BEST COVER RESULTS

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by iloveboba1stacct

by iloveboba1stacct

Appointed judges
@katerinaScafar & @arrowgig

Judge Katerina

Rubric
Visual Appeal* (20%):
*Thematic Relevance* (20%):
*Originality and Creativity* (20%):
*Typography and Layout* (15%):
*Overall Impact* (15%):
*Judge's Personal Opinion* (10%):
TOTAL SCORE :
Shadow by @lily_wanders 97/100
Visual appeal 20/20: Yes. Just yes. The reds and blacks, the image, the font style, color, and size - it all goes together so, so well.
Thematic relevance 20/20: The reds and blacks give this a creepy, bloody vibe, perfect for the horror/paranormal tags.
Originality and creativity 20/20
Typography and layout 12/15: I normally hate “written by,” but I don’t mind it that much the way you’ve done it. Since I’ve got to be picky here so there aren’t multiple ties, I cut points for that and the placement of your name. It didn’t bother me at first, but once I sat down and really started analyzing this cover, it struck me as weird. Right in the middle of his hair. Hm… Maybe cut “written by” and move your name up? Or move your name down to the very bottom? It might be too unbalanced if you do that, though. I don’t know. Something to play around with, but if you just leave this cover alone, that isn’t a problem at all.
Overall impact 15/15
Judge’s personal opinion 10/10
Romantic Story by @aurora_2604 89/100
Visual appeal 18/20: The gray-scale is fantastic, the image is good, the text is great - font choice, size, color. For me, this feels a little cluttered, though. Not horribly. I just think at the bottom there's too much. See below.
Thematic relevance 20/20: The gray-scale gives that angsty feel, and the two boys look like they’re about to kiss, so, yup, romance.
Originality and creativity 20/20
Typography and layout 10/15: If you drop "written by," which you don't really need, anyway, that would help the cluttered feel. Maybe you could move the title down a bit so it's not cutting off his chin? Or move it up to the top. You probably don't need the "Taekook Fanfiction" blurb there, and there's plenty of space for the title up there without it. You could probably slide the title over the left a bit, and then, in the bottom, slide your name over to the right, and that would make the image clearer.
Overall impact 13/15
Judge’s personal opinion 8/10
Echoes of Euphoria by @Etaereal3012 60/100
Visual appeal 10/20: There’s a bit too much going on here. I like the background image and the purple, but the girls at the bottom don’t fit with the rest of the cover. See below for more.
Thematic relevance 20/20: This feels very fanfiction, so, yup.
Originality and creativity 15/20
Typography and layout 5/15: The central title is good as far as font choice and color, but I think it would look better if it were larger. Getting rid of the girls at the bottom would allow you to increase the font size without a problem. As far as your name in the lower left-hand corner, you don’t need “by:” and I think centering your name would look better. The light blue is also not quite in keeping with the purple. Maybe go for a more in-between shade? Or highlight the text with purple? Or go with the same black font style at the top, but highlighted in purple. That would look good, and it would tie that black font at the top in better with the rest of the cover. As far as the text in the lower right-hand corner, you don’t need that at all. That just clutters the cover up, and it doesn’t quite match the rest.
Overall impact 5/15
Judge’s personal opinion 5/10
Destined by Love by @SerenNightWildMoon7 73/100
Visual appeal 18/20: Overall good. I like the image and the gray scale, and the font style, size, color, and placement of the title are perfect.
Thematic relevance 10/20: This has a straight romance feel, and that’s fine, because it is romance, but it doesn’t make me think “mafia” or “dangerous” at all.
Originality and creativity 15/20
Typography and layout 10/15: I don’t like the icons on either side of the subtext within the lines. The lines and the subtext are great, but those icons feel too cutesy for this. I also don’t like how your name is done. Remove the underline, cut the “by,” and I think you’re good.
Overall impact 12/15
Judge’s personal opinion 8/10
Love Beyond the Stage Lights by @TaeTaeGinger 100/100
Visual appeal 20/20: This looks like a real book cover. Like, I’d walk into Barnes & Noble and see this on a display table. It’s so, so good. The images, the text - see below for more on that.
Thematic relevance 20/20: This feels like romance, and the way she’s not looking at him makes total sense with her being blind. The pinks, the way he’s looking at her - I can definitely get fluff out of this, which is in your tags, so that’s great.
Originality and creativity 20/20
Typography and layout 15/15: I can’t even think of using that many different fonts, colors, and sizes when I work on a cover. Not all in one section of text, anyway. Title, subtitle, and author’s name, yeah. But three fonts for the title? And three colors and sizes? The sticker you have in the upper right-hand corner doesn’t even detract from the title, and I usually hate stickers. You’ve perfectly placed, colored, and sized the text at the bottom with the subtitle and your name, too, so they don’t draw attention away from the title, but they still stand out. I can’t even cut points for the quotation marks around the subtitle or the “a love story by” before your name, and I normally cut points for those because I just don’t like them, but they balance everything out so well here. Great job.
Overall impact 15/15
Judge’s personal opinion 10/10
Everybody Hates Grey by @axelle_grace14 88/100
Visual appeal 20/20: This is really, really good. I love the effect of the light off to the right, so bright that it drowns out the image in white. The butterfly emerging from that light is great, too.
Thematic relevance 10/20: I don’t get “romance” from this. It makes me think more “general fiction,” or maybe even non-fiction, like a biography or autobiography. The grass, the city, the light, the butterfly - I get the feeling these are all aspects of a person’s life story.
Originality and creativity 20/20
Typography and layout 13/15: I like the font choices, size, placement, all that. The only suggestion I have for improvement would be the title color. Or maybe not the color, maybe the text outline/highlight. It just blends in too well. I know why it’s gray - obviously the title says it all - but I think it should stand out a little more. The shading along the right side of the text in the white light is good. I’d like to see more of that on the left. Maybe shading in white instead of black? Or maybe black would be fine. Not sure, just something to make it stand out more.
Overall impact 15/15
Judge’s personal opinion 10/10
Love Ends All by @k00kiesandch0c0lates 97/100
Visual appeal 20/20: I know you said to look at the first part of the book for the non-compressed image, so I did that, and I checked it on the landing page for the book, and again in the pop-up form when I clicked the book on your profile, just so I could get a better feel for it. So, first off, image - fantastic. Love the greens and oranges mixed with the black and his skin tone.
Thematic relevance 20/20: This definitely gives me mystery/thriller vibes.
Originality and creativity 20/20
Typography and layout 12/15: Now, for the title, font choice and color are excellent. I just think it should be bigger. Your name is way too small. I mean, it shouldn’t be huge, because the title should be the biggest attraction here, but it needs to be a couple sizes bigger, I think. And I think it should be at the bottom of the cover. Then, when you increase the title size, you can bump it up a little without having to really do anything with the subtext. I think it would be a nice progression, too, to go from the large red text of the title to the mid-size yellow text of the blurb to the smaller orange text of your name.
Overall impact 15/15
Judge’s personal opinion 10/10

