I’ve been battling the vague uneasiness that the original front cover of Coyote Jack – however much I like it – lacks sufficient oomph to punch through the pack when reduced to thumbnail size and listed with a bunch of other books. There’s too much detail, not enough conceptual clarity, a general softness of tone that I’m not sure does it any favours. Up close it’s lovely, and really captures the essence and theme of the novel, but does it hook the eye in that nano-second of attention given it by a passing browser? Not sure.
As such I’ve opted for a complete change, designing a cover instead that features one central and instantly comprehensible image, the broken guitar (connotations: music, conflict, violence) coupled with a sparse colour scheme and the highlighting of the word blue/s (connotations: blues music). I’ve kept the ‘wild west’ font for Coyote Jack as I think it hints at Texas and his origin story, and found a nice blob-funky font for the Bluebirds.
All of these overlaid on black presents a starker, more simplistic cover, though one which I am hoping will have a bit more screen-clout.
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