{"id":"6037","date":"2020-11-05T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/?p=6037"},"modified":"2020-10-26T14:32:48","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T21:32:48","slug":"self-help-book-covers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/self-help-book-covers\/","title":{"rendered":"Which One Won? Self-help book covers that truly think outside the box"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s tough to pick a book cover that isn&#8217;t too similar to its counterparts, too bland, or too busy. That&#8217;s why PickFu is an excellent place to take your self-help book covers when your brain can&#8217;t handle the back-and-forth about which one is best anymore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One author recently took to PickFu to decide between two book covers for nonfiction titled, <em>The Way of the Intelligent Rebel: Succeed Outside the System, Teach Yourself Anything and Achieve Ultimate Freedom<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Both covers have a similar font, but one has yellow lettering and an illustration featuring a lightbulb &#8220;thinking&#8221; outside a box, while the other features a tic-tac-toe box with a rebellious twist. <\/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=\"680\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/option-a-tic-tac-toe-680x1024.png\" alt=\"Self help book covers: Option A\" data-id=\"6039\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/option-a-tic-tac-toe.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6039\" class=\"wp-image-6039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/option-a-tic-tac-toe-680x1024.png 680w, https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/option-a-tic-tac-toe-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/option-a-tic-tac-toe-768x1157.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/option-a-tic-tac-toe.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"679\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/option-b-tic-tac-toe-679x1024.png\" alt=\"Self help book covers: Option B\" data-id=\"6038\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/option-b-tic-tac-toe.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6038\" class=\"wp-image-6038 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/option-b-tic-tac-toe-679x1024.png 679w, https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/option-b-tic-tac-toe-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/option-b-tic-tac-toe-768x1157.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/option-b-tic-tac-toe.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/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 total score of 74 to Option B&#8217;s 26, respondents clearly loved Option A. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s why. <\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"daring-little-rebel\">Daring little rebel<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Who can resist the charm of that rebellious little <em>O<\/em> in Option A&#8217;s book cover? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not many, it turns out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I chose Option A&#8230;[because] playing tic-tac-toe outside the lines seems a little rebellious,&#8221; wrote one respondent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another respondent agreed, writing, &#8220;I love the picture of the Tic-Tac-Toe where someone drew in the <em>O<\/em> outside of the matrix. It goes well with the topic of being an intelligent rebel.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The graphic of the tic-tac-toe game gives you a good sense of what the book is about,&#8221; said one. It&#8217;s an immediate, compelling visual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In short, while Option B is a graphic of literally thinking &#8220;outside the box,&#8221; Option A thinks <em>outside<\/em> of thinking outside of the box. In other words, it&#8217;s more original. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, one respondent wrote that &#8220;[Option A] looks like it is about cheating and I do not think that is what they want to talk about.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So that&#8217;s something to keep in mind. Still, most seemed to agree with this respondent: &#8220;[Option] A just makes you chuckle.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"color-choices\">Color choices<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Several respondents preferred Option A&#8217;s orange title to Option B&#8217;s neon yellow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The yellow color in the other option kills my eyes,&#8221; wrote one male in the 25-34-year-old age range. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another male wrote, &#8220;The orange is more striking against the white and easy to read.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still another wrote, &#8220;I think the yellow color used in Option B is too bright. I really like the more soothing orangish color used in Option A. It makes it easier to read without being distracted.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last thing you want to do is turn readers away with garishly bright colors. <\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"selfhelp-book-covers-key-takeaways\">Self-help book covers: key takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Maybe yellow is this author&#8217;s favorite color, but a large reason respondents picked Option A is because of the less harsh color choice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So when you&#8217;re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/self-help-book-cover-design\/\" class=\"ek-link\">choosing a color scheme for a book cover<\/a>, consider using warm, inviting tones instead of in-your-face neons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And make sure you go beyond mere &#8220;thinking outside the box.&#8221; That&#8217;s been (over)done. The tic-tac-toe hopping outside the matrix made respondents smile and brought the book&#8217;s concept into sharp focus. The lightbulb made them yawn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have two or more potential book covers to test? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/books\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Take your ideas to PickFu (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Take your ideas to PickFu<\/a> and let readers help you choose. <\/p>\n","protected":""},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s tough to pick a book cover that isn&#8217;t too similar to its counterparts, too bland, or too busy. 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