Like a Blind Man Running

A product image of the book, "Like a Blind Man Running". Someone is sitting down holding the book looking at the front cover, they are wearing books and the floor and walls are wooden.
Project overview

Like a Blind Man Running is a Christian book that aims to inspire personal growth and renewed faith for new and practicing Christians alike.

Client
Chris Conrad
Author
Deliverables
Cover Design
Page Design
Year
2024

The process

A composite image of some of the example imagery that the client wanted to use as inspiration for the book cover. Images of deserts, cacti, a person running, and other desert flora.

Ideation

Coming into this project, the author had already typed up a detailed paragraph of all of the imagery that he wanted to include on his front cover. Knowing that we’d only be able to accomplish a portion of his requests with stock photography, I began my image search by focusing on the most important details (ex: desert vegetation, a man running).

Building the Cover

One inspiration image that the author liked was available for us to license, however, the horizontal photo didn’t quite fill the vertical cover space effectively. After doing some digging, I found a similar image that included the desert scenery and subject matter that he was wanting. I also added some adjustment layers to include a warmer color palette and stronger contrast.

A composite image of two screenshots from a photo editing software highlighting the changes before and after the color adjustments to the cover design.
A composite image of the final cover design that features a man running in the desert at sunset.

Page Design & Wrapping Up!

Utilizing a simple layout that included the same fonts as the front cover design, the page design was quickly approved and applied to the final files. Since its release, this book has not only achieved a perfect 5-star rating on Amazon, but has made an immense impact on its readers. I’m so glad that I was able to achieve exactly what the author envisioned for his cover.

Client testimonial

Chris Conrad
Author
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