Judge Arrowgig

BOBA GRAND AWARDS
Judge : Arrowgig
Category : Best Cover
Unsure of the judging metric for best cover. Here’s a ranking I
prepared :
Participant : Naina-rpwp (not found)
#1 milo and maise
1. *Visual Appeal* (20%): 20
2. *Thematic Relevance* (20%): 20
3. *Originality and Creativity* (20%): 19
4. *Typography and Layout* (15%): 13
5. *Overall Impact* (15%): 15
6. *Judge's Personal Opinion* (10%): 9
TOTAL SCORE : 96
#2 haunting down the street
1. *Visual Appeal* (20%): 15
2. *Thematic Relevance* (20%): 18
3. *Originality and Creativity* (20%): 19
4. *Typography and Layout* (15%): 12
5. *Overall Impact* (15%): 12
6. *Judge's Personal Opinion* (10%): 8
TOTAL SCORE : 84
#3 rekindled embers
1. *Visual Appeal* (20%): 15
2. *Thematic Relevance* (20%): 15
3. *Originality and Creativity* (20%): 15
4. *Typography and Layout* (15%): 10
5. *Overall Impact* (15%): 14
6. *Judge's Personal Opinion* (10%): 8
TOTAL SCORE : 77
#4 consumption
1. *Visual Appeal* (20%): 18
2. *Thematic Relevance* (20%): 15
3. *Originality and Creativity* (20%): 14
4. *Typography and Layout* (15%): 10
5. *Overall Impact* (15%): 13
6. *Judge's Personal Opinion* (10%): 6TOTAL SCORE : 76
#5 my serene lavender
1. *Visual Appeal* (20%): 15
2. *Thematic Relevance* (20%): 18
3. *Originality and Creativity* (20%): 14
4. *Typography and Layout* (15%): 10
5. *Overall Impact* (15%): 10
6. *Judge's Personal Opinion* (10%): 5
TOTAL SCORE : 72
#6 ethereal reverie
1. *Visual Appeal* (20%): 13
2. *Thematic Relevance* (20%): 15
3. *Originality and Creativity* (20%): 15
4. *Typography and Layout* (15%): 10
5. *Overall Impact* (15%): 10
6. *Judge's Personal Opinion* (10%): 4
TOTAL SCORE : 67
#7 stormbound
1. *Visual Appeal* (20%): 12
2. *Thematic Relevance* (20%): 12
3. *Originality and Creativity* (20%): 10
4. *Typography and Layout* (15%): 5
5. *Overall Impact* (15%): 7
6. *Judge's Personal Opinion* (10%): 3
TOTAL SCORE : 49
#8 Star crossed lovers
1. *Visual Appeal* (20%): 5
2. *Thematic Relevance* (20%): 10
3. *Originality and Creativity* (20%): 5
4. *Typography and Layout* (15%): 5
5. *Overall Impact* (15%): 4
6. *Judge's Personal Opinion* (10%): 1
TOTAL SCORE : 30
#9 dare
1. *Visual Appeal* (20%): 0
2. *Thematic Relevance* (20%): 03. *Originality and Creativity* (20%): 0
4. *Typography and Layout* (15%): 0
5. *Overall Impact* (15%): 0
6. *Judge's Personal Opinion* (10%): 0
TOTAL SCORE : 0

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS.