I paid 5 designers on Fiverr to create a cover for the same book

[@fiverr]

Love seeing how 5 designers each brought their unique vision to the same project! Incredible creativity from our freelancers! 💚

[@kenm.a.d.7196]

Oh hey, it’s them!

[@quos3683]

People will say "​ @MelTorrefranca used Chatt.GTtP to create her book ", because of this kind of videos. I didn't like the dishonesty to say a Ai detector exist (especially with Zero evidence), if you're not a pro digital artist you can't know if people used "Ai" automation or their own builded brushes. Now all your followers are going to believe what you said, I wish this manipulative behavior from "influencer" would stop but it will never, we are in a superficial world now... the time for smart investigation is over but I'm happy for you, you increased your views by 3x and we know views, is what matters ☺👍.

[@celinaastbury4619]

your designers are using ai to hallucinate colours and charging a weeks worth of food for it

[@Shadowfeather-sb4vc]

Bruh did you even watch the video? fiverr is dead.

[@tobedobechannel]

Trained designers stay miles away from endorsing fiverr 9n YT because of the damage their business model cause to the well-being and sanity of artists and freelancers. They now are paying random KZbinrs to promote their colonial platform build from the exploitation of gig workers. They should be answer for or at least have some kind of policy towards unhealthy number of works hours, no medical, no emergency leave, no maternity leave, no stocks, no equity, no insurance. On top they are promoting AI generated content without considering the implications of copyright that end user is gonna suffer from 😢

[@ivectord]

None of them gave me the feel of leaving technology behind - rather the opposite; the covers seem to show the young people emerging from the woods and heading toward technology.

[@CindersSpot]

Agreed completely!

[@justlikethis6084]

its about leaving tech behind? then it would have been perfect if they were heading towards us in D instead of towards the sci-fi thing.

[@roserain7034]

Agree but I have a feeling with a stories like this, the twist usually be about how characters may actually head towards technology rather than away from it. Of course, I could be completely wrong on that predication.

[@PaulM-d7k]

I 100% agree, they ALL look like they're "approaching" tech, not walking away, which tells me that they all used AI to generate these images.

[@HighSempre]

I mean, the premise she gave them was pretty open. I couldn't get any of that from it either, so I wonder if she properly communicated that to the designers while they talked?

[@lonniereads]

watching this as a designer was so rough but at least i got some insight into how non-artists look at and think about designs

[@reflectingPastChoices]

seeing all of them praise the D cover when it's clearly AI is making me sickly

[@mim_mimm]

yes yes exactly the one they got right was like. gorg and definitely 300 bucks worthy but D? the figures were lifeless and the style is one of the ones that ai really likes. i think the typeface was alright tho

[@felixhenson9926]

Honestly it's the comments that are rough for me as a designer.

[@aurorapas9170]

@@reflectingPastChoices I think it's because it's the most explicit one. One look and you know what the story is about. And maybe that's what it's important for them. Personally i prefered A, the colors are really pretty and the design as well. I'm not a designer so i don't understand much about it, but for me it was pretty clear that it was the best one. I would say E was the most clean one, but not really intresting

[@fuiratama]

@@reflectingPastChoices wait wasn't it D & E that doesn't use AI?

[@strange_t0aster777]

The ai one for 100 dollars was a goddamn robbery

[@anival9576]

I think the $200 one was worse. At least the 100 one had some interest to it... and was half the price.

[@IAteFire]

$100 for a full cover is an amazing rate, if a human actually spent their own time and skill. That’s what these things are rooted in, people trying to find cheap artists or underpay them. You get what you pay for!

[@xChikyx]

I would 100% sue them

[@vertraeumtemoewe]

@@anival9576and nothing was thought into it. Not much time, no love, no deeper thoughts, no work. Just lazy tipping sentences and choosing a picture. Don’t know.

[@roserain7034]

@@anival9576 $200 may look bad but the $100 was made in 2 seconds. It's not worth a dollar.

[@faeshyye6193]

i’m so sad E didn’t get its flowers!! the computer elements mixed with the trees is such a simple yet effective way to go! it wasn’t my favorite but it was definitely designed with intention, so it makes me a little sad to see everyone value it so low 😭

[@aereio9141]

agreed!! i think it balanced the way the tech was invading the natural scene so well. with the brief too, i really think the artist did a wonderful job.

[@gkdair1413]

For me personally, I think the biggest issue is that it is just too busy, and takes too long to understand what is happening in the picture. I feel like it would work better on something like a wall poster or desktop background, but not for the cover of a book.

[@aereio9141]

@@gkdair1413 that's a valid critique, but i do think some busy designs work well on books! my favourite cover for example, is Animal Money by Michael Cisco- love it so much i keep it on my coffee table!

[@violetskypilot6697]

yes!! I'm obsessed with how the further, dimmer skyscraper cutout and the bright triangle at the front seem symmetrical, but the treeline cutout creeps higher on the left in an uneasy way. Also really liked the tech overlay. I can see it being too adult/spy novel for a YA book, but as a cover it slaps

[@eryptina]

I think the concept is really cool, but for me it was hard to notice that it was trees instead of buildings

[@shay3878]

So you're telling me that people selling AI trash are making money, meanwhile real artists/ illustrators like me are struggling to find work? Wow, fantastic.

[@tartagaylicious]

it really is tragic to see but that's what this world has become unfortunately. As an artist that's trying to make it, I just gotta keep my head up and hope for the best :')

[@decodas]

Right? I looked through this ENTIRE comment section and I’m like, why the hell is no one talking about this??? 😭

[@Slysum]

Charging money for AI gotta be something you can make a lawsuit about... It's literally scamming.

[@IAteFire]

@@Slysum I agree but a disclaimer is probably enough to get around it. Not to mention lawsuits are so pricey it’s not even worth it and if you have money for a lawsuit you can afford to just pay legit vetted artists… so it’s lose-lose! Personally, I’d just do my research and save up for a good artist instead of trying to find a cheap artist or underpay!

[@beelzemobabbity]

It really pisses me off that people are being allowed to sell ai as commission work, the one merit ai has, is giving people who would otherwise be unable to pay to make something in their vision the means to do so for free. So to just use ai and a prompt then sell that is so so scummy to me.

[@liav374]

B and D are 100% AI generated, not even parts of it and then edited together. It’s whole thing entirely. They wrote two quotes on a program and charged you a ridiculous amount of money for it. As an illustrator, I am so tired.

