Need Help with Type - Book Cover - Personal Project

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

Hi, folks! I've been working on this dtyis and decided to turn it into a book cover. the illustration is still not done but it's almost there. hehe

Anyway, I need help with the type. I don't have any graphic design training and I am severely unsure with my work. Any suggestions?

Thank you so much!!!

[NessIllustration]

@Nyrryl-Cadiz Love the title! It's not quite centered though!
I like the font you used for your name, but it's a bit big. I feel like it's fighting the title for attention. I'd maybe reduce it to half the size. It's also a bit hard to read on the many different colors of the background. I wonder if you can make that dark red area of the leaves a bit bigger and have the name on it?

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

@NessIllustration hi!!! Thank you! this very helpful feedback.

[Gabby Correia]

Cover is great, and the title font is fun! An issue I see is that at first I was not sure if it read mermaid LOVE or mermaid COVE.

[krisblack]

Hi @Nyrryl-Cadiz The illustration is coming along great. I love the composition. Particularly the movement the hanging branches and the "seaweed" implies. Your title font fits well with your illustration style, but the style treatment of the lettering doesn't pop off the illustration like I think it should. I think the yellow to green fade of the water is visually brighter than the white of the title. If you can apply some styling to the title to address that I think it'll pop more. Also, I suggest adjusting the kerning (space between the letters) to be more consistent in the word "cove." The "ov" has less space between them than the "co" and "ve" spacing.

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

@Gabby-Correia lolz I totally see what you mean. I'll change that for sure. Thank you so much for the feedback!

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

@krisblack Thank you so much! Kerning is definitely not something a noob like me thinks about. lolz Thank u!!!

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

Hello, friends! Here's where I am for now. more to follow

[Darian]

The composition is awsome @Nyrryl-Cadiz I just feel the mermaid's skinf color and the background leaves are of similar colors, making them compete with each other.

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

@Darian thanks Darian! I’ll think about it but I do think the composition and her human form are enough to draw the viewer’s eye to her.

[Frost Drive]

Dang that looks really awesome. For the top, if you wanted to increase clarity on your name, you could put it higher and bring more red tree leaves in behind it, so it's mostly on all red leaves!

[K.Flagg]

It looks good...but just for fun, what about making the V in cove into a fin

[KathrynAdebayo]

So nice! It looks like she could be looking at a reflection of herself in the bubble. I think the text tweaks have paid off and it looks more balanced and professional.

[bridgetbick]

I think you nailed it. It looks beautiful!

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

Almost there!

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

@bridgetbick @KathrynAdebayo @Frost-Drive @K-Flagg thanks guys!!!

@K-Flagg i've been thinking of that too but with the letter 'O'. I'll do some experiments to see if it'll work. I'll post it soon

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

Hi guys! I think this is finished for me.

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

Hi guys. Quick vote. which title do you prefer A or B?

A

B

[Kim Rosenlof]

@Nyrryl-Cadiz I like the fish one. I saw the hook as the letter J. I like that you used an icon for the space in the O. I would face the fish the opposite way and looking up to the right more so that has a more positive feeling to it.

[Melissa_Bailey]

@Nyrryl-Cadiz definitely B. More friendly, less ominous without the fishhook.