, even smaller size, the author's name and any additional text.

o Use text color contrast with the background, so your title stand out. However, make sure your text color and background color do not conflict. Depending on your background colors, red, white and yellow regular work.

o You can bold, italic, or underline underline words and phrases. Use italics and underline moderation. If you overdo it, you will lose impact and reduces readability.

Ah, you can make your text stand out for special effects, such as shadows and contours, but these effects are used sparingly.

o Use capitals only a short title. In all uppercase letters are difficult to read sentences or paragraphs. For longer titles, use uppercase / lowercase.

o Consider the author's name and the URL of the page where the placing on the cover graphics that make it harder for people to steal your picture as a watermark.

Ø your title, The Big Book of the spine box images.
There are thousands of font choices. Establishment of a small collection of work and e-book cover design fonts. This collection may be included, such as shock, Garamond, Helvetica, Arial Bold Arial Black, bold Helvetica, Times New Roman, font, and other your favorite is readable in smaller sizes and practical standards.

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