Best illustrated book covers cover should be illustration, not photography. Start a ebook cover design contest today and get ebook cover designs from 804,995 competing designers around the world. Free to enter, the awards celebrate excellence in student illustration and three categories of contemporary practice. Free baseball reading competitions book cover competition eligible participants. I want an illustration of a key to the gates of hell with the aim that the image is used on the book cover of the book, titled gates of hell, and also in promotional material. Print april 1, 2020 in order to make the creative world feel a bit less lonely and a bit more connected in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, weve decided to kick off a new blog seriescovidiariesthat will bring us into the homes and minds of various designers. Book cover illustrations a few thoughts from duncan long. Students living in alamance county enrolled in public or private school or are currently homeschooled. Hockney once quipped that you wouldnt call picasso an awardwinning artist, would you. Students must be in 2nd through 5th grade during the 2015 2016 school year. Applications for the book illustration competition 2020 are now closed. Also, the simple typeface and the empty space made the design look more creative and simple.
You can choose to submit an entire book or just the cover. The great british baking shows illustrations will be in a coloring book the cover and two sample pages from the great british bakeoff colouring book, which will be released this fall. Book cover for book about a wild adventure into inner exploration. The best design contests, competitions, and awards for. Jul 20, 2016 i loved it, but after a while i realised that it was probably not the right cover. Looking for an illustrator to design a colorful, innovative, and captivating childrens book cover. First year illustration students exhibited their book covers produced in the line and colour unit at the fat fox in southsea.
A quick, interactive guide helped them understand their design style and captured exactly what they needed in their book cover. Apr 14, 2016 lovers of food, infographics and illustration will salivate all over the pages of this visually stunning book, taste the infographic book of food. Free baseball reading competitions book cover competition. The cost of running the illustration challenge is quite a lot. This is your chance to join the book and cover design hall of fame. Book cover design contests and book cover design competitions. Here are our favorite drawing contests and illustration competitions for 20182019. There are three categories for published illustration book cover, book illustration and editorial illustration newspapers and magazines as well as the student illustrator of the year prize, for unpublished work. Please send urls that go directly to your ebook cover images, no facebook pages or designer portfolio pages where we have to. The dangers of illustration competitions student resources.
Your book video trailer will be approximately 1 minute in length including 1012 static images, your book cover, and 10 text slides comprised of approximately 410 words each. If you have an online project and you need design works for it, contact with me and i will help you. Mar 23, 2017 at print, were suckers for a good book cover. Jh understands the fluctuating market of whatshotwhatsnot with current trends, and will make sure your books cover is relevant. I have attached the first book cover for reference, this design is for the second book in the series. Here is a short presentation of the best five book cover competitions of 2017. Jh illustration book cover design and illustration.
So as we gear up for the regional design awards big deadline of april 2, we have fresh reason to geek out on a roundup of some of our favorite book covers from 2016s rdaas selected by jessica walsh, timothy goodman, gail anderson, marc english, jennifer morla and bill grant beyond the fleeting moment. Any illustration first published or produced from january 2015 through january 2016 is eligible. This is the tenth book illustration competition and this time were on the hunt for an illustrator for love poems, selected and edited by imtiaz dharker the winner will be commissioned to complete a further six illustrations and a binding for the book which will be published by the folio society. In addition to being very entertaining and informative, your book video trailer will receive high visibility distribution on the outskirts press youtube channel. The great british baking shows illustrations will be in a. Nicki thorntons debut novel the last chance hotel won the timeschicken house childrens fiction competition in 2016 and is currently waterstones childrens book of the month. Winter 2016 the book illustration competition the book illustration competition 2020 how to enter faqs past winners testimonials. With this guide, dozens of tips from the pros will help you find the materials and tools you need to develop. Nicki has dropped by the blog to share how the competition changed her life. My first book, sunbelievable, was published by my own publishing company and therefore qualified as a selfpublished versus a printondemand selfpublished book. So, the first one is not an illustration, and does not belong. This would include design of new characters and updates of main characters as well, i can provide original eps files for the main characters. The power of reportage drawing is in the immediacy of the images that are created and the feeling of the illustrators presence on location.
