i paid professionals to design a book cover: same brief, different designers
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today i thought it'd be fun to design a sci-fi, romance, literary fiction, and self-help book... with a little help from some professionals
✨ amazing Fiverr designers:
big shout out to the Fiverr freelancers for their awesome work. If you want to work with them too I'll leave their links below:
fvrr.co/belmma (Two Faces, Merging)
fvrr.co/coveriststudio (Saturn Has 7 Rings)
fvrr.co/romilindenberg (Maybe They Won't)
fvrr.co/nskvsky (Just Keep Swimming)
fvrr.co/alejandro (Two Faces, Merging [v2])
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📖 I wrote a book! amzn.to/31meIaN
💻 contact: jackedwards@sixteenth.co (just .co!)
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FAQs:
😭 what happened to your intro? it got copyrighted ://///
🤠 how old are you? 23!
📆 when is your birthday? 18th october 1998 (libra)
🎓 where did you go to university? i studied english at durham!
🔎 where do you live? paris, france
💼 what is your job? research assistant in the publishing industry
🎥 what do you film with? lumix gh5 + canon g7x
👾 what do you use to edit? final cut pro
📫 how do I contact you? jackedwards@sixteenth.co or social media!
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I’m actually mad ‘saturn has seven rings’ doesn’t exist i want that cover so badly it’s gorgeous
@alaanaji2833
2 жыл бұрын
Sameee
@Marta-zb7nw
2 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@kenzienoelle124
2 жыл бұрын
SAME
@dorothybelle9411
2 жыл бұрын
I would buy it before even reading the summary
@jellow242
2 жыл бұрын
same!
I guess the apple on that cover for “Two faces, merging” can be a reference to the phrase “The apple doesn't fall far from the tree” (because these girls are sisters) or maybe to New York (where the story is setting) as it is usually called “The Big Apple”.
@sidratehreem6574
2 жыл бұрын
They thought way more about this than jack did😂
@beatricetoscano2247
2 жыл бұрын
That's actually so clever
@simramallick3048
Жыл бұрын
wait thats soooo smart damn
@EmyN
Жыл бұрын
Omg brilliantttttt
@marianaarrais4113
Жыл бұрын
omg this is so smart!!
the “two faces, merging” cover with the apple core ACTUALLY took my breath away
@Matildacona
2 жыл бұрын
Yes!!! Also, the apple makes sense bc they meet IN NYC, it's perfect
@khush7779
2 жыл бұрын
It was my favourite cover. The colour scheme and the detail...just wow. I'm obsessed with it
@brunella_pucci
2 жыл бұрын
@@Matildacona i was thinking the same about nyc!!! really good!
@mathiascasse589
2 жыл бұрын
ABSOLUTELY !!! it is hugely underestimated, so beautiful
@susannetobisch4783
2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking about the saying "an apple doesn't fall far from the tree" which would be a nice hint to the two girls getting along so well because they share the same father
The "Saturn Has Seven Rings" cover is so gorgeous. I think also because they did a sort of purple-y background colour, rather than a black, it just makes it look more sophisticated and original.
@sin3358
Жыл бұрын
Agreed. It gives a more interesting touch to it. Although black would also look good imo
The two faces cover with the apple is actually brilliant. I understand it as an NYC/big apple reference.
@rekavitz6473
2 жыл бұрын
came to look for this comment 🍏
@princessissii
2 жыл бұрын
Ohh that’s sooo smart 😱😍 I wish it was a real book, because this cover art was incredible. Would honestly hang it in my wall if I could 😍
@barbsb1502
2 жыл бұрын
I didn't even think of that! That's smart. My first thought was: 'the apple doesn't fall far from the tree', since both kids end up finding eachother.
@amberspence5092
2 жыл бұрын
Everyone in this thread is brilliant
@LisetteEsveldt
2 жыл бұрын
Yess thank you!! I was about to comment that. I was almost yelling at my screen saying it’s a reference to New York hahah
I don't understand how Jack could say “captain patroclus was riding the achilles“ with a straight face without noticing anything but immediately cracked up at "josh had a large ... " 😂
@shristigupta007
2 жыл бұрын
IKR LMAO 😂😂😂
@evanpeterjones
Жыл бұрын
lol, i couldn't believe the lack of comments on that line! Was perfect
@ARedFeather
6 ай бұрын
I know, I absolutely died at that line 😂
I would buy 'saturn has seven rings' if I seen that cover in a bookstore in a heartbeat and I don't even read sci-fi. Love every cover for 'two faces, merging'!
