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Festa Verlag Germany got their new book cover by running a design contest:
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"Der Sohn des Präsidenten" winning Book cover by César Pardo
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Der Sohn des Präsidenten

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Check out Festa Verlag Germany's Book cover contest…

The Brief

Title

Der Sohn des Präsidenten

Author

Jon Athan

Book description

...

The Brief

Book cover type

Paperback

Style attributes

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

The Brief

Design needs

We need a cool and modern coverart for the german edition of this ... We need the file on layer, so we can do the rest in our... mm x... mm + 5 mm bleed CMYK please

What to avoid

Please dont use AI-Images

Silver package

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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PDF

It all began with a design brief.

A quick, interactive guide helped them understand their design style and captured exactly what they needed in their book cover.

Designers across the globe delivered design magic.

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design entries

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designers

Work with talented, professional Book cover designers to turn your ideas into reality.

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winner

Select your favorite custom Book cover (Or two! Or three!). And the design is all yours.

Festa Verlag Germany collaborated with designers to refine their ideas

Book cover contest entry by César Pardo
by César Pardo

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And then… they selected a winner!

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Cesar was outstanding. He worked with me through multiple iterations, took my feedback and gave me recommendations for finalizing a cover art that I am very, very happy with.

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