So, the first one is not an illustration, and does not belong anywhere near the category of best. Competitions 2016 tambourin gallery human museum grand prize 2017 paters gallery competition saitoh yusuke prize 1979. If you have entered one of the previous illustration challenge we dont require you to purchase a previous illustration book this year. I lean toward a more custom approach, creating a cover image, a product package, that stands out as unique. New publishing venture book cover illustration required. The following major illustration competitions are currently accepting entries. Pencil roughs or sketches for a childrens picture book cover to cover including text or a clear indication of the story line. As dust jackets became more common, covers were added to the competition. Aug 19, 2015 ilustrarte 2016, the 7th biennial of childrens book illustration is now open for submissions from all illustrators around the world. Graduated from tama art university, graphic design department. Book cover illustration and design as an illustrator, i was contacted and commissioned by the swedish publishing house hegas to illustrate and design the cover of a book for 12 to 15yearolds. I knew that the idea of an e book cover design award was a good one when people started to submit their covers in the comments of the article, even though i said i was just thinking about it so i gave in to necessity.
Too often they tend to make the cover blend in with all the other similar book covers out there. Please send urls that go directly to your e book cover images, no facebook pages or designer portfolio pages where we have to scan through to find the cover you want to submit. Taste explores the complex, colourful world of food through a collection of thoughtprovoking, stimulating and beautifullycrafted infographics by illustrator vicki turner. Duncan longs book cover illustration and book artwork site boasts a huge collection of graphic art, book illustrations, book cover artwork, book layouts, book graphic design and other book, magazine, and cd albumrelated artwork covering a wide range of subjects. The best way to follow our competitions or oppurtunities for kids is to join the wombat books competitions and challenges facebook group. Original illustrations, unpublished or published after the 1st of january 20 are eligible for entry. Check out our guide on how to design a bestselling book cover. See more ideas about book cover design, book design and cover. I also thought 75 dollars to over 120 dollars 90 odd quid to enter a book award was a gigantic ripoff. Congratulations to our 2019 best indie book award winners. We are planning to run the prize, and to celebrate its thirtyfive years, in october 2020 instead. This article has been updated with all the latest illustration contest information for 20182019. Book cover illustration jobs jobs, employment freelancer. The best illustration competitions and awards for 20182019.
Illustration for beach read book cover contest 99designs. Uk art competitions 2020 list over 50 art prizes moma uk. Entrants should bear in mind what is appropriate for the child reader. For more than half a century bologna childrens book fair has been the main location, on a global level, in which to learn about the latest trends in illustration and to discover new talents. Ilustrarte 2016 7th biennial of childrens book illustration.
Competitions 2016 tambourin gallery human museum grand prize 2017 paters galler. The book illustration competition 2018 is now open for entries. Yuming huang, designer in new york, united states reedsy. Apr 17, 2015 the dangers of illustration competitions posted on april 17, 2015 by zeke if you surfed on in at random hoping for a slew of 2015 illustration competitions to enter, youll find a link below which will take you to a whole host of them.
And also that i can use the illustration to get a pattern made to actually 3d print the key. Book cover competitions are an excellent opportunity to gain more visibility to your book and add social proof. Monthly ebook cover design awards the book designer. Students must be in 2nd through 5th grade during the 2015 2016 school. Jh illustration is capable of creating unique book covers for all genres at an excellent price and fast turnover. Recognition by aiga is one of the highest accolades for designers. As a book cover designer, i tend to not use stock photos like you see on many book covers. So as we gear up for the regional design awards big deadline of april 2, we have fresh reason to geek out on a roundup of some of our favorite book covers from 2016s rdaas selected by jessica walsh, timothy goodman, gail anderson, marc english, jennifer morla and bill grant. Find inspiration from previous book cover contests on 99designs, and create your own contest today. Book cover illustrators, book artists, book jacket designers, graphic designers, book illustrators, and book cover designers.