[@canifer5546]

That's what I was thinking too, and I was surprised no one else seemed to notice. The colors are really nice on D, but the shapes of the arms/legs and the branches/grass are odd in a way that a human artist would correct. And the tent lacks clarity in the details in a "This was not made by a person with an idea of a sci-fi tent in mind" way

[@marethyu31]

@@canifer5546 the colors are awful for print though

[@canifer5546]

@@marethyu31 Sure, but I was talking about from a standalone illustration standpoint

[@marethyu31]

@@canifer5546 Yeah, it's very easy for Ai to replicate palettes. But a professional designer designs with purpose in mind. Point is Ai still has a long way to match the human creative process results. That's because it's programmed to produce visual diarrhea. (I think we both agree)

[@beehive5370]

B was obvious, but for D it was more subtle, the main thing that had me thinking it was AI was the awkward poses of the teens.

[@hastwper6682]

I am a designer and specifically a book cover designer and I'd say "A" is the most well-thought cover in the list and "D" might look good on the screen but trust me, those colours would not look good on the print and book are the physical products at the end so you wanna stay away from D and also that AI generated cover got 100$ is still paining me in the head lol

[@MelTorrefranca]

That's really interesting! A is definitely very unique and creative. I'm wondering if D would look better with some slight changes to the colors...

[@hastwper6682]

@@MelTorrefranca Hey, yes, it definitely would! Just some high contrasting colour that go well with the emotions you are trying to convey. and i dont wanna push things but im confident that there is a better typeface out there that will do the magic of converting that cover to a totally different and a better piece of art. I'm wondering if you are really going to use one of these covers for the book or was this just for the challenge? Knowing you, you will stun me with the cover! I really love your all of you published book's covers and your youtube thumbnails are just as good. you have a really great taste in design! btw I have been following you from a long time and I just wanna say thank you for putting these content out. for me, it has been about the inspiration that i get from watching you write and publish all of the books!

[@Lavender9870]

​@hastwper6682 Hey, do you have any tips on how to choose colours for book covers as im hoping to be a self-publishing author and kinda understand the concept of how colours on screens can be a whole lot different and more vibrant than on paper or book covers, however would love if i could get some tips in case im wrong.

[@MelTorrefranca]

​@@hastwper6682 Thank you so much for sticking around my channel! And I'm flattered you like my design choices-I'm really picky when it comes to the books I published haha. As of right now, yes, I'm planning to use one of these covers for the official book with some slightly modifications :)) I'll reveal it in an upcoming video

[@hastwper6682]

@@Lavender9870 Hey, don't worry about the colour differences, just try to design the best digital cover you can using the best fonts, colours, and graphics/images. As for choosing the best colours, first decide what kind of emotions you want to conver based on your story. You don't have to show everything but something that would intrigue them. This one is difficult part. Second, for choosing the colours, you need to understand the psychology of colours, humans don't consciously tell that they are feeling better when they look at beautiful mountains and good sunny day at beach. They'll just feel it subconsciously. You'll have to pick colours that make them feel a certain way. In this video how that horror looking cover was the worst because they failed to choose the right colours for this perticular book. The easiest advice, chatgpt, it has read all of the worlds blogs about choosing the right colours and graphic design blogs as well. Just use the prompt, write down the blurb of your book, explain a little about what you want the cover to look like if you have any idea and ask to give a colour combinations that would be great for the book. I'm 90% sure, it'll give good suggestions. I'm suggesting to use ai because it takes years to master graphics design and if there's a shortcut out there that will save your time and give you much better results, you should use it. Hope this was helpful and very Good luck with your self-publishing journey.

[@annabrwk2059]

E doesn’t surprise me. Im a designer too and I’d say the biggest misconception is that simple, minimalist designs look like less work, therefore are cheap, but the concept and purposefull merging of different meanings in less shapes is the highest creativity you can get. This is something AI is still lacking, or will keep being a human specialty.

[@ozeddyo]

But it looks more boring than C and A

[@lemoncakemix]

I was very sad that E got disregarded so quickly

[@ryanread8617]

Too me E looks like a quick job, I feel like that computer motherboard texture was put on everything whereas it should of been only on the buildings, to make the nature more embolden. Tbh it looks very simplistic and easy to create, just turning a background picture into a singular color.

[@AndSoWeLaughed]

I’m confused as to why people thought E was 10 dollars because it was “simple” and took less than 10 mins to make. E actually understood the assignment, and C didn’t. Why is it red with bats? It feels horror and not sci fi. It’s a really great cover. I really loved A. And whilst I got the love for D, the cabin looks like a UFO slash tent. Which could’ve been cool if that was in the brief but I personally don’t get it.

[@seaweed5269]

C looks like hasty photoshop and E looks actually drawn by a person with good artistic skills!

[@kriskovichvaleria9108]

E is sooo good with smart idea behind it. I don’t get how they came to these conclusions 😢

[@stateflower3213]

E was my favorite

[@reflectingPastChoices]

@@kriskovichvaleria9108 people confused "simple" with "easy and cheap". Minimalism takes SKILL.

[@kriskovichvaleria9108]

@@reflectingPastChoices but it looks hella skilled that’s why I’m confused

[@rukaya4089]

as a designer, E definitely had the best concept, you can tell it was done with intention. i especially like the shade of green used since it’s often used to indicate futuristic elements, and also green = nature it just needed slightly better/ clearer execution

[@catherinecalaway956]

'A' is an amazing cover. Very impactful and eye catching. I will say, if I saw it on the shelf one of the first things I would be doing would be to look if books 1-4 were there, lol.

[@MelTorrefranca]

Haha you're right...I didn't realize it might come across as the 5th book in a series until you pointed this out...

[@Iroh12345]

This was my thought as well. That would be enough reason for me to go with D (and then maybe hire the creator of A when publishing a series, haha).

[@evie154]

@@Iroh12345 d is ai

[@themarquis336]

A is an amazing film poster, not a book cover…

[@registered2comment]

Exactly!

[@meloo-melosh]

People don’t understand how complex it is to be a simple designer. Simple designs are WAY harder than complex and detailed. As you gotta communicate so many things by very little. That takes extreme talent and skill and practice. With detailed designs you can put more clues and use more stuff however with simple, you gotta communicate the atmosphere, premise, vibe, aesthetic, silhouette, shape language, style, visual hierarchy, hints to the story and so many more in just so little.

[@unlimitedvoid7897]

i totally agree with this. the best designs i always see are the simples one, it gets a lot of practice and time to get a good and clever results.

[@mer9185]

Definitely A. It's clever and has a good mix of all the elements you mentioned, somehow showing the sci-fi element as a backdrop while clearly indication that the setting and mood are more about the remote area + the color use is just amazing. I'm floored and I can totally see why it was the most expensive.

