COVER ART ®
Cover Redesign
This month, Deborah Bradseth at Tugboat Design turns
her talents to reimagining the cover of the coming-of-age
novel After and Before: The Story of Hatley Chambers, by
indie author Glenn Seerup.
To submit your book for a free cover redesign, email us at booklifeeditor@booklife.com. Original Cover
The layout for
the title on the
original cover
worked well, so
I kept a similar
dramatic style,
adjusting it
only slightly.
The new image
and color
scheme sets a
dark, moody
tone, giving
the reader an
ominous feeling
that fits with the
overall story.
The original
cover, although
it was just
typography,
sparked
curiosity—but
the redesign
adds a human
element that
readers can
relate to better.
I used a soft
yellow for some
of the text to
make it stand
out. But in a
way that didn’t
prevent the
hands from
remaining the
cover’s focal
point.
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