Choose my new book cover

[Adamoah]

What genre is it mate?

Crime solving talking cat uncovers UKIP plot to dump toxic waste into the thames

 

[North of the Smoke]

As some of you may know, I have a bit of a chequered past in book cover design. I've been through various iterations with the latest one and have 'settled' on a rough idea after running various ideas past friends.
There will still be work to do to tidy them up once I've decided but there are currently four options, all with different placement of cats.
Which do you prefer?
a) Cat on the right.

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b) Cat in the middle.

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c) Two cats.


d) Cat on the left.


None of them are the finished article and are just screenshots so not the highest quality.

Change the title to barrel topped with pussy

 

[cheeses of nazereth]

A few different colours to give you a vague idea...

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[RestlessNatives]

What genre is it mate?

Comic crime. Not claiming to be anywhere near as good but similar style to Chris Brookmyre and Colin Bateman.

 

[The Raven]

Cats, f***ing cats?

I'm ashamed of you.

 

[krasnia bloshid]

black and yellow are nature danger signal , much more dramatic & attention getting.
but would need a little summary of contents , cos illustration is a kinda strange combination.

 

[RestlessNatives]

Cats, f***ing cats?

I'm ashamed of you.

Next to poison mate, give me a bit credit. It doesn't necessarily end well.

 

[The Raven]

Next to poison mate, give me a bit credit. It doesn't necessarily end well.

Hmmmm. I would hope not.

 

[Thackeray]

What genre is it mate?

It's a self help book about decisiveness.

 

[RestlessNatives]

black and yellow are nature danger signal , much more dramatic & attention getting.
but would need a little summary of contents , cos illustration is a kinda strange combination.

Without giving too much away about the story, the main character poisons a cat at some stage. The idea isn't meant to show the whole story in the cover if that makes sense, just reference a small part of it. Similar examples are the one in my avatar and this one.

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It's a self help book about decisiveness.

 

[daventry cat]

right................. and i would know i own a bookshop

edit Mrs Cat(no) who owns said shop with me says middle

 

[TubeStationAt12]

I personally think the two cats look best, fits in nicely with the word "balance" having one on either side as well, imo.

 

[RestlessNatives]

right................. and i would know i own a bookshop

edit Mrs Cat(no) who owns said shop with me says middle

Majority of people in various places have said the right one. I prefer it but couldn't explain why.

 

[gardni]

How about this:

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[krasnia bloshid]

how about one barrel

no cat

cats face in place of human skull

Without giving too much away about the story, the main character poisons a cat at some stage.

..metaphor for a certain football club perhaps

 

[RestlessNatives]

I personally think the two cats look best, fits in nicely with the word "balance" having one on either side as well, imo.

Makes sense although a mate who has read it thinks one is best because the lead character gets flustered when things are out of balance and it's the main theme of the book.

 

[Arkle]

Two cats or middle cat, although @gardni has preoduced an interesting alternative.

 

[TubeStationAt12]

Makes sense although a mate who has read it thinks one is best because the lead character gets flustered when things are out of balance and it's the main theme of the book.

Aye, that makes sense then. On the right I'd say if it's just the one.

 

[RestlessNatives]

How about this:

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Cheers. Tried many variations of scales in early iterations, not too dissimilar to what you have produced but the feedback at the time was that it didn't work. I'm trying not to be too literal with the word 'balance' if that makes sense. Just want to hint at something that happens in the story.

 

[daventry cat]

Majority of people in various places have said the right one. I prefer it but couldn't explain why.

cat on the right leans inward towards the book, middle cat whilst all symetrical and tidy looks like a lazy choice, 2 cats is one cat too many and cat on the left leans away from book