Midway through July! More completed work to share....

I have a couple more book covers and a trailer to share:

First up, trailer for Linda Dent Mitchell's Oribliss Castle Series:

 

I must thank Bronwen Harrison (of Lumina Music) once again for another fantastic soundtrack!

I've been working with Jim Graham to design two of his eBook covers:

Both can be purchased on Amazon and Smashwords. I had fun working on these!!

And on a final note, I've had a brilliant programming guru (who wishes to remain anonymous) update the coding on my website and he's added some really cool features! Take a look at Avalon Graphics! Now I need to update my content!

June 1st and More Updates!

 I've just updated the Book Cover Designs on my Home Page, so please stop by and take a look! But in the mean time, here are four new covers:

Maggie's site is HERE
You can find Meg Whitlock here on Blogger
And Sue Fortin's site is HERE

Catching up - New Designs Out in May

Gosh it seems that I cannot find the time to post regular blog entries these days. I'm fortunate for the recent influx of work - but it does mean that I have even less time for the extra fun things like blogging!

Below are a selection of new covers recently completed for my clients: 

Coming this Summer

Out now on Amazon

Out now on Amazon

Magazine ad printed this Spring

Coming in June

Out now on Amazon

Out shortly on Lulu

Two new book cover designs out now!

I've had the pleasure of designing two cover jackets for R.A.R. Clouston earlier this year and they are now out on Amazon!

No Greater Evil on Amazon HERE.

 

The Covenant Within on Amazon HERE.

Both titles will also be available on Kindle, Nook, Books-A-Million and at Barnes & Noble within a month.

The author's blog is HERE. His website is HERE and I will be re-designing that for him next month!

I have four book trailers to complete over the next month, along with a handful of other projects. And I will be signing on to freelance for a mainstream US publisher shortly! I'll post the details as soon as the ink dries on the contract.

eBook cover and a Book Trailer!

eBook cover for Pete Johnstone completed and the book is now available through Amazon and Amazon UK!

And a book trailer for Deborah Cater's first travelogue book is completed:

Book Cover Design - Dark Horse

Book cover design for John Bartlett - to be released late this year. I will be designing the full printed jacket for this book which is a prequel to John's first book 'Chequered Justice' available now.

I enjoyed this design as the client provided several fantastic photos of his son to be used on the cover. And it ties to the world of racing!

More Cover Designs

A couple more cover designs I've recently completed that have just released:

Official publish date is March 1st

Out now on Amazon and Smashwords

David's website is now live HERE. And you can pre-order 'The Jacobites' Apprentice' on Amazon UK and US. He's published by SilverWood Books - fantastic publisher!

Chris's book, Night Watcher, can be purchased in eBook format through Amazon as well. Her website is HERE.

I should have four more book cover designs to share very soon! At present, I am working on a book trailer for Deborah Cater that we hope to release the first of March.

February Updates

I am having a busy first quarter for certain! I will have a lot more covers to show soon (waiting on publication dates to arrive). However, I do have a couple eBook covers that I can share:

 

Both are for author Tim Vicary and available on Amazon. I am also working on the third cover for Tim to complete this series.


You can now also find me on Book & Trailer Showcase! And check them out for all sorts of books and book trailers!!

My biggest news at present is that I have joined the Historical Novel Society and will be attending their conference in London this September! Details will be provided closer to the date.

For more daily updates, follow me on Twitter @Avalon_Graphics

Latest Works

I've finished up a couple of projects this past week.

Cover for Stephanie Keyes:

 

The book is out on December 15th.

I also created a book trailer for her:

And I've just finished two additional covers for Tim Vicary:

All of Tim's titles are available via Amazon.

I'm working on two websites yet and then I plan to take a few weeks off to celebrate the holidays and in general get some rest!

Latest Cover Design

Recently completed the eBook cover for Tim Vicary's novel 'The Monmouth Summer' which is now available on Amazon.

I will be re-designing two more titles for Tim later this month. I am just finishing up work on Pauline Barclay's 'Satchfield Hall' cover and her official re-launch date is this Thursday.

I have a couple of book trailers to complete, two websites and a book jacket for Stephanie Keyes to finish up this month as well. Then hopefully I can take some much needed time off in December.

New Cover Design

My latest cover design for author Pauline Barclay is out today:

The book will be out on Kindle and in paperback later this month!

I'm currently working on covers for Tim Vicary and Stephanie Keyes, so more to share soon!

1st November

This month continues to be a busy time for me. My production schedule is full! I have four book covers, two websites and two book trailers on the schedule. I'm working with Pauline Barclay, Helen Hollick, Richard Denning, Renae Lucas-Hall, Tim Vicary and Stephanie Keyes on various projects. Recently I've begun contributing to Helen Hollick's Weather Wise Blog and Deborah Cater has just joined us as well. Take a look!

Fall is definitely here now. I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable Halloween! It as a quiet evening for us as we do not have any trick or treaters in this area. 

Two recent book covers that I completed for Knox Robinson Publishers:

Both will be published in 2012. 

Most Common Question............

I am often asked about my process in designing book jackets and my initial response goes something like this: each project is unique and it 'depends....'  A vague answer, I'm afraid. *laughs* I first ask the client about their manuscript, then make inquiries about favorite colors, other book covers that they favor and if they have any specific elements they'd like to see on the cover. 

Then I begin my concepts (in Photoshop, not by hand which usually surprises folks) based on the client's input and largely on my own gut instinct after interacting with the client. I like to work directly with the client in developing a cover design that truly speaks to them and represents the story that they are telling within the pages of their book. While my education taught me the 'rules' of formal graphic design, I often step outside that box and go for something more unique. Not all publishing houses allow my sort of free styling in book cover design, but I certainly push that envelope! 

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