[@MelTorrefranca]

A is for sure very creative! And the colors are nice as well :))

[@jasminreyes1278]

Yeah A is the only one that gave me the sense of a rustic cabin in the woods in a world where tech is surrounding it, but it is not part of the tech era. D however feels like they are heading to a camp that is both techy and woodsy. Like maybe thats what camping looks like in the future. Tents of the future still covered in tech, but it doesnt look like it seperated itself enough from the tech world like option A does. Also D feels more like its something that the kids discover in the woods, but A does not give that discovery sort of feeling or that they are going to be swallowed feeling. A feels more like its placing you in this secluded setting for the story to unfold.

[@analogueapples]

Another reason is that they just had the most time - for instance, 10 dollar one is memorable as well, but because they probably have to make 2-3 of them per hour, they would not have time to pick a better font and use whatever stock images they find the fastest (most designers use stock, at least in part). But everything was combined, the idea itself could be good, if there was more time. I do think that the most expensive author was the most talented though.

[@makeeverythingeasy4324]

The Panel of judges seemed more interested in pleasing Mel then actually assessing the book covers

[@oleksiyraiu7190]

I cant believe the Ai generated image went for $100 and it does not even look like anything that "designer" has in the portfolio, and that designer has a better fiverr score than the $300 designer whose art is amazing. $100 is just a scammer. How come they have that score?!

[@xChikyx]

yeah, a scam

[@varying-quality-creations]

Bots, maybe? Or just people who don't know better. Maybe if they did know better they would know that they too can use the same AI plagiarism software and render the need for the scammer moot...

[@bewwie9067]

I'd think it's from people who don't actually care that much about what the final product is as long as it looks surface-level presentable and kinda sorta matches the brief. Clients are overwhelmingly super oblivious and the ones who seek real quality won't go on Fiverr lol

[@meow-jk2kt]

It looks like the $100 one only had 9 reviews (which may be done by the designer) whereas all the others had at least 20, making them more accurate.

[@wolf_art4547]

Because they have only 10 reviews while the 300$ artist has over 100 reviews

[@crake345]

D is definitely AI as well. Those detectors don't work at all.

[@surimpressions]

Totally agree, a quick look at the trees or the grass allows any human being to recognize AI. Maybe those detectors are AI too? (cue Twilight Zone theme)

[@arijj8629]

It's not AI. The creator proved it. Yall have gotten so used to ai you can't even tell the difference..which is sad.

[@arijj8629]

It's not AI dude. The creator already proved it. It's sad how everyone thinks everything is AI nowadays

[@TimeTravelingFetus]

@@arijj8629 Proved how?

[@ZombieChicken-X]

@@arijj8629 proved how lets see your evidence since you're crying about it all over the comments

[@borismelchior6293]

I definitely prefer the A cover. It really speaks directly on its own. I mean, as soon as you see the cover, you immediately have a spark of an idea of what the book is all about.

[@anival9576]

I think her team had a good point, though. D might fit her tone better. I thought A had a kind of John Grisham vibe to it. Depending on the tone of her work, that might not really match.

[@Morgan-oq7uj]

@@anival9576 But, if your book is about a detox from technology and reconnecting with nature, why would the cabin itself be made out of technology they are trying to escape?

[@anival9576]

@@Morgan-oq7uj Hmm...is the cabin made of technology in D? That's the one you're referring to, right? I think this might take us down the rabbit hole of "what actually counts as technology..."? What technology are they trying to escape? etc. etc.

[@palomaroggeri8680]

@@anival9576the problem is that D is AI generated

[@anival9576]

@@palomaroggeri8680 Is it? How can you tell?

[@kittycatcrunchie]

I am a graphic designer specialising in illustrative poster design, which utility-wise is quite similar to book covers. I'm seeing a lot of comments from people who don't really seem to have experience actually discussing graphics or judging what would make a design memorable, legible or aesthetically well thought out. The two most important things for this are 100% conveying the correct tone and setting and being memorable. Kids standing in silhouette staring at a focal point is the most generic thing you could have as a cover, if I read that book, I would never be able to find it again. And in that way, even C is better than D or B, because even though it is amateur and not well thought out, at least you can see a theme and a goal for the idea being communicated. D and B just say, "there's kids in the woods and an ominous vibe". E is good in terms of design principles - symmetry, font, spacial balance, palette and concept (really love the outline of a cabin in the bottom triangle). As the only one left, and the one I was building up to: A is objectively the best choice from a design standpoint and from a narrative one too. It clearly conveys the futuristic staging as well as the natural and mysterious setting of the woods. The layer mask used to confine the woods to the 5 is striking and memorable and all the textual elements of the cover are well spaced. There is good detail in the woods, but not too much and the yellow on teal has a great and stark impression, being 1/3 apart on the primary colour wheel, being almost complimentary colours. It genuinely has so much thought put into it compared to every other cover which is just an image with text on it (except E). Feel free to ignore the rest of this comment, I came back and wrote my thoughts more concisely above after feeling unsatisfied with how the other comments were analysing the covers. I'll leave it below though, just in case you want to read my less curated thoughts. It would genuinely be a travesty if you used anything other than A or maybe E. The panel thinking E was 10usd really made me want to cry lmao That was genuinely the second best cover. Personally, D feels *very* generic to me and also looks like AI very obviously. It also looks like the kids are exiting the woods and the cabins look pretty sci-fi-y which didn't seem like it was the vibe you wanted. It doesn't feel like it conveys any emotion at all, there's no line drawing my eyes anywhere and there's no colour choices doing that either. It's literally just a passably rendered minimalist image with text on it. The red one was quite amateur and that moon is 100% a png of the moon colour shifted towards red/overlayed with red. There is also something wrong with the space usage, the book cover looks too unbalanced... It can be tilted and ominous without being visually disparate. The obvious AI one was shameful lmao. That literally is kids coming from the woods into a city. Also it's got the icky AI line smoothening airbrush lighting vibes. E is actually very nice, the motherboard overlays are very cool and the way the bottom of them looks like the top of a bungalow is super fun! It is kind of giving more tech thriller than survival scifi mystery though. Also the use of space was nice and balanced. A, though, is genuinely perfect. If that designer used AI, then they're so good at prompt engineering that they avoided all the characteristic AI sloppiness and nonsensical design elements. Imo, it doesn't seem like AI at all. Also it's the only one that conveys the feeling of coming out of the future and into the woods. It establishes the main setting as tech with the nice green background and then narrows your focus into the foresty 5 that conveys a feeling of leaving the tech behind. Ideal. Mwah. Perfection. The colour choices, font and having the 5 as a layer mask also are brilliant and the cabin image is framed so well in there. It would be a tragedy if you didn't use it.

[@cvbattum]

On A using AI, I think the designer may have used AI to generate the graphic for the cabin and that alone. Something about the outline of the roof not really making sense. But the complete design is certainly not AI generated.

