{"id":"8726","date":"2021-07-07T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/?p=8726"},"modified":"2021-06-30T13:50:08","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T20:50:08","slug":"science-fiction-book-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/science-fiction-book-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"Three wildly different sci-fi book covers \u2014 can only one design win?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The smallest details can make a big difference when it comes to book cover design. So what happens when you have three wildly different cover ideas and you need to pick the best one?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That was the case in <a aria-label=\"this PickFu Ranked poll (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/books\/book-covers\/if-you-saw-these-three-covers-on-amazon-which-would-attract-your-attention-first-and-second-U6HX965Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">this PickFu Ranked poll<\/a> testing three covers for a book titled, <em>Ascension: Rebellion&#8217;s Marty<\/em>r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Option A shows a black-and-white, abstract drawing of a person&#8217;s head with a circle for a brain. Option B&#8217;s fantastical-looking design features a woman&#8217;s head with gears for a brain. And Option C, showing a figure at a distance, is the most colorful of the bunch. It&#8217;s also somewhat vague. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can you guess which one won?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rebellions-martyr-option-a.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"528\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rebellions-martyr-option-a.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8730\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rebellions-martyr-option-a.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/?attachment_id=8730\" class=\"wp-image-8730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rebellions-martyr-option-a.jpeg 528w, https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rebellions-martyr-option-a-188x300.jpeg 188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rebellions-martyr-option-b.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"594\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rebellions-martyr-option-b.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8729\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rebellions-martyr-option-b.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/?attachment_id=8729\" class=\"wp-image-8729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rebellions-martyr-option-b.jpeg 594w, https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rebellions-martyr-option-b-200x300.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rebellions-martyr-option-c.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"544\" height=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rebellions-martyr-option-c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"8728\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rebellions-martyr-option-c.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/?attachment_id=8728\" class=\"wp-image-8728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rebellions-martyr-option-c.jpeg 544w, https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rebellions-martyr-option-c-194x300.jpeg 194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">Options A to C, left to right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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;<strong>Option B,<\/strong> with a score of 52. <strong>Option C <\/strong>was close with 48 points, while <strong>Option A<\/strong> ended with just 12 points. Let&#8217;s look at the results.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-chaos-vs-color\">Chaos vs. color<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Respondents didn&#8217;t have much to say about Option A. It simply wasn&#8217;t memorable enough. Those who did mention it said it felt &#8220;plain&#8221; and according to one person, more like the &#8220;cover of a self-help book or a post-modern sociology textbook&#8221; than a thrilling novel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Option B was much more intriguing, thanks to the sci-fi look of the illustration, respondents said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I can see the chaos going on in the person&#8217;s head&#8230;and I want to know exactly what is causing the chaos,&#8221; a female respondent wrote. (Nearly 70 percent of female respondents preferred Option B over the others \u2014 see the full breakdown by gender below.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for Option C, respondents who ranked it first said the color scheme made it stand out. A few people also noted that the figure on the cover appears to be &#8220;ascending,&#8221; which fits the title of the book. <\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-data-highlights\">Data highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul><li>Not a single person over age 45 voted for Option A<\/li><li>Female respondents overwhelmingly preferred Option B, but among male respondents, 45.9% liked Option C more than Option B (40.5%)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image caption-align-left\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chart-copy.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1922\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chart-copy.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of PickFu poll for book cover design of a sci-fi book\" class=\"wp-image-9094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chart-copy.png 1922w, https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chart-copy-470x141.png 470w, https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chart-copy-970x290.png 970w, https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chart-copy-768x230.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chart-copy-1536x460.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1922px) 100vw, 1922px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The results filtered by age range.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chart.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1922\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chart.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of PickFu poll for book cover design of a sci-fi book\" class=\"wp-image-9093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chart.png 1922w, https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chart-470x70.png 470w, https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chart-970x145.png 970w, https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chart-768x115.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.pickfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chart-1536x229.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1922px) 100vw, 1922px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The results filtered by gender identity. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-they-said\">What they said<\/h2>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>&#8220;I prefer Option B first because the image of the female character makes me want to learn more about the story and who that character is. I prefer Option C second because the background image of the city makes me want to gather more info about what that city is about and who are the characters that live there.&#8221;<\/p><p>&#8220;Between Option C and Option B. Good futuristic design. A lot of fun and very imaginative as a whole. Think that Option C is a little better but I&#8217;d buy either one of the title covers there.&#8221;<\/p><p>&#8220;I&nbsp;chose [Option C] first because I like the colors on the cover. The graphics are good, too. [Option B] was my second choice because the graphic of the girl is outstanding and the colors on this cover are nice. [Option A] probably would not capture my attention.&#8221;<\/p><p>&#8220;I like the droid, Mona Lisa Overdrive look of the replicant in Option B, which is much more enticing than the b\/w Option A.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaway\">Key takeaway<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>When you consider the close score and read through the comments, it&#8217;s clear that respondents liked Options B and C almost equally, and for similar reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Option B was technically the winner, but the poll really could&#8217;ve gone either way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, it was up to the author to decide their favorite. And that&#8217;s what happened \u2014 they went with <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rebellions-Martyr-Ascension-Part-Book\/dp\/B09483MB61\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=ascension%3A+rebellion%27s+martyr&amp;qid=1622527520&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"ek-link\">Option C<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a aria-label=\"Ranked poll (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/products\/ranked-polls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Ranked poll<\/a> such as this one will always determine a majority winner. But it&#8217;s worth taking a close look at the feedback to see what respondents have to say about the &#8220;losing&#8221; options. One of them still might be a winner after all. <\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-want-to-dive-deeper\">Want to dive deeper?<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Results by commonly used words: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a aria-label=\"color (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/books\/book-covers\/if-you-saw-these-three-covers-on-amazon-which-would-attract-your-attention-first-and-second-U6HX965Q#ftext=color\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">color<\/a><\/li><li><a aria-label=\"cover (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/books\/book-covers\/if-you-saw-these-three-covers-on-amazon-which-would-attract-your-attention-first-and-second-U6HX965Q#ftext=cover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">cover<\/a><\/li><li><a aria-label=\"interest (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/books\/book-covers\/if-you-saw-these-three-covers-on-amazon-which-would-attract-your-attention-first-and-second-U6HX965Q#ftext=interest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">interest<\/a><\/li><li><a aria-label=\"attention (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/books\/book-covers\/if-you-saw-these-three-covers-on-amazon-which-would-attract-your-attention-first-and-second-U6HX965Q#ftext=attention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">attention<\/a><\/li><li><a aria-label=\"attract (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/books\/book-covers\/if-you-saw-these-three-covers-on-amazon-which-would-attract-your-attention-first-and-second-U6HX965Q#ftext=attract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">attract<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickfu.com\/books\/book-covers\/if-you-saw-these-three-covers-on-amazon-which-would-attract-your-attention-first-and-second-U6HX965Q#ftext=face\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"face (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">face<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":""},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The smallest details can make a big difference when it comes to book cover design. 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