@911nmg
2 жыл бұрын
I loved the Saturn has seven rings cover, it's WOW
@monicap8561
2 жыл бұрын
Saaaame-I actually wasn't sold on the title but that cover made it make sense, if that makes sense?
@ocean3262
2 жыл бұрын
@@monicap8561 no i totally understand
@faithmo5347
2 жыл бұрын
I love that cover too! I'd tweak the title a bit maybe like 'seven rings of saturn' or sum but the cover art was really beautiful!!
yeah i'm absolutely gonna need a part 2 on this... maybe with horror, historical fiction, mystery/thriller, and memoir
@ralucaprepelita8428
2 жыл бұрын
I would be VERY intrigued to see a horror cover! ☺
@halfwaytothehill2164
2 жыл бұрын
Yesss
@lydiarand4786
2 жыл бұрын
Yesss I would love to see this
@sarahusman9577
2 жыл бұрын
yessss please that would be sooo perfect. mystery and thriller also sounds so good.
@orangeaceproductions
Жыл бұрын
Would love to see a horror cover! And whatever whacky idea Jack writes as the synopsis. Lol
"captain patroclus is riding the achilles" JACK I CANNOT STOP LAUGHING THIS IS AMAZING
@Jennikreads
2 жыл бұрын
me just slowly raising my eyebrow as that sentence was unfolding.... you don't say? 😏
@ReticentObsessive
2 жыл бұрын
Same!!!
@khalilahd.
2 жыл бұрын
😭
@ErikDijk
2 жыл бұрын
i would love to agree with this, but i think im gonna have to side with plato who wrote an essay arguing achilles is the bottom lmao all jokes aside, that had me HOWLING 💀💀
@mariliagontijo1700
2 жыл бұрын
Right?? I had to pause the video so I could laugh and appreciate that moment lol
Everyone *including me* thinking there was a book written and then it was just 20 minutes of Jack making up books that won't ever exist... Kinda like it, sneaky. But I was excited for a new read😂
@Aashhful
2 жыл бұрын
I clicked on the video screaming “I gotta buy this book”
@jennac.3173
2 жыл бұрын
I feel you ;o
@siiri8902
2 жыл бұрын
I thought I had missed some crucial news 😭😭
@kate___lynch
2 жыл бұрын
@@siiri8902 same phahaha 😂😂😂
@raahimas2776
2 жыл бұрын
@@Aashhful same oh my goddd. so pranked but this is immensely entertaining so i’m not even mad :)).
Jack: I wanna write my own fiction someday Also Jack: Let's name her salmonella
if I saw "Saturn has seven rings" in a bookstore, I wouldn't even have to read the blurb for me to know that that was the book for me. I'd pick it up on the spot. that cover is truly gorgeous. it's a crime not to write a story for it
@noodleydoo2862
Жыл бұрын
Sameee
Why is his plot line better than Kylie and Kendall’s published one 😭😭😭
@ms.z461
2 жыл бұрын
Better than Jane Eyre laid bare 😅
@kineshashekhar1853
2 жыл бұрын
@@ms.z461 Yeah I think the less we talk about that one the better.
@adityasingha3285
2 жыл бұрын
The shade..
@RaptrRamblings
2 жыл бұрын
@@adityasingha3285 Fam that’s the entire eclipse
Fun fact: Jack named a character Sally Monella, for salmonella and the word “monella” it’s Italian and it means “naughty girl” and it is usually referred to kids to reproach them.
@khalilahd.
2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact indeed 💛
@sofinityice5104
2 жыл бұрын
Oddio c'è qualche altro italiano che segue Jackkk che bellooo
@rafaelp.s.nascimento214
2 жыл бұрын
@@sofinityice5104 E ci sono anche persone che parlano italiano ma sono d'altri paesi 😂
@DreamyJuly17
2 жыл бұрын
True...Monella has also a very sexual connotation, if you know what I mean 😆
@lll25149
2 жыл бұрын
@@khalilahd. I think I’ve seen you on an amber heard and Johnny depp court case video lol
the apple one is soo good!!! i could be completely wrong but i feel like the apple is for new york, like the big apple? and since the book takes place there the designer wanted to incorporate that in the design? again i could be wrong here but idk
@jack_edwards
2 жыл бұрын
omg such a good point!!
@integralsabiti1177
2 жыл бұрын
it also could be a reference for 'forbidden fruit' which is symbolising betrayal, since they are siblings from different women
@idaaa1385
2 жыл бұрын
@@integralsabiti1177 yes, so true!!
