I recently did the cover and interior design for Celeste R. Warner’s book, Beautifully Broken. It was one of those crazy hectic, last minute emergency projects, so there were several sleepless nights and plenty of euphoria afterward when it was delivered to a very happy client. This project was a ton of fun, and you can purchase Celeste’s book here for only $5.57!

Here’s the cover I was able to design.

Below is a timelapse of the first draft of the cover. After the initial draft, we decided to change the photo and use a red rose instead of the black one to help with contrast. I stuck with one glass crack instead of multiple, and I was able to offset the reflection of the rose to make the cracks more realistic.

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Here are several examples of the interior design. I laid out the words, selected the fonts, and designed the divider pages between sections.