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"content": "While it doesn't happen very often, sometimes I do work exclusively with graphs, tables, and illustrations for the book, not even touching the book's layout. In the case of title \"Klimatyczne oszustwo\" (a book about global warming / global cooling / climate change / etc.), the Publisher asked me to adjust the original's front cover to fit the Polish size requirements and of course information in Polish language, but the main task was to update the images used inside.<br /><br />While the cover had only the text modified, the images in the interior required extensive work to make them of higher quality than was used in the original. The files supplied and used in the German original were many times of low quality, copied from websites (in small sizes and low resolutions, fit enough for computer screen, but not for print), scanned from old books and documents, with clearly visible fuzziness and pixelation. Because of that, multiple techniques had to be applied to achieve required quality.<br />To begin with, most illustrations and graphs had to have their descriptions translated into Polish, including even small changes like replacing dots with commas in units of measure (as these differ in between languages). Some graphics had to be recreated entirely, some were successfully upscaled. For some I was able to find originals, as within the German version of the book some images were used in smaller sizes.<br /><br />In the end, each and every image required an individual approach, as some were quite easy to retouch, while the others took hours to make them print-worthy. This project gave me an opportunity to learn new techniques and develop new processes.<br /><br />The book can be bought at the Publisher's own bookstore: <a href=\"https://ordomedicus.org/produkt/klimatyczne-oszustwo-zmiany-klimatu-na-podstawie-danych-geologicznych-astrofizycznych-i-archeologicznych/\" target=\"_blank\">https://ordomedicus.org/produkt/klimatyczne-oszustwo-zmiany-klimatu-na-podstawie-danych-geologicznych-astrofizycznych-i-archeologicznych/</a> .<br /><br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=coverdesign\" title=\"#coverdesign\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#coverdesign</a><br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=bookcoverdesign\" title=\"#bookcoverdesign\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#bookcoverdesign</a><br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=coverdesignchallenge\" title=\"#coverdesignchallenge\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#coverdesignchallenge</a><br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=1week1book\" title=\"#1week1book\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#1week1book</a><br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=bookdesign\" title=\"#bookdesign\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#bookdesign</a>",
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"content": "When the publisher approached me with the topic of creating a book cover for the Jadwiga Czechowicz's \"Kresy i bezkresy 2\" I was quite happy as the cover for first part was quite well designed by someone else, so it gave me a chance to learn from someone else's experience and methods of work.<br /><br />The idea for sequel's cover and necessary materials were provided, so the main task was to create design that would convey the look and feel as similar to the first book as possible. Since the original design was a good one, both visually and technically, it did provide very useful guidelines on how to create a proper version for part two of the book.<br /><br />The resulting cover does convey the message that the content is a continuation of previous book, so indeed it allows the reader to avoid wondering if these two titled do really go together. <br /><br />The book can be bought on Amazon: <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Kresy-bezkresy-T-2-Jadwiga-Czechowicz/dp/8365546469/ref=sr_1_1?sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.com/Kresy-bezkresy-T-2-Jadwiga-Czechowicz/dp/8365546469/ref=sr_1_1?sr=8-1</a> or at the Publisher's own bookstore: <a href=\"https://multibook.pl/pl/p/Jadwiga-Czechowicz-Kresy-i-bezkresy-2/10453\" target=\"_blank\">https://multibook.pl/pl/p/Jadwiga-Czechowicz-Kresy-i-bezkresy-2/10453</a> .<br /><br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=coverdesign\" title=\"#coverdesign\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#coverdesign</a><br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=bookcoverdesign\" title=\"#bookcoverdesign\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#bookcoverdesign</a><br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=coverdesignchallenge\" title=\"#coverdesignchallenge\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#coverdesignchallenge</a><br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=1week1book\" title=\"#1week1book\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#1week1book</a><br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=bookdesign\" title=\"#bookdesign\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#bookdesign</a>",
