{"id":"5536","date":"2020-10-28T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/?p=5536"},"modified":"2020-10-02T13:50:55","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T20:50:55","slug":"mindfulness-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/mindfulness-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Which One Won? Mindfulness books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>No pun intended, but mindfulness books should really make you think. Let&#8217;s see what happened when this author took <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/results\/S8UXG5-please-take-a-look-at\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"two cover designs for a book about mindfulness to PickFu (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">two cover designs for a book about mindfulness to PickFu<\/a>. Which one piqued the most curiosity? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The author kindly asked 50 people, &#8220;Please take a look at the cover art for my book, <em>Mindfulness Evolved: Optimizing the Human Software<\/em>. It&#8217;s about how to transform your brain and life with Mindfulness. Offering personal stories, tools &amp; practices. Pick the cover most appeals to you, why?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Options A and B feature a similar theme: a black cover with a minimalist neon illustration and neon font. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Option A&#8217;s font is purple-blue, whereas Option B&#8217;s is orange. The illustrations differ; one features a heart-shaped lightbulb over a cloud, while the other uses a heart and a cloud in the shape of a brain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\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=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/mindfulness-option-a-791x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5539\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=5539\" class=\"wp-image-5539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/mindfulness-option-a-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/mindfulness-option-a-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/mindfulness-option-a-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/mindfulness-option-a.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/mindfulness-option-b-1-791x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5541\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/mindfulness-option-b-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=5541\" class=\"wp-image-5541 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/mindfulness-option-b-1-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/mindfulness-option-b-1-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/mindfulness-option-b-1-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/mindfulness-option-b-1.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Can you guess which one won?<\/p>\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 A! With a score of 72 to Option B&#8217;s 28, it&#8217;s clear readers greatly prefer Option A. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But why? <\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mindfulness-books-should-be-relaxing-not-harsh\">Mindfulness books should be relaxing, not harsh<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>It turns out that the font color made a huge impact on PickFu respondents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many respondents found Option B&#8217;s orange coloring &#8220;harsh,&#8221; &#8220;threatening,&#8221; &#8220;violent,&#8221; and &#8220;aggressive.&#8221; One respondent even found Option B evocative of prisons, saying, &#8220;The colors orange and black mixed together makes me think of the prison show on Netflix, <em>Orange I<g class=\"gr_ gr_42 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"42\" data-gr-id=\"42\">s<\/g> the New Black<\/em>.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Option A, on the other hand, had &#8220;a more relaxing and inviting feel&#8221; that felt &#8220;modern,&#8221; &#8220;calming,&#8221; &#8220;relaxing,&#8221; and &#8220;soothing.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Respondents also loved the ombre effect of the colors. One female said, &#8220;I think choice A is the most appealing for a cover because it has more than one color tone.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another added, &#8220;I liked Option A because the gradient colors draw my eye up to the bulb. I liked the concept of the thought going up from the mind to the bulb when it is a fully formed idea.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In short, Option A&#8217;s color scheme is calming and pleasing to look at, it helps bring the reader&#8217;s eye up to the logo, and may even have symbolic value.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"lots-of-love-for-the-lightbulb\">Lots of love for the lightbulb<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Not many respondents favored Option B&#8217;s logo with its brain-shaped cloud because they couldn&#8217;t quite figure out the meaning of it. One respondent wrote, &#8220;I understand the graphics of [Option] A more. I am not clear what [Option] B graphics are supposed to be.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, several loved Option A&#8217;s heart-shaped lightbulb. Said one respondent, &#8220;I like Choice A due to the light-bulb signifying turning on your mind. Let&#8217;s flip that switch with mindfulness!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another added, &#8220;I like how a brain, a heart, and a lightbulb are incorporated into the graphic.&#8221; This comment prompted us to look at Option A again to see if there really is a brain there. Or is it a cloud? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It might be a good idea for the author to go back and make it look more brain-ish, because respondents loved the idea of a brain, a lightbulb, and a heart together. Then again, perhaps leaving it open to interpretation reinforces mindfulness even more. <\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mindfulness-books-key-takeaways\">Mindfulness books: Key takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>In a book about practicing mindfulness, audience members greatly prefer soothing colors as opposed to bold, bright ones. If you&#8217;re working on a mental health-oriented <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/how-to-structure-a-self-help-book\/\" target=\"_blank\">self-help book<\/a>, stick with a calming font and color scheme. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pay attention to your iconography. Does your cover design evoke the idea of mindfulness, like a lightbulb, heart, and brain\/cloud do? Or does it confuse your readers? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out what <a aria-label=\"readers think (opens in a new tab)\" class=\"ek-link ek-link\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/audience-targeting\/\" target=\"_blank\">readers think<\/a> of your book covers by <a aria-label=\"creating a poll on PickFu (opens in a new tab)\" class=\"ek-link ek-link\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/pickfu.com\/ask\" target=\"_blank\">creating a poll on PickFu<\/a>. Make sure to scour the comments for any suggestions to make your colors calmer and your illustrations clearer, and you&#8217;ll be set for better sales. <\/p>\n","protected":""},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No pun intended, but mindfulness books should really make you think. Let&#8217;s see what happened when this author took two cover designs for a book about mindfulness to PickFu. 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