Book Cover Design – The Rooms We Built
Budget: $250 – $750 USD
Cover Design Brief – The Rooms We Built
(Final — with inside covers)
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1. Book Information
Title: The Rooms We Built
Subtitle: An ever‑ending road of moments
Author Name: Bob Cassens
Genre: Memoir / Wellness / Philosophy
Trim Size: 5.5" x 8.5"
Page Count: ~86 pages (with blank pages for reflection)
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2. Base Color
A warm, muted slate gray flows continuously from the front cover, across the spine, to the back cover. It should feel deep enough to be quiet, light enough to feel open — not black, but with a subtle warmth that invites the reader in.
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3. Inside Covers
Front and back inside covers are left blank and printed in the same warm slate gray as the cover. This creates a seamless transition from the outside of the book to the interior. The reader opens the book and enters the same quiet space before the text begins.
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4. Front Cover
Image: A dark hallway running diagonally from the bottom left corner toward the top right. At the top right, a single door is slightly ajar, with a sliver of warm light spilling through. The hallway should feel spacious, still, and quiet — not claustrophobic.
Mood: Quiet, calm, mysterious. The door is not closed. It is not locked. It is waiting.
Text:
· Title: The Rooms We Built — centered, in a clean serif font (Garamond, Caslon, or similar)
· Subtitle: An ever‑ending road of moments — smaller, centered beneath the title
· Author name: Bob — centered beneath the subtitle
Typography: Clean, classic serif. Title and author name centered, overlapping the hallway image. The title should remain readable against the image — a subtle dark overlay or shadow may be used.
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5. Back Cover
Image: A winding road that begins at the bottom left and curves gently upward toward the top right, receding into mist. No car, no figure, no destination visible.
Text: Placed in the upper left area, off the road, centered and in paragraph form, with generous white space around it:
"The Rooms We Built is a quiet, honest book about perception, presence, and the spaces we carry with us."
No other text on the back cover. No author bio. No barcode. No review quotes.
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6. Spine
· Clean, centered, understated
· Background color matching the front cover (warm slate gray)
· Title: THE ROOMS WE BUILT — reading top to bottom
· Author: BOB — centered beneath the title
· Font matching the front cover
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7. What the Designer Should Know
· The book is a collection of moments, not a linear story
· It is built on white space, perception, and quiet reflection
· The cover should feel like a room you're not sure you've entered before
· No people. No faces. No clever typography
· The tone is honest, generous, and still
· The front and back covers are a visual conversation: straight hallway (front) vs. winding road (back) — a journey inward and a journey outward
· The inside covers are blank but in the same warm slate gray to extend the atmosphere
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8. Deliverables
· Print‑ready PDF (for the printer)
· Digital files (for Amazon, website, social media)
· Editable source files (if changes are needed later)
(Final — with inside covers)
---
1. Book Information
Title: The Rooms We Built
Subtitle: An ever‑ending road of moments
Author Name: Bob Cassens
Genre: Memoir / Wellness / Philosophy
Trim Size: 5.5" x 8.5"
Page Count: ~86 pages (with blank pages for reflection)
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2. Base Color
A warm, muted slate gray flows continuously from the front cover, across the spine, to the back cover. It should feel deep enough to be quiet, light enough to feel open — not black, but with a subtle warmth that invites the reader in.
---
3. Inside Covers
Front and back inside covers are left blank and printed in the same warm slate gray as the cover. This creates a seamless transition from the outside of the book to the interior. The reader opens the book and enters the same quiet space before the text begins.
---
4. Front Cover
Image: A dark hallway running diagonally from the bottom left corner toward the top right. At the top right, a single door is slightly ajar, with a sliver of warm light spilling through. The hallway should feel spacious, still, and quiet — not claustrophobic.
Mood: Quiet, calm, mysterious. The door is not closed. It is not locked. It is waiting.
Text:
· Title: The Rooms We Built — centered, in a clean serif font (Garamond, Caslon, or similar)
· Subtitle: An ever‑ending road of moments — smaller, centered beneath the title
· Author name: Bob — centered beneath the subtitle
Typography: Clean, classic serif. Title and author name centered, overlapping the hallway image. The title should remain readable against the image — a subtle dark overlay or shadow may be used.
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5. Back Cover
Image: A winding road that begins at the bottom left and curves gently upward toward the top right, receding into mist. No car, no figure, no destination visible.
Text: Placed in the upper left area, off the road, centered and in paragraph form, with generous white space around it:
"The Rooms We Built is a quiet, honest book about perception, presence, and the spaces we carry with us."
No other text on the back cover. No author bio. No barcode. No review quotes.
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6. Spine
· Clean, centered, understated
· Background color matching the front cover (warm slate gray)
· Title: THE ROOMS WE BUILT — reading top to bottom
· Author: BOB — centered beneath the title
· Font matching the front cover
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7. What the Designer Should Know
· The book is a collection of moments, not a linear story
· It is built on white space, perception, and quiet reflection
· The cover should feel like a room you're not sure you've entered before
· No people. No faces. No clever typography
· The tone is honest, generous, and still
· The front and back covers are a visual conversation: straight hallway (front) vs. winding road (back) — a journey inward and a journey outward
· The inside covers are blank but in the same warm slate gray to extend the atmosphere
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8. Deliverables
· Print‑ready PDF (for the printer)
· Digital files (for Amazon, website, social media)
· Editable source files (if changes are needed later)
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