Now I need “Saturn has 7 rings” in my life because that cover is GORGEOUS! and the two faces, merging covers look so realll, such a good job!! i’d buy that too
I think you have to write Saturn Has Seven Rings now, because that cover is just a masterpiece. it deserves a plot. edit: the apple one for Two Faces, Merging was stunning!
@carpfishdiem
Жыл бұрын
I AGREE! That brilliant cover deserves a novel
Sally Monella and Laura Vatraction sound like Drag Queen names and I'm all here for it
@floralreads3601
2 жыл бұрын
sal manella is an ace attorney character 😭
@mrlnxf8455
2 жыл бұрын
plottwist: they are actually drag queens
@dees3179
2 жыл бұрын
I’d buy that one.
@snigdhasanganeria7670
2 жыл бұрын
That's what I thought too 😂
I actually really like the idea of Captain Patroclus of the Achilles. You have that implication of lovers but also that idea that a captain's first love is his ship, and then of course any ship called the Achilles has got to be some invulnerable dreadnought. I may steal that from you, since I actually write sci-fi.
I am actually SPEECHLESS how Jack plots the books in like SECONDS and then there are struggling writers who don't know what to do in their book. Like this man is genius. I'm still astounded at his creativity. I salute you Jack 😭❤️
These designs are insane - I hope these artists actually design covers for big bestsellers one day if not already
Quote of the Day: “I feel like that’s how most literary fictions start…with daddy issues.”
@SB-no9pz
2 жыл бұрын
What a coincidence I found your comment under tpg and here as well!🤠
@ettaz
2 жыл бұрын
You are totally skipping over "it's impossible to live, laugh, love in these conditions"
@daphonaisetoastonice5872
Жыл бұрын
It hits different once you've read books with daddy issues and you have daddy issues lol
The apple cover of Two faces, merging is completely seriously one of the most beautiful book covers I have ever seen, ever.
@katesmith9198
Жыл бұрын
where is the apple core!?!? am i blind, i literally cannot see it for the life of me 😭
Jack's so good with titles, Saturn Has Seven Rings... Its straight, its factual with a little bit of mystery hanging in between the /S/s, I would definitely be intrigued to buy such book without knowing anything about the plot.
“The comma is a paid actor.” Jack had no business making me randomly chuckle 😂
With everything in the world being so scary and with very little change it’s nice to have a safe place to come to and this channel has always been that for me 🧡🥺
@jack_edwards
2 жыл бұрын
this comment made my whole week ♥️
@hwlsgrl
2 жыл бұрын
@P maybe she watches the same youtubers as u
@scarletadele6623
2 жыл бұрын
KHALILAH U COMMENT TOO MUCH F U
"captain patroclus is riding the achilles" could also work for a romance book synopsis... or an erotica, more so
I’m in LOVE with the second cover for “two faces, merging” from the first artist. The color palette is so unique, but it looks amazing.
@jaginaiaelectrizs6341
2 жыл бұрын
I think my favorite was actually the first one by that artist though-I wish he'd actually requested a modification with a different title font. But that's just me. The second one was definitely creative tho, and did have a great color-scheme!^-^
@divyaeltz6750
2 жыл бұрын
@@jaginaiaelectrizs6341 I loved both of the covers from the first artist. The first one with the font of the second one would have truly been perfect.
Few video ideas: 1)What Emma Watson reads 2)All the books mentioned on F.R.I.E.N.D.S 3)Reading books recommended by your subscribers 4)One book from every genre 5)Only reading translated book for a week 6)What Jisoo from Blackpink reads 7)Books about religion 8)Biographies and Autobiographies 9)Celebrity lifestyle part 2 10)How different your life is in Paris and in England. 11)What Elio from Call Me By Your name reads 12)1 Book from every country
@rebecca_4163
2 жыл бұрын
All of them are great ideas but I would LIVE for him reading books from F.R.I.E.N.D.S
@badbleep2569
2 жыл бұрын
@@rebecca_4163 AGREED
@user-ir8dj2gd1i
2 жыл бұрын
I. LOVE. THIS. Such great ideas!!!
@melonramune
2 жыл бұрын
i need #3 and #6 !!
@irmaa8291
2 жыл бұрын
Number 12 would be nice
The Saturn has Seven Rings cover totally stole the show 🔥
Ok but why is “it’s impossible to live laugh and love in these conditions” the best book title I have ever heard? it’s giving memoir. Obsessed.
The Saturn cover is STUNNING. I would read the hell out of a book with a cover like that.