[@kittycatcrunchie]

@@cvbattum I also thought it was probably the cabin/city bkg

[@tic857]

can I just say the color contrasts an imagery in A is also brilliant in the way, that only does it is a contrast of color yellow and teal and and City to forest, but Forests are rarely depicted in Yellow, or cities in a blue or teal, its usually reverse. a city in yellow is more common to see as it brings that dystopian smog feeling, but because they used yellow with the forest, it really makes the treeline pop like sunrise or sunset, natural light against the muted cyberpunk colors. But with the city skyline in the background it simultaneously also communicates a smoggy tech driven life that has spilled over into the forest, but like a clear sunset, the side of the cabin is dark with bright windows, which you wouldn't get with sunlight that is dispersed in smog. So its doing ALOT. I think the cover would attract YA and adults. Saw it and said "Id open it" The others are very "YA generic" And they say dont judge a book by its cover, but these days I find myself skipping a lot of books because the covers are not engaging.

[@kittycatcrunchie]

@@tic857 YA generic is soo true. it's a lovely cover

[@JZStudiosonline]

@@tic857 Don't judge a book by it's cover was a lot more understandable when it wasn't color-printed paper. Now that it is, the only reason you'd have a bad cover is because you didn't care or your book isn't interesting enough. Even if you did something like pure white with only black text that's liable to get some sort of reaction and curiosity as to why it's so plain. I think about it a lot with game and movie covers too, there's a ton of them that are just awful.

[@yukiko347]

A small issue on a.i. detectors. Is if an artist is used too feed an art a.i. generator. The a.i. detector will claim the artist used a.i..

[@MelTorrefranca]

Ah that's good to know! Hadn't considered that possibility

[@gezz555]

I remembered someone put the og Monalisa into AI Detector and the machine claimed it's AI lol. We should also be skeptical with machine judgement since it's not 100% correct

[@nowheremap]

ai detection tech is pretty useless, with plenty of false positives and false negatives!

[@QuantumGravy]

@@MelTorrefranca Yes, ai detectors are not 100%, you cannot trust them. Test it by putting certain art styles in there, you will see that it unfairly will label 'popular' art styles that people like to copy as likely to be ai generated

[@paintbrush3554]

Ai truly sucks. I missed the world where I can enjoy media without thinking about it :^(

[@adityasudan2876]

E one is actually really great, i don't think you guys got what he was trying to depict. It was the electric chip components of a circuit board fused with the trees he showed with a lamp light on top of those components. That idea is actually fireeeee.......

[@MyLittelProblem]

Okay, "A" looks the best imo, it's striking and dramatic, I would love to have a book with this cover and a poster. "B" gives off too much of AI vibes and also looks like some teenage dystopia novel "teens against aliens" or "Divergent in the woods". "C" is just Japanese vampires. "D" needs some color correction, but it looks interesting. "E" is actually more interesting the more you look at it. I personally would invert colors: cabin should be black, when lighter wood, then cityscape and the background as motherboard. My vote is for A Also, I don't know how did you get in my recs, but it looks fun

[@MelTorrefranca]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts here, and for stopping by my channel! :))

[@heyderekj]

As a designer I wouldn't equate price to output complexity. For instance: I think the actual $10 one was very underpriced. A good design is to capture and deliver on the goal set. Then pure opinion comes in on whether you like it or how well it accomplishes what you feel is right as you're also going up against the designer's style too. Overall, my personal opinion is that one with the bold yellow 5 does the best job based off your design brief. To me, not having kids on the cover, while it helps narrow the intended audience, takes away from the main subject-the cabin. Hope that helps!

[@user-tq1xt2ct8s]

I'd hate to break it to everyone, but I'm 99% sure D is AI as well. There's something about how people are standing, their backs towards the camera that's very telling of AI. Also, idk who would make the conscious choice to make a "cabin" which serves the purpose of removing kids from technology look like some Star Wars tent? There's also the symmetry that makes me think it's AI. It's not fully symmetrical, but the two kids, the two trees, the hills, the patches of dark, they're all equally as far from the centre. Please don't use D.

[@jimmygreenwood1376]

They are all AI sadly, some things are off in every one of them

[@user-tq1xt2ct8s]

@@jimmygreenwood1376 Nope. it's just those 2. I've been working with AI over the last year, I've learned to spot it.

[@lous.6372]

@@jimmygreenwood1376 I don't see AI in C. I could recreate that with no AI usage or experience whatsoever.

[@alishanightshade3270]

Yes, the stairs too. It’s how ai make parallel lines

[@arijj8629]

D is definitely not AI. That's literally they're art style. Of course it wouldn't be symmetry bc it's hand draw. Yall are to uses to ai, you can't tell real art from fake. The creator has proof that it's not AI

[@AvoidingtheQuestion]

I just want to say, as an artist myself who struggles with valuing my own time and labor. $300 is still quite low for a full piece of original art. $10 and $35 are like joke prices. $35 is like an hour of work for a very cheap rate. You're not gonna get much from that.

[@MelTorrefranca]

👆🏽 True, we usually pay $400 upward

[@erikjulkin]

B and D are both AI-generated, imho (I use a variety of tools, so I recognize the shading and lighting styles of AI), possibly with some post-editing and repainting. This video is a great showcase that authors are not necessarily good designers, and I don't mean that in a bad way. We are storytellers; that's our craft. It's good to hire a professional for designing covers or at least listen to some advice from someone with skill and experience. I love how E layered the cabin, woods, and the sci-fi city-maybe not the best fit for YA, but definitely a thoughtful design. A seems like a mystery or crime novel. B is just trash, in my opinion. C gives off a creepy horror vibe, D is solid (but I dont like the colors much), and E is great. However, I don't think any of them fit the theme and genre very well. Great video, very educational for everyone with a bit of self-reflection. I personally struggle with listening to advice about designs and visual art (and I am beginner visual artist myself), especially font placement, because the initial idea I, as an author, have is not always as eye-catching and appealing as a cover should be.

[@losing_interest_in_everything]

Yeah B and D are AI generated for sure !

[@xChikyx]

yeah, D looks like AI for me. AI ruins everything now.. so annoying

[@RubyDianArts]

Yeah D has a lot of similarities with AI generated covers, they should ask for progress pics or proof of layers

[@aereio9141]

this is what i thought too- telltale sign like the stairs being wonky are a big no-no and the colours are muddy. i do hope they choose a different cover, if this is used it will cause copyright issues down the line too

[@jjju3]

I clocked D as ai immediately i was so shocked no one else clocked it. I also really loved E as a proof of concept but not as a 200 dollar finished design lol.

[@NabhanZaman]

The first one raised the bar so high !

