Every author deserves a cover.



.bcd aims to provide high-quality and affordable design, and focuses on a transparent and interactive creative process - every element of every cover is explained in detail, and every step of the way is fuelled by discussion. Because no one knows a story better than its author.



TATTIE MAGGARD, AUTHOR OF THE SIXPENCE



'I chose Fena because out of all the designers I had looked at she was the best with simple covers that still packed a striking response. I was also very impressed with her use of typography. I’ve been told I can be impossible to work for but Fena and I got along great. She really understood my book without even reading it and was very patient with me about changes.'



SARA FALCONER



'Very, very good, perfectly expressive, and idea-generating.'



DANIELLE ZOELLER



'I know you say that you’re not very good at this, but this cover is incredible, so beautiful and iconic. Thank you for taking the time to understand what the story is about and really adding those elements in there.'



REEM SHAIKH



'Thank you so much for spending your time in making other people happy - like me.'





BIOGRAPHY OF A DESIGN SITE



'Design is an opportunity to continue telling the story, not just to sum everything up.' - Tate Linden


I started .book cover design on the thirtieth of August in 2010, aka when I was fifteen and had zero talent in naming things. I'd been part of the NaNoWriMo community since 2008, ie I wrote 50,000 words every November until med school started and printed a book or two. And I knew how it felt to want a pretty cover for that beloved piece of work, and realize that every decent designer charged three-digit figures for a basic front cover. So I made my own, and unexpectedly, I had fun.


So I started a forum thread at NaNoWriMo Artisans for those who were in the same boat as me as an ‘experimental hobby’ and a way to contribute back to the publishing industry in the only way I knew how. And this is where I am now! I've worked with more than 800 clients - free or otherwise - ranging from historical non-fiction to YA romance, murder mysteries and thrillers. .bcd has been featured in GalleyCat as 2010’s ‘Nanowrimo Tip #28’, and won Wattpad’s ‘Best Book Cover’ in the 2011 Watty Awards. But throughout it all, I've never done any of this because of the money. I do this because I like making covers, and I like making people happy.


When I went professional, I created a pro-bono arm ‘CoverUp!’ for aspiring authors who want a cover but are unable to afford a paid one - teens from NaNoWriMo's Young Writers' Programme, writers who put up their work on Wattpad and other online fiction-sharing platforms, friends who write small books as birthday gifts. I also set up 'Very Very Short Cover Consultations' for people who want some feedback on their cover, occasionally redesign pro-bono classics and put them up for free download under the project ‘ReCovered’, and have expanded to include other print and website design. More information can be found at their respective pages!


(In addition, .bcd also seems to have retained a name that is about as subtle as a brick - apparently names that could rival a hunk of mozzarella in cheese factor had been all the rage back then. As did abbreviations with a penchant for resembling sorry-looking extracts of the alphabet).


I don't do this as much now since medsku/work,
But I still have fun with this from time to time :)




.bcd has worked with best-selling authors such as Kate Harrison, Diane Chandler, Antonella Gambotto-Burke and Diana Morgan-Hill, and currently designs ad-hoc for publishing houses like Blackbird Digital.



Up to three high resolution covers





Winner of the 2011 Wattpad Watty Awards Best Book Cover. All book covers are print-quality, made at 300DPI from the best stock images on the net. It includes a full book jacket (back and spine included), a separate front cover for e-publishing, .pdf versions and grayscale mockups.



Any font you want, unlimited edits





Every commercial font - serif, sans, cursive, handwriting, tallverticalnarrow - on the world wide web, at your fingertips. Also, infinite editing capabilities. Forever.



Transparent and
interactive process





Personal email correspondence, from the confirmation of your request to the finishing touches of your cover. Full explanation of every element will be given, and I'll seek your opinion for every major change.



REQUEST YOUR PERSONALIZED QUOTE








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