BOOK COVER CONTEST (7 DAYS / $500 / GUARANTEED)
Budget: $250 – $750 USD
Project: Book Cover Design for “Our Grand Illusion”
Prize: $500 — Guaranteed Winner
Contest Duration: 7 Days
I am launching a 7-day contest to design a bold, high-impact, premium-quality book cover for my upcoming non-fiction release:
Title:
Our Grand Illusion
Subtitle:
Why Everything Feels So Off — and How to Break Free from the Manufactured Realities Draining Your Life Force and Soul
Author:
David B. Triemert
________________________________________
ABOUT THE BOOK
“Our Grand Illusion” is a fearless, eye-opening exposé revealing the hidden forces shaping society — political, corporate, entertainment, medical, media, and psychological — and how individuals can rise above these engineered deceptions to reclaim truth, clarity, power, and spiritual sovereignty.
This is a transformational awakening book, not a mild self-help title.
The cover must reflect truth, disruption, awakening, energy, and liberation.
I want a cover that is powerful, modern, and visually arresting — something that stops people in their tracks and clearly signals the depth and intensity of the message inside.
________________________________________
WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR
✔ High-end, bookstore-quality design
Nothing generic, flat, or amateur.
This needs to look like a bestseller in its category.
✔ Bold, strong, clean typography
The title must read clearly in thumbnail size for Amazon listings.
✔ Symbolic, conceptual imagery (not stocky or literal)
Possible themes to explore (optional, but not required):
• A mask being removed
• Cracks in reality / breaking illusion
• Glitch effects (media distortion)
• A human silhouette awakening
• Light piercing darkness
• Shadow hands pulling strings
• Dual realities (illusion vs truth)
• The “matrix-like” symbolic feel (without copying)
✔ Preferred color palettes
(Not required, but often effective for this genre)
• Black + gold
• Black + white
• Deep blues
• Silver, chrome, or metallic accents
• High contrast combinations
✔ A design that captures:
• Attention
• Awareness
• Awakening
• Truth breaking deception
• Clarity piercing chaos
• Transformation
• Intellectual + spiritual energy
________________________________________
DELIVERABLES
To win, your final files must include:
✔ Front cover (ebook/KDP)
High-resolution JPG/PNG.
✔ Full print cover (front, spine, back)
PDF format, print-ready, 300 dpi.
(I will provide final spine width and back-cover text after selection.)
✔ Source files
PSD, AI, INDD, and layered PDF.
✔ Fonts used
(List for licensing/embedding clarity.)
________________________________________
CONTEST RULES AND NOTES
✔ $500 Prize — Guaranteed Payout
A winner will be chosen, no matter what.
✔ Contest runs for 7 days
Submit your best work within 7 days.
✔ I will provide feedback regularly
I’ll be active in the comments and rating entries to guide the direction.
✔ Quality matters more than quantity
One strong, iconic design will win over many rushed ones.
________________________________________
WHAT I WILL BASE MY DECISION ON
I will prioritize designs that:
1. Look professionally published
2. Capture the emotional + conceptual theme of the book
3. Use strong, readable typography
4. Are symbolic without being cluttered
5. Communicate awakening, truth, and disruption
6. Stand out in an Amazon search feed
7. Have a unique, memorable presence
If I love your direction, I may ask for small revisions during the contest and final copy on the back cover and spine may be completed at a later date, although the prize will be released after choosing the winner.
________________________________________
FINAL NOTE
This book’s message is powerful, deep, and transformative.
I’m looking for a cover that reflects the intensity, truth, and awakening energy of the content — something visually arresting, modern, and unforgettable.
Good luck — I’m excited to see your vision come alive.
(Back cover copy)
THE WORLD FEELS OFF — AND YOU KNOW IT.
Is reality becoming stranger than fiction?
Millions feel it — a quiet sense that something is off, distorted, or engineered to keep us distracted and disconnected.
Something has shifted.
Something essential has been buried.
And something in you is waking up.
You’re not imagining it.
You’re finally seeing it.
Our Grand Illusion uncovers the hidden forces shaping how you think, feel, and live —
and reveals how to break free from the patterns draining your life force and limiting your true potential.
________________________________________
Inside, you’ll learn how to:
• See clearly instead of through conditioning
• Break free from fear-based narratives
• Reclaim your intuition, identity, and inner authority
• Rise above overwhelm and emotional manipulation
• Navigate life with sovereignty and purpose
• Feel fully alive again — in a world that benefits when you don’t
________________________________________
This book is your turning point —
your clarity, your awakening, your return to yourself.
If you’ve felt the shift…
If you’ve sensed something deeper…
This book gives you back your life —
and puts you in full control again, with eyes wide open.