[@BooksWithStephanie]

Idk why everyone is hating on E lol it's may favorite. I love how it incorporated the trees to show nature and the sci-fi esque structures to show it was also sci-fi and the color pallet is good for a creepier vibe. And it looks soft sci-fi to me. But A isn't that bad. It would be my second choice.

[@MelTorrefranca]

It's very artistic-I like it too! I think it just takes an extra moment to figure out what's going on, which isn't great for a book cover where you need to make a quick and strong impression. It's a nice piece of art though and the illustrator is lovely!

[@inalasahl]

It’s my favorite too and the one I’d read just from the cover.

[@namelessbrat7197]

Looking at it, I would have confused it with a non fiction book about computing. It doesn't give "story" vibes.

[@sopherls9762]

Mine too. If I were to look for a new sci fi read of high quality, I'd expect to find it within that cover, because it suggests to me, that the author has delved deeper into the subject matter of their story and it isn't purely about some adolescents running around in a futuristic setting.

[@luna010]

Also the cabin at the bottom ! it took me a sec to realize it wasn't just a triangle with rectangles for no reason.

[@endlessly4everafter]

As an artist and designer watching all the E slander is really hard. It is definitely top 2 cover! Clearly made by an actual human, they thought about the topic and put it in interesting details (like the forest "skyline" being brought to the front), also they picked colors that clearly communicated scifi

[@Szan-40]

I liked the forest skyline and the color too, though I had no idea that that particular green is supposed to represent sci-fi.. I think you see into that piece way more because you studied it. But since designers aren't creating art for other designer but for people who aren't designers, you shouldn't rely on obsucre secondry meanings in your art pieces that you could only know about if you studied it. Also the city skyline didn't feel sci-fi t all. It had more of a steampunk wibe

[@Neroism_]

It may be because I’m used to tech but E is certainly truly impressive too. The writings is actually thought out because it is resembling motherboards! I loved it the moment I saw it together with A, it was sad to me people thought it was the $10 one when I could tell it was one of the expensive ones because of the detail :(

[@cvbattum]

Honestly though... They just overlaid a generic photo of a circuit board on those layers and I don't think that's very creative at all.

[@arnieXD]

I felt it was also the least digital looking, besides referring to the digital aspect by the motherboard overlay. It's not hugely VISUAL, but thats what I'd be looking for according to the theme of the book

[@Skykristal]

​@@cvbattummy thoughts exactly. Honesty if that would have been executed better, the general concept itself would be cool. But the image overlay bothered me the most about it. Especially because it doesnt even align with the middle color shape thats placed at the bottom

[@laurafrakinroslin]

The composition also wasn’t great. The forest and city are recognizable, the cabin is just represented by a triangle.

[@Szan-40]

It was a very dull one in my opinion. I didn't like the motherboard overlay, it's a very cheap idea. I can just guess that the triangle is supposed to represent the cabin. The background behind the trees had weird shapes, didn't feel like a futuristic city at all. It was more like a steampunk city.

[@elina3734]

cover d also looks Ai generated to me, just made with vector ai, maybe partially. also wether you like it or not i feel like B cover would get the most attention in a bookstore

[@meadowlarrk_]

yeah I thought cover D looked very ai generated as well… plus $35 seems too cheap for an artist illustrating that level of detail from scratch

[@Equited]

I wouldn't put much stock in AI detectors. They're prone to false positives. I've seen plenty of artists have their works flagged as containing AI despite testing decade-old pieces. I've even tried running an illustration I hand-made at different parts of the process, from sketch to final. The more polish I added, the more it became 'detected' as AI. As for the covers, B is definitely AI, but I wouldn't be surprised if D is as well. It has a similar finish to other Dall-E images. Additionally, if you put the style aside, D has a very similar composition to B. They likely wrote a similar prompt based on your description.

[@alenapavlackova222]

I actually thought E was going to be either 100 or 200 I was kind of surprised that they were putting it so low haha, it looks quiet artistic and esthetically pleasing. I'm really happy A was the most expensive one it is definitely the best one.

[@Shiv-zc5yd]

how is cover e $10. that shit looked fire af. a lot more mysterious than some of the others for sure. I feel like these people are too deep into the mind of a designer that they're out of touch from the mind of a consumer.

[@thasthar]

I think A is really good, but for other demographic. With the same story, but for the adult target audience it would be perfect. D is already perfect for teenagers and young adults, and that's why I would choose it. But the colors would need more contrast for the printed version, and change the saturation, the digital version would not be a problem.

[@MelTorrefranca]

Agreed! A is a bit more mature and might not be the best vibe for a YA audience. I think D would attract the right people. Also thanks for the color adjustment tips!

[@victoriaibeh9740]

Honestly tho as a teen A is my favourite 😭

[@yukichan177]

well young adults are adults since YA is ages 20+ and teens are under 20s

[@victoriaibeh9740]

@yukichan177 ohh fairss we still tend to read them anyway 🫣

[@TheFandomWarriorLexy06]

@@yukichan177 YA is 12-18

[@fil5864]

E is really well made. It just needs some colour correcting to make some elements stand out more..

[@Lasisusi]

In C's defense, reading the whole blurb you gave the designers, it definitely read as horror to me at first glance. Primarily horror with scifi elements. Based on the rest of the video, I guess it's supposed to be more mystery than anything - but maybe C's designer also thought it was supposed to be horror

[@MelTorrefranca]

Fair point! My adjectives leaned a bit more into horror...

[@cvbattum]

Then again, C is just plain slasher halloween horror and I read pretty much no scifi in there.

[@Majoofi]

I'm astonished that you would commit to a cover before the book is written.

[@mim_mimm]

yes. as a design student i would not commit until i spoke w the author and corrections were given, and after a LOT of the details were covered. i know fiverr is convenient for a lot of freelancers but if you want an thought out project the designer should 1. request a complete brief, and 2. be in contact with the user in the process

[@carabascrafts]

Very interessting to see that AI is off the table from the start. Thanks, that makes me as an illustrator very happy.

[@reflectingPastChoices]

they didn't catch D as AI generated though

[@xChikyx]

B and D are AI... she basically got scammed twice

[@piern1k336]

15:00 C do not have AI, it's just stock images and paint tools

[@joanee_._net]

the E slander is crazy :,(

[@MelTorrefranca]

Agreed, maybe it's not the best choice for this book, but it's a nice piece! And it was fully illustrated. The artist showed me the sketches and the step-by-step process which was really cool. Would work with him again!

[@linkow]

If I saw A in the wild, I would think it's the fifth installment of a series because of how much the 5 is prominent. D was my favourite, although I have to agree it's a bit dull and doesn't stand out at a glance.