New book design cover inspiration graphics texture ideas i think that the most attractive element in this book design is the effect of the image used. Digaleo digital got their new book cover by running a design contest. Goodreads authorsreaders author resource round table. Art awards neither make good artists nor confirm bad ones. Oct 28, 2014 i want an illustration of a key to the gates of hell with the aim that the image is used on the book cover of the book, titled gates of hell, and also in promotional material. Whether you need your book cover design for work or personal use, book cover contests are the best way to tap into designcrowds massive pool of talented designers and find a book cover that youll love. The annual international competition is open to illustrators over the age of 18, both student and professional. By making it a requirement to purchase our previous amazing illustration challenge books, we hope to inspire creativity for the kids entering and also show the production quality of previous challenges. Creating both the illustration and the book cover was especially fun, because i had more control over the final result figure 1.
Links to book cover illustrators, book artists, and book. You can choose whether your entry should be judged as a cover, a book, or both. This competition is a unique partnership between house of illustration and the folio society that seeks to identify new talent in illustration, as well as promote them. It was a grand affair with a wonderful student band called puck and the resident lecturer band called vanchango. Taste the infographic book of food illustration age. We want to thank all of the fine selfpublished authors, designers, and illustrators that joined in our literary award, cover design, and illustration contest this year. But i do promise your books will be read cover to cover and judged by children and adults who love reading, and the entry fee will be used to cover the costs of running the award plus a prize or two for all the finalists. Jul 29, 2016 welcome to the e book cover design awards. The more of them you enter, the greater your chances to get a reward.
Get involved the book illustration competition 2020. Book cover exhibition twas a night of book covers, bands and bon ami. The winner badge is something you want to showcase on your author profile. This timehonored competition aims to identify the 50 bestdesigned books and book covers of 2019. Please send urls that go directly to your ebook cover images, no facebook pages or designer portfolio pages where we have to scan through to find the cover you want to submit.
How to get a unique illustration for your book cover the. Start a book cover design contest today and get book cover designs from 802,148 competing designers around the world. Check the contest websites for the most uptodate submission deadlines. From 20122018 design observer hosted the competition with aiga through a joint venture. In response, design and illustration were the obvious career paths.
A submission of three colour illustrations and a binding design for a book illustration competition to illustrate scenes from mansfield park by jane austen, for the house of illustration, london. Now ive set up a submission page, and invite your entries heres what i hope well get from this. Winners are added to the aiga design archives, the physical archives at the denver art museum and to columbia universitys rare book and manuscript collection. Ilustrarte 2016, the 7th biennial of childrens book illustration is now open for submissions from all illustrators around the world. Researching book award contests can be overwhelming. Aiga is delighted to usher in another year of amazing book and cover design. Whether you need your ebook cover design for work or personal use, ebook cover contests are the best way to tap into designcrowds massive pool of talented designers and find a. Our pick of the biggest and best uk art competitions 2020 with dates, deadlines, prizes and entry fees art competitions are not for everyone. Lovers of food, infographics and illustration will salivate all over the pages of this visually stunning book, taste the infographic book of food. Joseph binder graphic design and illustration competition. Aiga 50 books50 covers competition 2016 winner, takaaki matsumoto aiga 50 books50 covers competition prize.
Have a look at a range of e book cover designssometimes you can. Just updated all content and added three new contests. This survey of the best in book design represents perhaps the longeststanding legacy in american graphic design. The style of the cat on the front of the book, did not fit with the illustrations inside. Video entries can now be uploaded on our new competition site. Significant space and priority is given to the professional category of illustrators, who can find at the fair in bologna and during the international. Dec 22, 2011 but i do promise your books will be read cover to cover and judged by children and adults who love reading, and the entry fee will be used to cover the costs of running the award plus a prize or two for all the finalists. Best book cover competitions of 2017 selfpublishingmastery. Makeing media postars, logo design, cover book design, design for works page and 3d images. If you need anything special for the graphic design and you have a specific idea or not get in touch with me and ill do your best job what you are looking. I loved it, but after a while i realised that it was probably not the right cover. Raised in taipei, taiwan, comics and cartoons were the two essential elements that accompanied the illustrator while growing up. Macmillan childrens books is sorry to announce that submissions for the 2020 macmillan prize for illustration the mac prize will be postponed due to the covid19 situation. Recent works include the cover of the monthly magazine and illustration of the cover of the book.