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"content": "The cover for Sławomir Suchodolski's \"Czarna księga sanacji\" (\"The black book of sanation\") was my first out of three book covers dealing with this specific topic and by this Author. As compared to the other two, this one is more serious in tone, and the design reflects that.<br /><br />The Publisher's wish was to somehow combine the two photos showing on the front in a meaningful way. Creating a Polish flag themed fields (white on top and red on the bottom) allowed for a very efficient distribution of space between images. Top picture was very high quality which allowed to use it in its full size, without any distortions. However, the bottom image was much smaller and could not be used without any alterations that would hide its bad quality. Luckily, due to the scene depicted which has an ominous theme to it, putting it on red background and blurring it significantly allowed for increase in visual quality, as well as for conveying its dark theme.<br />The typeface used was very appropriate for this specific cover, as it was created and popularized at the same historical period as the events described in the book took place. That made the decision of using that font for design an easy one.<br /><br />The resulting cover due to its limited and symbolic use of colors, the typeface, and photo manipulation, still holds up well to this day. <br /><br />The book can be bought on Amazon: <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Czarna-ksiega-sanacji-Slawomir-Suchodolski/dp/8365546256/ref=sr_1_1?sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.com/Czarna-ksiega-sanacji-Slawomir-Suchodolski/dp/8365546256/ref=sr_1_1?sr=8-1</a> or at the Publisher's own bookstore: <a href=\"https://multibook.pl/pl/p/Slawomir-Suchodolski-Czarna-ksiega-sanacji-EBOOK/9320\" target=\"_blank\">https://multibook.pl/pl/p/Slawomir-Suchodolski-Czarna-ksiega-sanacji-EBOOK/9320</a> .<br /><br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=coverdesign\" title=\"#coverdesign\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#coverdesign</a><br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=bookcoverdesign\" title=\"#bookcoverdesign\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#bookcoverdesign</a><br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=coverdesignchallenge\" title=\"#coverdesignchallenge\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#coverdesignchallenge</a><br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=1week1book\" title=\"#1week1book\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#1week1book</a><br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=bookdesign\" title=\"#bookdesign\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#bookdesign</a>",
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"content": "Today's project is a cover for the Polish translation of German book about Coronavirus that came out very early during the plandemic, and the Polish translation spells \"Koronawirus. Fałszywy alarm?\" (\"Coronavirus. A False Alarm?\"). The book itself had an updated edition released straight away, as the information during the plandemic was constantly being updated and overall situation changed rapidly for the worse with displays of extreme government interventionism.<br /><br />I am quite fond of this design, despite it being never used for the cover. The idea behind it was that the governments around the globe purposefully created a situation sometimes referred to as \"anarcho-tyranny\" (more appropriate term would be just \"tyranny\"), where regular people are being punished for simply existing, while the statists can (and do) freely commit acts of evil on the defenseless populations. This kind of situation gives rise to minor and more localized warlords, who through the initiation of the use of force are able to restrict people's access to the basic necessities (food, water, toilet paper...), and then extract valuable goods and services from those in need.<br /><br />Eventually the publisher decided to take a conservative approach and use the original cover design from the German edition. In retrospective the publisher's decision was probably the correct one, as the book's style is more of and academic and systematic approach to a technical problem (with graphs and many citations), as the initial design would be better suited to a dark future (or dark present) action novel.<br /><br />The book can be bought on Amazon: <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Koronawirus-falszywy-alarm-Karina-Reiss/dp/8365546744/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Koronawirus-falszywy-alarm-Karina-Reiss/dp/8365546744/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&sr=1-1</a> , or on publisher's own website: <a href=\"https://multibook.pl/pl/p/Dr-Karina-Reiss,-Dr-Sucharit-Bhakdi-Koronawirus-falszywy-alarm-Liczby,-konkrety,-konteksty-II-WYDANIE-ROZSZERZONE/11281\" target=\"_blank\">https://multibook.pl/pl/p/Dr-Karina-Reiss,-Dr-Sucharit-Bhakdi-Koronawirus-falszywy-alarm-Liczby,-konkrety,-konteksty-II-WYDANIE-ROZSZERZONE/11281</a> .<br /><br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=coverdesign\" title=\"#coverdesign\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#coverdesign</a><br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=bookcoverdesign\" title=\"#bookcoverdesign\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#bookcoverdesign</a><br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=coverdesignchallenge\" title=\"#coverdesignchallenge\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#coverdesignchallenge</a><br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=1week1book\" title=\"#1week1book\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#1week1book</a><br /><a href=\"https://www.minds.com/search?f=top&t=all&q=bookdesign\" title=\"#bookdesign\" class=\"u-url hashtag\" target=\"_blank\">#bookdesign</a>",
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