[@xChikyx]

and it's AI

[@aftoncrain2042]

A is the one I would be most likely to pick up if I saw it at a library or bookstore

[@MelTorrefranca]

Def eye-catching

[@meadowlarrk_]

yes for sure! I never pick up books that look like cover D bc it reminds me of books I would see in my middle school library… as a young adult i’m far more drawn to cover A

[@rawburtmartinez]

The 2 cheapest ones were my favorite. The orange and green looked amazing

[@cliffcalhoun9718]

I think I like Cover D more because the muted colors contribute to the darker element while the red glow coming from the cabin adds that creepy and mysterious element to it.

[@MelTorrefranca]

Fs!! It took me a while to figure out what I like about the colors because I normally wouldn't be an orange-green combo kind of person. But I think it works for a creepy vibe here because the colors are almost natural, but not quite...

[@hemasundarsanapathi4421]

​@@MelTorrefranca hey give me your insta id

[@anjalijain9892]

@@MelTorrefranca if possible can you darken or saturate the colours of D to like that of the ten-dollar one because the only thing at least for me that was even making it a choice between that cover and any other was the fact that the colour was so muted

[@MelTorrefranca]

@@anjalijain9892 Thanks. Will play around with some brightness and saturation fs.

[@xChikyx]

it kinda looks AI generated as well

[@phillipmetzgar7160]

I would totally pick up the $300 dollar cover off the shelf compared to the other ones… people could figure out the content after digging in, but that’s really the only cover I would want to pick up out of the options…

[@ywlumaris]

ai can’t be copyrighted and a lot of people will think the books are AI so I really don’t encourage using them for your projects. Shame on the fiver artists for scamming people.

[@ywlumaris]

I would recommend a 100% human made cover. The $35 one is very much so AI.

[@blah914]

yeah, but ai. detectors also dont work... which leaved u in a bit of a bind

[@ywlumaris]

@@blah914 they are hit or miss at times but if you're around art and can look up the artist, 9 times out of 10 you can see who used AI and who hasn't.

[@blah914]

@@ywlumaris i agree on that, but proving it legally is separate from 👀 "b* i can tell 💀"

[@ywlumaris]

@@blah914 I mean, no, not if we're talking about *legal actiong* and going after genAI companies. That can be proven. It's all in the data set. Plus Midjourney was caught with a huge list of names of Magic: The Gathering artists to fine-tune their models on. And that's the main angle when it comes to legally holding accountable; yes harder for the individual, but these scammers would be out of a business if MJ and Stability AI are held accountable. Enough people WILL be able to tell an AI cover though, and whether people like it or not, people will boycott a brand/author if they strongly suspect genAI.

[@RazzleDazzle23]

E is the only one where somebody turned their brain on. I would give that person a job..

[@eridofthegalaxies]

i absolutely loved e (and at a first glance was sure it would be either the 200 or the 300 one) i got so confused by y'alls reactions about that one😭😭😭😭😭😭 personally my fav was e and then d and a

[@rockyac.7479]

Same, especially while they praised C so much?? (which no offense but looks very dated and like someone made it at home in powerpoint...) E was much more striking and polished to me 😭

[@jackcuison]

the first cover was my fav by far!

[@tis_i_manchie]

Mel, honestly I agree with you. Cover D, I'd absolutely pick up, no hesitation. A looks interesting, too, but D is just gorgeous.

[@MelTorrefranca]

I guess I'm not the odd one out after all!

[@RayneArt]

Fun fact: D is also AI but no one seems to have noticed that

[@arijj8629]

​@@RayneArtit's not

[@arijj8629]

​@neolordie no it's not, it's already been proven it's not, yall are to quick to spread misinfo

[@RayneArt]

@@neolordie are you the fiver designer of D?

[@momsaccount4033]

I personally liked E the best. Combining a mother-board design with the silhouette of the forest just looked like a stroke of genius to me. To me it looks really elegant, but I also process information faster than most people so maybe my opinion doesn’t count here

[@nixx_thehuman]

D was cool but looked very AI generated. A was by far the best and worth every cent.

[@MelTorrefranca]

Based on my experience with the designer during the revision process, and seeing the source file, I highly doubt D was AI generated :)) Though I agree that A is great and worth the price!

[@Ooramge]

⁠@@MelTorrefrancaI obviously don’t know what the source file looked like but based on the overall nonsensical vegetation and the way the tree branches look, I would tend to agree that D is AI generated. The lines fading on the steps is a good indicator too. I’m guessing they generated most of the elements and retouched them later manually. A is my favorite, good luck!

[@katharinafisher394]

Agreed. It looks very typically AI-vector style. I must have seen thousands by now. Especially the middle, where the straight lines don't match up.

[@nixx_thehuman]

@@MelTorrefranca Ok, cool. I’m excited to see which cover you choose! Got my free ebook of capsule yesterday!!!

[@oscarmauricioibietamoreno7634]

@@MelTorrefranca I don't know the designer, but I am convinced 100% that D was made with Midjourney AI, not only because I've made images in that generator (that looked like made by the same person) but also because AI detectors failed at detecting the one that I used for a book cover as AI generated (and I deleted the others long ago, so maybe they would've passed the test as well). B also looks 100% made by AI. I definitely suggest you to speak with someone who knows about AI if you're planning to use some of these images for commercial purposes, especially B and D.

[@iothedango]

Those ai detection things are rly innacurate, I can tell you for a fact D is ai. Look at the branches of the trees especially

[@Mr.LeoNov]

And the staircase, the top of the cabin door It all looks kinda sus, honestly Though it's probably been modified/vectorized to look not as obvious

[@xChikyx]

100% AI, yes

[@Elle1yt]

Cover A looks very cool but I feel it doesn't fit the target audience. Also (this is going to sound stupid but you would be surprised how often it happens), some people might actually miss the 5 and just read CABIN. As a graphic designer, I always remind myself that no amount of coolness is enough to sacrifice legibility. Cover D is almost perfect. I would only change two things. I would turn the dark grey into black, and make the city in the distance more distinct (I'm assuming those are skyscrapers...)

[@MelTorrefranca]

I'm glad you validated this as a designer because it's been a concern of mine...! Thanks for watching, and especially for the tips!

[@amiraa.8460]

that was also my first thought when I looled at A, I didn't see the 5 at first haha

[@AustinJF]

Cover A and Cover D made me curious about the book and would 100% pull me towards the book if I saw it in a store! Cover A is definitely my favourite, though

[@casualplayer8464]

Agreed 👍

[@ciaolife]

I think E is more sophisticated the longer I look at it, but I'd never get a poster of it for my wall. The motherboard elements are very distracting. Love the three layers of the cabin, forest and city though

[@MelTorrefranca]

Agreed!! Definitely not the best choice for a book cover, but I love the art! And I think the illustrator is very talented

[@FrayMiigwetch13_4]

18:02 and knowing that you said it also doesn't have any a.i detections on it. That deserves a praise....being low budget and somehow awesome...i agree that it lacking abit of intensity like the 300 bucks.

