{"id":"7214","date":"2021-02-24T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/?p=7214"},"modified":"2021-02-04T13:28:18","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T21:28:18","slug":"which-one-won-podcast-cover-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/which-one-won-podcast-cover-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Which One Won? Podcast cover art that makes you want to press &#8216;Play&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While podcasts are designed to please the ear, they have important visual elements as well. Think about it. When you scroll through your phone, it&#8217;s probably the podcast cover art, not the description or the title alone, that makes you stop and want to know (and hear) more.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <a aria-label=\"this PickFu poll (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/business\/business-logos\/which-of-these-podcast-cover-art-logos-do-you-prefer-ASV4K2SD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">this PickFu poll<\/a>, the user asked a targeted audience of 50 podcast listeners \u2014 who better to ask? \u2014 to choose between two cover art logos for a podcast called &#8220;The Caring CEO.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>In both designs, the words <em>The Caring CEO <\/em>and a pair of speech bubbles appear inside a teardrop shape. The fonts are the same, but the use of colors and shading are markedly different. <\/p>\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\u2026<strong>Option B<\/strong>, but only with 27 of 50 votes and a score of 54. This poll could&#8217;ve have gone either way. Let&#8217;s find out why. <\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"in-the-background\">In the background <\/h2>\n\n\n<p>While respondents liked how the white background in Option B made the words and colors stand out, just as many preferred the bold blue background of Option A for the same reason. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s some of what those in favor of Option A \u2014 we&#8217;ll call them Team Blue \u2014 had to say: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>&#8220;I like Option A because the white text stands out best and makes it easy to read.&#8221;<\/li><li>&#8220;I prefer higher contrast and fewer colors overall, so my vote goes for Option A, which I consider to be more pleasing to the eye. Option B just has too many colors on a white background, and it looks too busy and unfocused to me.&#8221;<\/li><li>&#8220;Like the bolder color in [Option] A. It just looks better overall and is more noticeable to me.&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And here&#8217;s a sampling of comments in favor of Option B:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>&#8220;I like [Option] B more. The white background of the logo just looks cleaner and more professional.&#8221;<\/li><li>&#8220;I like that this option features colors that stand out more, since the hot pink, neon yellow and blue are more prominent against a white background than a blue one.&#8221;<\/li><li>&#8220;The different colors with white background looks nice. The blue is overwhelming in [Option] A.&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"easytoread-text\">Easy-to-read text<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>It wasn\u2019t just the vibrant mix of colors that appealed to respondents who voted for Option B. They also found the text easy to read against the white background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I think the color pops more off the white than off the blue. I find the font that is colored to be easiest to read than the white font on the blue in [Option] A,&#8221; one person wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another called Option B design more &#8220;artistic, captivating, and riveting.&#8221;  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All in all, Option B had a professional look that appealed more than Option A&#8217;s overwhelmingly blue palette.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"key-takeaways-for-podcast-cover-art\">Key takeaways for podcast cover art<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Podcasting is a <a aria-label=\"booming industry (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/topics\/3170\/podcasting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">booming industry<\/a>. With so much competition at our fingertips, colorful (but not too colorful) podcast cover art is one way to catch the eye of potential listeners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this case, respondents liked the bright blue boldness of Option A, but Option B&#8217;s clean design and white background made the title of the podcast pop more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need feedback on your cover art or logo, this article on <a aria-label=\"how to test logos (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/blog\/test-logo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">how to test logos<\/a> in PickFu poll will help. <\/p>\n","protected":""},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While podcasts are designed to please the ear, they have important visual elements as well. Think about it. 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