actual tips on cover making! Get ready to get technical, cynical, and- no not physical. Calm yourselves.
SLOW UPDATES! still doing cover help requests tho
I know we all say 'fonts', but the proper terminology is 'typeface'. A typeface is a family of fonts. A font is a typeface with a specific weight and size.
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With that out of the way, I will proceed to get lazy later on and start saying 'font' so fuck terms, am I right? Now, let me ask you once again, what criteria makes you decide on which typefaces to use when making a graphic? Do you even have a criteria? Do you just go with the flow? (because same). Does it just 'click' when you see the font? Or do you go with what's pretty?
When working with a typeface, there are 3 things you need to keep in mind.
𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘
The first point, fuck your aesthetics. Check whether the typeface is first of all, readable —in thumbnail form or not. And by readable, I mean, can others distinguish the letters and know what the text is saying? If your typeface is pretty but readers can't figure out what the heck your title says, they'll be like b y e bitch.
Actually, a lot of wattpad readers don't give a fuck about covers because most of the older users are used to not having expectations for a book cover. But if you're going to waste your time making a cover, do it right.
Once you've determined that the chosen typeface is indeed legible and not passable as ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs or a doctor's handwriting, ask yourself, "does this typeface match the genre of the book?".
𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐘 𝐀 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌𝐄
This brings us to our second point, your font needs to convey a theme. Before you say "What? How can a typeface convey a theme? Are you high bro?" , take a look at the images below.