[@lishanimations9852]

AI detectors are really poor judges artists have tried inputing art work from decades ago and being told its AI, putting AI art in and it saying it isn't. D is 1000% AI there are a few other designers and illustrators in this comment section that have gone mire indepth on how you can tell definitely have a look for them but to summarise, lack of artistic intent, same generic kids look at futuristic thing in the woods that B has despite it not really fitting the prompt, the limbs of the teens as well as the tree branches looking off. Stylistically it reads like a lot of things I've seen people create with Dalle, the more i look at it the more off it is. I'm so depressed about the future as an artist.

[@FrayMiigwetch13_4]

@@lishanimations9852 I actually don't like the Kids in the wood thing art because that's so common....even the last one the green thing with some words in it. Although they said it's not ai. But it looks dead, no story and very uninteresting....if I see that cover in the shelves....I wouldn't mind picking it up. It looks so dull....even the bat 🦇 with red crescent 🌙 doesn't look interesting to me... because I've seen that concept so many times... obviously, readers like something intriguing, mysterious and inviting....idk others but ig thats just me😅

[@sarahstangledtales]

I think for a soft sci-fi D would work best BUT I personally like A more so I’m going to vote for A, though D would work too but only if you could get the colors darker. And those prices and results were crazy, wow!

[@MelTorrefranca]

Darkening the colors could be cool!

[@anival9576]

I like you making the point about D working best for sci-fi. I do think A is a more mainstream design (I'm thinking thriller genre). It depends on how hard one is pushing into the sci-fi genre. I really liked A, but when I realized it was $300 set against $35, I really warmed up to D. 😁It's a pretty cool cover--and a lot for the money. The color issues can be fixed.

[@diysilmecla7438]

5:31 I don’t know why but this one likely appeals ai to me….especially the tree branches and details in the buildings kind of look out of place and morph together, also the figures look a bit off….some of the elements just morph together like ai does when creating images….

[@not_meシ]

I think all A, B and D are partially AI generated, honestly. No way those trees are drawn by real human being, xd

[@Its.Chenzilla]

A is personally my favourite but it gives more adult thriller book vibes. D is also great, however as an artist myself I’m suspicious on whether they used AI or not. I think when it comes to cases like this, it’s best to message the designer and ask to be shown their development process and layers.

[@serafima2]

100% sure its AI. They have a pattern and it easily noticible

[@mr.sweetness]

things like this just prove that you set your own value. no one but you, can truly determine how much what you bring to the table is worth.

[@o.h.8337]

Love A way better than D tbh! Would definitely pull A off a shelf rather than D. D is extremely dull, it would not be on my radar at all, and also there's no aspect of the cabin there either which i really like on A. The cabin on A is subtle and evokes the right amount of curiosity.

[@Mr.LeoNov]

Yeah and also the color combination is kinda mid

[@spindletreestudiovideos]

I think the key thing for me would be what you want the cabin to look like. I really like the one with the big yellow 5 but if your cabin doesn't look like that don't pick it.

[@graysontaylornyc]

Can't believe we got only one right 🤦‍♂ Looking forward to the book!

[@MelTorrefranca]

Thanks! Looking forward to yours too!

[@mar_dma]

I love how this video is edited, I feel like I’m watching a movie with the music choices 😂

[@ronigg13]

Yeah loved it too ❤

[@sleepy.timaeus.arts.]

6:31 oh that sarcasm didn’t come through with that cover 😭 i genuinely thought you were being serious too! i think your voice might just make you always sound like you mean exactly what you say! i have the opposite issue, where i can be saying something genuinely but it sounds sarcastic (so i often have to clarify 😅)

[@MelTorrefranca]

Haha we're both struggling then, always got to explain myself as well haha

[@moonmun]

I love the 4th one (D) because the retro colors pleases my eyes but IDK how that'll look on print. The 1st (A) meanwhile is also very eye catching and has more contrast to the colors!

[@Rathdrgnknight]

The $35 was my favorite and that artist is definitely underselling themselves. I hope they start charging more because that is my favorite cover of the bunch.

[@sandysoup8143]

PRINCESS TUTU PFP

[@sandysoup8143]

and i agree!

[@kombuchas4684]

I am fairly certain it is AI tho. Looks like midjourney. Maybe I am wrong but I have seen many art that looks exactly like it that was done in AI

[@DayDreamling]

The 35$ is probably AI

[@RayneArt]

It's AI

[@AutismSharks]

i actually really liked E ! i feel it rly fits the vibe of the story and the triangle + 4 squares making a cabin was creative:)

[@ymmetrypng5191]

I think that cover A is stunning but i dont feel like it fits the demographic very well. To me it looks like a thriller i would see my mother read, not a soft scifi for teens. and on the other hand cover d does that perfectly and introduces the themes of scifi and nature in a very clear and inviting way

[@MelTorrefranca]

"thriller i would see my mother read"-you took the words right out of my mouth...I think that's exactly why I wasn't leaning toward it. Kind of has more of a generic thriller feel in my opinion, while D looks a bit more unique

[@ursanic]

I really like the orange and green one i think it encapsulates the genre and story setting the best

[@bennoahdawson5474]

Hi Mel, Cover A seems like a really good option for CABIN 5 ❤

[@MelTorrefranca]

Thanks for voting! I agree that the 5 is really creative...!

[@blackfire-san3660]

i personally belive as a 19 years old that "D" is the most fitting for the ages you want to reach. Its soft it shows it can also be for teens but it has kind off a thrill to it that you see it right away between other books and that you would atleast want to look in the back about what it is. The image also i belive shows very well without reading what the book is probably supposed to be about.

[@Enchantedorange1411]

D looks like such a cool option. Mysterious sorts!

[@MelTorrefranca]

I agree...!

[@neflive3477]

you are one of those youtuber whom i liked the moment I got to see. good luck for you future video. Hope and i believe you will become bigg youtuber soon enough. your videos have the quality to do so. also you are beautiful, and your voice amazed me a lot. my crash list got updated today. :)

[@notjamin]

Charging any money at all for AI generated garbage is a scam but 100 bucks is a fucking robbery

[@mugenmasters8564]

But, it was a great work

[@notjamin]

@@mugenmasters8564 it wasn't a work at all

[@danebirbhaha7520]

Why are we lying now?​@@mugenmasters8564

[@brkli1485]

@@mugenmasters8564 no it wasnt. it looks cheap. why should i care about a book that no one cared enough to make a proper cover for?

