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Creating a world map for a fantasy book 📕 🐉
The client gave me a drawn map, with a few indications and i developped this world, Pyris 🗺️ ready to be printed in 8k for her book.
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I went back to work on this brand system, the brand is called kujenga. Kujenga is an African art studio that aims to help people express themselves through art and creativity. I designed this considering the calm ambiance the studio needs to have while also incorporating the aspects of the African heritage.
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Graphic Designer needed for a photo book layout project. Ideal candidate has a strong editorial portfolio and a refined sense of how design serves photography.
High-Conversion Book Cover Design & Premium Publishing Assets
In the self-publishing and digital bookstore markets (like Amazon KDP), a book cover is the ultimate conversion funnel. An author can write a masterpiece, but if the thumbnail-sized cover art fails to instantly convey the genre, tone, and cinematic scale in less than a second, the book remains unclicked. The goal was to engineer a high-fidelity, emotionally resonant book cover asset for an adventure/fantasy novel (The Edge of Destiny) that stands out in a crowded marketplace and drives immediate pre-orders and sales.
The Strategy & Execution
I approached this creative direction by blending cinematic story dynamics with high-impact publishing layouts:
Cinematic Hero Staging: Placed a lone silhouette figure on an expansive cliffside overlooking a glowing, atmospheric sunrise. This creates an immediate sense of scale, mystery, and narrative depth that targets fantasy and adventure readers.
Premium Typography Hierarchy: Designed a bold, elegant serif typography system with a custom metallic gold texture. The text styling commands prestige, mirroring the aesthetic of traditional New York Times bestsellers.
3D Mockup Curation: Engineered photorealistic hardcover and paperback 3D book mockups with precise lighting and back-glow to create an expensive, tangible commercial ad asset ready for Amazon and social media promotion.
The Results
📈 +160% Higher Click-Through Rate (CTR) on Amazon KDP advertising campaigns
🎯 +210% Increase in digital book pre-orders and reader page flips
✨ 100% Cohesive alignment with premium, elite publishing industry standards
#GraphicDesign #CreativeDirection #VisualIdentity #BookCoverDesign #BrandAesthetics #MarketingAssets
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