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"New book cover for "La vie sans détour"" winning Book cover by lvan Bjørn
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"New book cover for "La vie sans détour"" winning Book cover by LianaM
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New book cover for "La vie sans détour"

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The Brief

Title

La vie sans détour

Author

Christophe YANN

Book description

« Away from the extremely well-trodden paths » Try something different to live a quality life The subject matter: a totally new approach to ... An active way of life never offered before and open to ... Respects the ... Why have we got to this stage? To these beliefs? To spirituality? To unending intellectual analyses? To childish materialism? To accumulating knowledge ‘just in case’? At what moment did we go off course, heading towards these pale imitations of life? And why has that chatterbox in our heads now started to lull our senses to sleep and generate this fear? Is it possible to go back to where it all started? A simple, full life with a calm mind which serves us well? Yes, because it is as natural as seeing or ... Do you use a particular method or knowledge to see and breathe naturally all day long? We have the ... The moment to put it all into action has just ... Thus begins a dialogue with life, resulting in vigilance devoid of ... But that… is another ...

The Brief

Target audience

Woman,... years :...% Man,... years :...% Worldwide

Book cover type

Paperback

The Brief

Style attributes

Feminine
Masculine
Pop
Grunge
Literal
Abstract
Simple
Detailed
Modern
Retro
Luxury
Casual
Playful
Serious
Loud
Quiet

The Brief

Design needs

Size :... x...mm Spine :...mm Bleed : 8 mm File format : PSD New cover for « La vie sans détour » (Life without detour / Plainly life) This book needs a new cover that will keep the cover spirit of: « Everything that happens near me speaks to me » (... and « La sagesse en action » ... Cover idea : We don’t have a specific idea for the ... It has to keep the spirit of the 2 books “Everything that happens near me speaks to me” and “La sagesse en action”. The spirit means the same kind of design and it can be with the sea and ... Of course designers have the freedom to propose any ... The master word is ... The main idea is that life can be direct, simple, all the teachings are found when we are in ... Which is impossible when we loose time in endless happiness or spiritual search (Détour).

What to avoid

Please no spiritual ...

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Every design category has flexible pricing for all budgets. Book cover starts at $299.

The Brief

File deliverables

Full copyright with production-ready files for digital and/or print.

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