Hi friends,
First, a heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated in my original Pride and Prejudice book cover contest here on the Austen Variations blog! I’ll admit—I was a little nervous at first. I worried that either there wouldn’t be enough votes, or that the responses would be so evenly spread out that I’d end up with a tie. Thankfully, that wasn’t the case at all! We had a clear winner, and I’m so grateful to everyone who took the time to share their thoughts.
Now that the winning design has been selected, I’ve been working on a few final refinements—most notably, the title font. While I liked the original, I wanted to explore a few other options. After reviewing dozens of possibilities, I’ve narrowed it down to my top four—and once again, I’d love your input!
Since so many of you offered such thoughtful feedback on the cover, I’d be thrilled to hear what you think about the font options below. And as an added thank you, I’ll be giving away two additional paperback copies of the finished edition once it’s published. 🙂
To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment with your font preference—whether it’s your top pick or (even better!) a full ranking from favorite to least—and you’ll be automatically entered. Winners will be randomly selected from the comments.
Below, you’ll find the four finalists, labeled A through D in the upper right corner of each design. The cover image is the same in each version—the only difference is the title and author font. Note: I’m currently leaning toward using the author font from Design A regardless of which title font wins, but feel free to weigh in on that too.
So, without further ado—here are the finalists!
Thanks again for being part of this process. 🙂 Your support and enthusiasm mean the world!
With gratitude,
Jennifer Altman
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This is so much fun!
I have to admit, A is my top favorite. It balences out the cutsey artistic aspect of the cover and gives it a dignified feel.
My next vote would be D, because if you’re gonna go full on wowza, that font does it.
C is third, again because of the balance, but the different – and disrupts the eye.
Last is B, goes too far with the cutsey, looking like it’s something a 15yo teenage girl chose.
I actually like A first then B, C and D just as they are lined up.
A, C, B, D
B or C
I prefer B, C, A and lastly D.
I prefer both the title and author font on Option A — absolutely!
I prefer font A. It is the most readable and balances the busy-ness of the cover (which I didn’t prefer in the cover-design round). Font C would be last choice: I don’t think the “and” in script works with the rest of the title font.
My ranking: A, B, D, C
I like A best, because it’s the most harmonious balance between font and picture. The space around the font makes Pemberley appear a little more prominent and the straight lines of the font enhance it’s stateliness.
B is nice, but the font is more dominant than the picture and I prefer a little more balance.
D is okay, but the font takes even more space than in B and is too ornate for my taste.
I don’t like C, because when I read the title, somehow the word “and” is emphazised in my mind, which feels completely wrong.
For the author name I also prefer the author font from A for all versions.
These look great!
Title font: C, B, A, D
C: Not too serious while still being easy to read
B: fun and fill the space well. r’s look like n’s.
A: prefer the “and” to be lower case
D: I don’t like the P’s. They look like they’re going to topple over.
Author font: I like C more than A, as it looks better to be a little bigger in the hill space, but A is better than B/D.
I prefer font A as a plain font is more readable when reduced to a thumbnail image.
I use the Kindle app on my phone and when the cover is reduced to 1 inch tall in my book list or library (grid view), fancy fonts become just squiggles.
🙂