(must add in 30-word author bio, photo of author, ISBN/ Bar Code), www.DavidTriemert.com)
Prize: $500 — Guaranteed Winner
Contest Duration: 7 Days
I am launching a 7-day contest to design a bold, high-impact, premium-quality book cover for my upcoming non-fiction release:
Title:
Our Grand Illusion
Subtitle:
Why Everything Feels So Off — and How to Break Free from the Manufactured Realities Draining Your Life Force and Soul
Author:
David B. Triemert
________________________________________
ABOUT THE BOOK
“Our Grand Illusion” is a fearless, eye-opening exposé revealing the hidden forces shaping society — political, corporate, entertainment, medical, media, and psychological — and how individuals can rise above these engineered deceptions to reclaim truth, clarity, power, and spiritual sovereignty.
This is a transformational awakening book, not a mild self-help title.
The cover must reflect truth, disruption, awakening, energy, and liberation.
I want a cover that is powerful, modern, and visually arresting — something that stops people in their tracks and clearly signals the depth and intensity of the message inside.
________________________________________
WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR
✔ High-end, bookstore-quality design
Nothing generic, flat, or amateur.
This needs to look like a bestseller in its category.
✔ Bold, strong, clean typography
The title must read clearly in thumbnail size for Amazon listings.
✔ Symbolic, conceptual imagery (not stocky or literal)
Possible themes to explore (optional, but not required):
• A mask being removed
• Cracks in reality / breaking illusion
• Glitch effects (media distortion)
• A human silhouette awakening
• Light piercing darkness
• Shadow hands pulling strings
• Dual realities (illusion vs truth)
• The “matrix-like” symbolic feel (without copying)
✔ Preferred color palettes
(Not required, but often effective for this genre)
• Black + gold
• Black + white
• Deep blues
• Silver, chrome, or metallic accents
• High contrast combinations
✔ A design that captures:
• Attention
• Awareness
• Awakening
• Truth breaking deception
• Clarity piercing chaos
• Transformation
• Intellectual + spiritual energy
________________________________________
DELIVERABLES
To win, your final files must include:
✔ Front cover (ebook/KDP)
High-resolution JPG/PNG.
✔ Full print cover (front, spine, back)
PDF format, print-ready, 300 dpi.
(I will provide final spine width and back-cover text after selection.)
✔ Source files
PSD, AI, INDD, and layered PDF.
✔ Fonts used
(List for licensing/embedding clarity.)
________________________________________
CONTEST RULES AND NOTES
✔ $500 Prize — Guaranteed Payout
A winner will be chosen, no matter what.
✔ Contest runs for 7 days
Submit your best work within 7 days.
✔ I will provide feedback regularly
I’ll be active in the comments and rating entries to guide the direction.
✔ Quality matters more than quantity
One strong, iconic design will win over many rushed ones.
________________________________________
WHAT I WILL BASE MY DECISION ON
I will prioritize designs that:
1. Look professionally published
2. Capture the emotional + conceptual theme of the book
3. Use strong, readable typography
4. Are symbolic without being cluttered
5. Communicate awakening, truth, and disruption
6. Stand out in an Amazon search feed
7. Have a unique, memorable presence
If I love your direction, I may ask for small revisions during the contest and final copy on the back cover and spine may be completed at a later date, although the prize will be released after choosing the winner.
________________________________________
FINAL NOTE
This book’s message is powerful, deep, and transformative.
I’m looking for a cover that reflects the intensity, truth, and awakening energy of the content — something visually arresting, modern, and unforgettable.
Good luck — I’m excited to see your vision come alive.
(Back cover copy)
THE WORLD FEELS OFF — AND YOU KNOW IT.
Is reality becoming stranger than fiction?
Millions feel it — a quiet sense that something is off, distorted, or engineered to keep us distracted and disconnected.
Something has shifted.
Something essential has been buried.
And something in you is waking up.
You’re not imagining it.
You’re finally seeing it.
Our Grand Illusion uncovers the hidden forces shaping how you think, feel, and live —
and reveals how to break free from the patterns draining your life force and limiting your true potential.
________________________________________
Inside, you’ll learn how to:
• See clearly instead of through conditioning
• Break free from fear-based narratives
• Reclaim your intuition, identity, and inner authority
• Rise above overwhelm and emotional manipulation
• Navigate life with sovereignty and purpose
• Feel fully alive again — in a world that benefits when you don’t
________________________________________
This book is your turning point —
your clarity, your awakening, your return to yourself.
If you’ve felt the shift…
If you’ve sensed something deeper…
This book gives you back your life —
and puts you in full control again, with eyes wide open.
(must add in 30-word author bio, photo of author, ISBN/ Bar Code), www.DavidTriemert.com)