[@mugenmasters8564]

@@brkli1485 Hmm....The 500$ one was the best

[@MoreCreativeGFX]

All the designs are amazing, and each designer delivered their best, but as a designer, I love option 'A' the most.

[@lizzie5046]

I like A the most although it does feel like a cover I’ve seen before and I’m not a fan of the random blue sci-fi lines on the sides of the design. D is also really nice but I feel like it gears itself to a much younger audience. I would prefer D more if the colours were slightly altered so that the greyish tones were more black to give a more spooky vibe which the plot alludes to. Wishing you and your co-author the best with this book; new subscriber and loving the content ❤

[@MelTorrefranca]

Thanks for stopping by, I’m happy to have you here :)) And I agree that D might be better with a color shift-will keep that in mind!

[@lizzie5046]

@@MelTorrefranca happy to be here as well :))

[@arwenschild6406]

holy moly - the 35$ one did such a great job! I love these kind of videos. It really shows how differently artists interpret the same prompt.

[@coelipedro]

Am I the only one who thinks D is totally AI generated? Look at the lines on the stairs and on the hut, some of them feel so random, I couldn't see someone deliberately choosing to draw it like that I could be wrong tho

[@raghavsharma294]

The left side of the cover would have the futuristic tech look, and the right side would have nature and woods, with a guy walking towards the woods. This idea could've been cool. According to me, B

[@Eniac42]

17:00 I wold pic eather on of the finalists (A and D) from the book store. But when i identify D as A.I. generated i would fink twice. I have to say tho, i like D better in a first glance

[@pnc2551]

D was one of the few that didn’t have AI ?

[@lishanimations9852]

​@@pnc2551it is definitely ai. Ai detectors are absolutely dog water, I can put my art in and it will say it is ai, lots of artists have tested this, their art gets labelled as ai and there have been cases of it not detecting that an ai piece was ai. I could tell it was ai from 1st glance but thats because as an artist freaking out about ai it is my business to have an eye for picking them out. Nonsense foliage, weird limbs and branches, symmetrical and yet the symmetry is off but not for design reasons the similarities to B because they are using similar prompts. That vector style is hugely popular among ai users and I see it frequently with that same palette. Both B and D are so generic and dont feel like even one creative artistic decision was actively made but people cant see past pretty colours and the pleasing illusion of vector art style it is mimicking. Sorry if my reply is aggressive im just really tired of ai art.

[@2dumme1gedanke_]

D didn't had Ai

[@SomebodySharp]

​@@pnc2551 It defenietly is AI

[@alexanderyordanmulia4384]

@@SomebodySharp 14:59 watch again

[@somethingflowerylikeabutte3181]

D felt the most unique and fitting to the story

[@foxgardner]

I didn't get any right 💀 But I totally agree with everyone that D is the best. I'm floored that it was only $35. Immaculate design, they deserve a huge tip and glowing review. It's not only a great illustration but shows a lot of consideration to the premise. Just like the teenagers are there to escape technology, the sci-fi elements are subtle and almost hidden; like the skyline is easily mistakable for a drooping forrest canopy, the futuristic cabin more recognizable as a camping tent. I like the way the design is contained too, its framing in a kind of elongated hexagon, which intended or not is a nod to sci-fi. I love it. I do have a gripe with the font but I know firsthand that a perfect font for some things is elusive.

[@MelTorrefranca]

Right? $35 was an absolute steal for Cover D. And that's when I didn't even notice the cool details you pointed out. Now my appreciation for the design is even stronger-thanks for sharing!

[@melapeel]

A & E definitely the best. I loved the subtlety and layered meaning along with the mysterious colour scheme of E. A was great but the 5 doesn't quite read as part of the title - as someone else said it reads more like the 5th in a series.

[@MedievalMary]

I like cover "D". It reads more YA. I would adjust the colors for print purposes. Maybe have different colors be different textures matte vs satin vs gloss. Sprayed edges are recommended, even just a solid pop of red would work.

[@MelTorrefranca]

Oooh great ideas, will look into all of this!

[@funkylemonade]

i can't believe people say that desaturated colors = it must be cheap :DDDD I love the D cover. It's so well thought. The colors give a bit of mystical fog vibe, the 'cabin' in the center being slightly futuristic. I just love this composition!

[@liannajohnson7]

D the $35 cover was actually my favorite. I am more attracted to the dull/muted colors, and it reminds me of those travel posters. My second favorite would be A the $300, but I'm broke and wouldn't pay for that lol.

[@FaithUnbasedPodcast]

I was rooting for the last one, it felt the most thought through. I would’ve payed that much for sure.

[@CindersSpot]

I also really like cover D, but I'm pretty sure it is AI generated, because of how weird the steps look. I'm also not sold on the design for the cabin, will that fit with the actual content of the book? That's what I also feel for the other designs depicting people. Do you now have to write your characters based on the cover design? I like A, because it gives more freedom for the book to become whatever. Ik gives the vibes, rather than binding you to specific locations and characters.

[@iiXotic7]

I really loooved the image that cost $300. It was very capturing.

[@Josephine_Creates]

THE THREE HUNDRED ONE WAS DEFIANTLY THE BEST ONE! It grabs your attention and would be something I genuinely think a lot of people would pick up off the shelf! ❤

[@lawrencetyrpa]

I think that the cover A is definitely best. I'd suggest you to consider if you think it conveys the tone of your story (or whatever it is you believe it should convey), but IMO it has the best quality. On a side note, I wonder if those sellers are transparent about the AI use and/or if they would be transparent if asked about it.

[@ElsaLouiseSinger]

9:08 is the best one in my opinion :D

[@cucuxum]

I really like the D one, it just feels right with the retro vibe, I think this cover looks interesting and generates curiosity about the book

[@theimperialkerbalunion7568]

If you deeply care about the book cover you should talk to a designer face to face. Because to be frank the fact that AI could even slip into this indicates fiverr is not the way to go Also your judgement on what is a good book cover doesn't matter. You should talk to your target audience and use their opinions first and foremost

[@bewwie9067]

Yeah. And honestly what bothers me the most is that the brief is shit. You aren't maintaining communication with your designer, that's bad but fine, the least you should be doing is going in deep on that brief so the designer knows what to focus on. None of those covers are memorable because nothing about the brief is memorable, you hardly described what makes your book special, it's a mystery sci-fi with some kids involved? That's exactly what you got. Fun experiment for sure but if they were unironically thinking to use any of these for anything serious it'd be the whole circus

[@harijariwala7472]

the red one was def the best one. from a consumer perspective that would be the most interesting to me.

[@wikotikabesa]

sorry but am i the only one who thinks E is well thought out? it had 3 layers the shadow as cabin its got depth... well intresting how ppl see diffrent thiiings :D

[@Neo_00]

the way Grayson explained his thoughts 🙏