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Mike Rohde's avatar

Great critique, Nathaniel. I felt like you read my designer mind with your comments about these covers. I also got a Severance vibe about the first two, which is not bad, but not sure that’s what this author intended. Third cover reminded me of a Hardy Boys Mystery cover.

I think these critiques are so helpful for authors. It would be cool to see an author either take your advice and revise covers or even better, hire you to do your full process, then see the entire spread of covers.

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Rae's avatar

This was a fun read! I rarely get to design fiction so it was interesting to hear how you think about imagery/look/feel a bit differently than non-fiction/academic. Critique is an underrated skill. Being able to do it effectively and being able to accept it effectively are both things that require practice. And callouses. Love it! Happy new year, Nathaniel!

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