{"id":"3001","date":"2020-06-10T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/?p=3001"},"modified":"2020-05-29T11:55:40","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T18:55:40","slug":"self-help-book-cover-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/self-help-book-cover-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Which One Won? Self-help book cover design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When you think of retirement, do you feel a sense of happy expectation? Or does the abyss of unemployment freak you out \u2014 what in the world will you do with your life? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One author set out to write a book to help us all stress less about retirement called <em>Stop Freaking Out About Retirement: How to Reach New Goals &amp; Enjoy Your Life When Work End<\/em><g class=\"gr_ gr_105 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Style multiReplace\" id=\"105\" data-gr-id=\"105\"><em>s<\/em><\/g>. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"She ran a PickFu poll (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/books\/book-covers\/which-cover-do-you-prefer-for-a-book-about-dealing-with-anxiety-over-heading-to-retirement-ATV9HU8W\" target=\"_blank\">She ran a PickFu poll<\/a> to choose her self-help book cover design. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Option A shows brushes of color behind the title, and a mostly blank, white background. Option B removes the color and adds green falling leaves instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/freaking-out-about-retirement-option-a.png\" alt=\"Self help book cover design - Option A\" data-id=\"3002\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/freaking-out-about-retirement-option-a.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3002\" class=\"wp-image-3002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/freaking-out-about-retirement-option-a.png 500w, https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/freaking-out-about-retirement-option-a-194x300.png 194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/freaking-out-about-retirement-option-b.jpeg\" alt=\"Self help book cover design - Option B\" data-id=\"3003\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/freaking-out-about-retirement-option-b.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3003\" class=\"wp-image-3003 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/freaking-out-about-retirement-option-b.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/freaking-out-about-retirement-option-b-194x300.jpeg 194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Can you guess which one won? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:200px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And the winner is&#8230;Option B! With a score of 66 to Option A&#8217;s 34, this self-help book cover design really caught people&#8217;s attention. Even more interesting is that respondents ages 65 and over exclusively preferred Option B, and respondents between ages 55 and 64 overwhelmingly preferred it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s find out why. <\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-winning-selfhelp-book-cover-design-conveys-calm\">The winning self-help book cover design conveys calm<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>While some respondents didn&#8217;t see Option B&#8217;s leaves as relevant to retirement in any way, many felt that Option A&#8217;s highlighted title font makes it look too urgent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Option B&#8217;s gently falling leaves, on the other hand, give a calming effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As one female said, &#8220;I prefer [Option] B because it makes me feel less stressed. The colors in [Option} A are very bold and give me anxiety.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re writing a book about keeping calm as you approach your retirement years, the last thing you want to do is stress potential readers out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Out of the 33 people who voted for Option B, 14 mentioned that the cover made them feel more relaxed or calm. That&#8217;s a theme worth paying attention to!<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a-trendy-cover-will-go-out-of-trend\">A trendy cover will go out of trend<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s true that in the book cover market right now, Option A&#8217;s cover design is pretty common. It&#8217;s trendy. But that&#8217;s only been true in the last several years or so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trends change, and before much longer, the self-help book cover design seen in Option A will look like a trend that has passed, and thank goodness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leaves, on the other hand, are timeless. And they can signify many things. For one female in the 65+ age range, &#8220;the green leaves give a message of growing your &#8216;green&#8217; money.&#8221; For this woman, the leaves represent a financially smart retirement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For another respondent, the interpretation was different: &#8220;The best thing about [Option] B is the leaves on the cover. That made me think of &#8216;turning over a new leaf&#8217;. It reiterated to me the idea of making positive new changes in life.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter how old you are, the leaves seem to say, you can create new goals and dreams to carry you through your retirement years. <\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t underestimate your reader&#8217;s ability to appreciate a universal image or theme in your book. Instead of putting people off, the green leaves become what the viewer needed them to be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They attract respondents&#8217; attention and make them want to read the book. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, if your self-help book seeks to soothe, give the cover a soothing motif. Like leaves. Anything but a boldly highlighted title! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Need help to cho<g class=\"gr_ gr_4 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar multiReplace gr-progress\" id=\"4\" data-gr-id=\"4\">o<\/g>se the perfect cover for your book? Use <a aria-label=\"a PickFu poll (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/pickfu.com\/ask\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ek-link\">PickFu<\/a> to find out which cover can convince readers to snatch your book off the shelves. <\/p>\n","protected":""},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you think of retirement, do you feel a sense of happy expectation? 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