I was genuinely sooo excited when i saw your announcement on your intagram story about your new video… I thought you actually wrote a book and i dropped everything and ran here and was so disappointed :( write one now Jack!!!
@rashichoudhary2006
2 жыл бұрын
He said that he's writing one in one of the Paris vlogs.
Jack!!!! also, in the sci-fi book, since staurn has 7 rings, that little 'V' and the two straight lines above could be the roman numerical for 7 with how it has been made
all of them are incredible, BUT... Saturn has seven rings it's just pure art!!
All of the covers were brilliant but the design for Saturn Has Seven Rings is incredible! I wish it was available as a print!
"Patroclus is riding Achilles" had me 😂 Great video Jack, so fun!
"no thoughts, brain empty, just vibes" is my new favourite line
The apple cover is actually sooo good! It has the detail of the faces and the apple that references the big apple aka New York aka where the sisters meet. Chef’s kiss honestly 👏👏👏
I can’t be the only one who thought Jack wrote his own novel, no joke I was ready to add it to my tbr list 😝
Patroclus is RIDING Achilles , I laughed so hard , I hate my mind 😂😂😂😂😂
I can't believe how easily he just comes up with cool ideas for books and titles lol. I guess that English degree really serves him well.
the naming of walter bottell made me fall off my chair!! thanks for the good laugh lmao and good luck writing your book!
No one will understand how much I was laughing during the entire creation of the sci-if plot- the wild combination of events and references have me d e a d
You've finished the book???? Ah it's for books that don't exist! I thought you churned that book out faster than the writer of the The Midnight Library. The swapping baby thing is actually a cliche from old Bollywood movies 🤣 7:35 I appreciate the entendre and your Song of Achilles fanboy showing.
The Sci Fi cover was UNREALLLL so good!
"no thoughts, brain empty, just vibes" is the best slogan you should put that on a shirt - legit me when I'm trynna write anything based on a vision I saw in a self-made music video in my head to a song I love
you gotta do this again but with a random story generator online i would LOVE THAT
Sally Monella is a Drag Name up for grabs. Trademark it before anyone else does.
"captain patroclus is riding the achilles" literally just the plot of tsoa
The "Just Keep Swimming" cover was not what I expected, but a lot better. Makes me want to leave the red by jumping in the walter and start swimming. Indeed, maybe a better title for it would have been "Start swimming".
if that sci fi cover or the apple core cover were for a real book i feel like the designers would deserve royalties for the sales cuz ppl would buy for the cover alone!
i am a graphic designer but omg these designs are insane, theyve all done really well im so impressed. even i have designed for 5 years and i do not think i have this level of skills wow
Saturn Has 7 Rings has to be one of the best covers I've seen in my life. I truly couldn't stop looking at it... It's gorgeous! WOW! 😁😁🤭🔥
“I think we would benefit from a plot summary, it’d just that we don’t have a plot” that is the literal opposite of what happens to me. As a short story author, I come up with an absolute stunning and extraordinary plot and have no idea how to end it.
I lost it at captain Patroclus is riding the Achilles lmao. Your videos literally make my week better every time 💜
When you asked how many rings Saturn had, my mind immediately went to 7 because of “seven” by Taylor Swift. And I was right, so now I’m contemplating whether that was a coincidence or indeed an intention.
@rebellius_9190
Жыл бұрын
"love you to the moon and to saturn"
"Captain Patroclus is riding the Achilles" just made my day
These covers are absolutely gorgeeeous!! That Sci-fi cover would made me buy it INSTANTLY. And I barely read Sci-fi haha
The Walter Bottell thing made me chuckle. And then immediately think of an old teammate of mine, George Bovell, who is a 5-time Olympic swimmer and 2004 bronze medalist with a very developed philosophical streak and totally could/would/should write a book like that.
omg, the book title ‘saturn has seven rings’ just gave me a whole book plot idea ! thank you ! you are so funny and really help me with my writer’s block, or when i’m feeling a little down . i don’t expect you’ll see this but i really appreciate your channel and i hope you continue posting
in the Romance Book, if you look closely you will actually see Billes' green hair ends. you just have focus for a little bit. also i love the Saturn Has Seven Rings, it's so simple yet well designed!
I so wanted you to realize the NYC/Big Apple comparison in the Apple core cover of Two Faces Merging 😭 it’s such a perfect, first-thought-visualized type of image and it almost makes me want you to just write the book so I can own that cover
I'm tempted to write a novel to accompany "Two faces, merging". Your 'books' are actually ones I would want to read.
