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How to Write a Perfect Book Cover Design Brief

How to Write a Perfect Book Cover Design Brief

If you’re an author looking to hire an illustrator/designer for your book cover, the first thing you need to do is clearly explain what you want. That includes the type of cover you want, what your book is about, how…

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How to Identify a Great Book Cover Designer

How to Spot a Great Book Cover Designer

If you’re a writer looking for an artist to create a standout book cover for you, choosing the right specialist is really important. With so many designers and illustrators out there, it may even get a bit overwhelming. Because simply…

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Pre-Made vs. Custom Book Covers Pros and Cons-2025

Pre-Made vs. Custom Book Covers: Pros and Cons

Pre-made book covers are something I come across from time to time on my IG feed and Threads. It’s not a new concept, of course, but I’ve noticed this type of product saw a rise over the last couple of…

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Best Affordable Book Cover Options for Indie Authors

Best Affordable Book Cover Options for Indie Authors

It’s one thing to have a big budget for your book as an established author, but it’s a completely different story when you’re just starting out your writing career. You might not have a publisher backing yet, and you’re probably…

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How Much Does a Book Cover Design Cost?

How Much Does a Book Cover Design Cost?

Even though these days I’m mostly known as an illustration artist, I’ve also worked as an art director and in an advertising agency for years. So after having illustrated and designed multiple book covers myself I’ve got plenty of experience…

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Where to Hire a Professional Book Cover Designer

Where to Hire a Professional Book Cover Designer

If you are an author and you have written your own novel, story or poetry collection, the next big step is to create an appealing book cover for your creation. A book cover that would stand out and catch attention…

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Best Music to Listen to While Drawing - Best Music and More

What to Listen to While Drawing: Best Music and More

As an artist I spend a lot of my time drawing. If it’s not the work I do for clients, then it’s my personal illustrations. I end up working on my iPad or PC for hours every day. And of…

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Top 10 Illustration trends 2024 - by Artist Anna Kuptsova

Top 10 Illustration Trends of 2024

It has already become a good tradition in creative industry to make trends predictions at the beginning of each new year. While most online authors tend to focus on graphic design trends in general, in this article I am talking…

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Anna Kuptsova (Anniko) - Art blog

Hi! I’m Anniko, Illustrator, Creative designer & Art Director. Welcome to my blog. I’m happy to share my experience and skills with everyone interested in art. More about me Here

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