I think this could be a really cool motivation to finish a book you are stuck on. Get a cover done, put it up as inspiration to finish your book.
i am convinced sally rooney is living rent free in your head with that character naming
That science fiction book cover is STUNNING
The last two covers for two faces, merging also incorporated a fingerprint which would be especially cool if they were twins 💅🏻
That first “Saturn has seven rings” cover I am absolutely obsessed with !!!!!
for some reason, those books really sound quite interesting to me. and let's just give a round of applause to the designers - they did A GREAT JOB. now i'm just waiting for my wattpad fellows to write these stories. sorry, jack..
Saturn Has Seven Rings is GORGEOUS, please make it an actual book
These online cover designers are so creative and talented. These covers are absolutely beautiful. I loved the saturn has seven rings one. Like dameeee
okay Saturn Has Seven Rings sounds cool, but The Seven Rings of Saturn sounds… epic
@naomionyeanakwe2903
2 жыл бұрын
The exact same thing I thought!!
@ChloeS_dawnsbroken
Жыл бұрын
exactly!!!
@argo8276
Жыл бұрын
Same!
Jack is really out there coming up with book plots and gorgeous names on the spot while the rest of us chases after even the smallest bit of inspiration huh
I would buy Saturns Seven Rings so dang fast. Absolutely stunning cover
"... the twist - both babies belong to the same father..." - I want to read this book! Also the sci-fi book's cover is so perfect, although I would love the title to be "The Seven Rings of Saturn"
Ahh these book covers were SO awesome!! That "Saturn has seven rings" was so cool it made me want to write the book so the cover could be published! 💫 Also Jack, u really are a genius- the way u made up the book names, authors (😂) and summaries... 💯🙌
the "two faces, merging" one kinda looks like the old "carry on" book cover!! it's so cute
The apple core book cover is sensational! I actually need you to write two faces merging with that cover.
“That has made my day, week, month and year.” - The community after watching every video on this channel.
I keep getting in a reading slump this year and your videos always make me wanna read so yay!
@mina3625
2 жыл бұрын
button fm !!
@laraayrolla
2 жыл бұрын
same!!
The Saturn Has Seven Rings' cover looks fantastic honestly, also I love the last Two Faces Merging covers!
the way im so entertained by jack writing these blurbs…maybe a future video of you just making blurbs for books you have no idea about?
thought it was a new book announcement, for a moment... 😭 still, very creative video and the covers turned out super nice! hopefully one day we'll see a video like this for your novel cover tho!
The sci-fi cover makes me want to read that book.
Don't know if it's just me but "do sth absurd and make it look legit" is just peak comedy. *chef's kiss* 👌 Thanks, Jack, this has really brightened up my day! ♥️
This channel has helped me cope with my depression these past months. It just has this cheerful, warm atmosphere... Like you're spending the afternoon chatting with a friend about books. I can't thank you enough for that 💛
I love how much joy and creativity this video radiates
i could watch jack come up with book titles, author names and synopses allll day!! this was so much fun, probably my favourite of his videos omg
i haven’t seen anyone mention it, but the dripping paint cover has two faces as well! one on the top left and one upside-down on the bottom right. it’s a really neat design detail.
The first artist lives in Germany! I feel proud to my country now. Normally, we create like the ugliest book covers. 😂
This was incredible! I LOVE the 'Two faces merging' covers and the sci-fi one. That one was stunning, really. Even the self-help book cover was nice, very Sally Rooney style. Incredible. Thanks for sharing. ^^
wow, "Captain Patroclus is riding Achilles…" I see what you did there *chefs kiss*
literally your plot for 'maybe we won't' is the *exact* plot for a wattpad fanfiction I read
I think the apple for the two faces, merging cover is to symbolise New York as it’s know as the Big Apple 😊
“How many times did jack almost drop his laptop….” Jack: yes
This video just felt like a warm cup of tea warming me from the inside. Inspired me to continue working on my own book to have such wonderful covers
Can i just say, im so happy to have found your channels! Honestly, you really inspire me. I went to school for a book arts and creative writing and graduated a few years ago. Since then I have been in such a slump, but your channels have really renewed my love for books and inspired me to create again. Thank you so much ♥️
Jack: “He has a very large…” Me: “Ok, why is this headed towards Wattpad Fan Fic?”
One of my favourite moments on the channel (and there are many) is when Jack pointed out a sameness in book cover design. We have to move on from that one font that’s everywhere with a dash of pop colours.