From concept to cover
Affordable book cover design for indie-authors.
An author puts their heart and soul into their writing - the cover of the book is the first glimpse into that story that lies between the pages.
Just as a logo design is important to a business, the cover design is key to your book being chose from the shelf over others.
However, usually this can be a very expensive part of producing a book - that's where DW Design steps in and offers an affordable solution for Indie-Authors.
Perchance to dream
by V.A. Eveleigh
When dreams can be watched like films, sleep is no longer an escape. Because if dreams can be seen, they can be judged.
Meredith is a dreamer. By day, she survives on routine – caring for her fragile mother, enduring her abrasive aunt. But at night, she lives. In her dreams, she feels everything more vividly: beauty, freedom, even terror. They are the only place she is truly herself.
Then DreamSphere technology sweeps the nation, and dream screens begin appearing outside every home. Private thoughts become public spectacle, and the Department of Dream Surveillance begins policing the unconscious as criminal behaviour. Meredith is forced to confront a terrifying reality: the one place she feels free may soon be monitored, interpreted, and punished.
As the DDS hunts so-called dream-crime, turning neighbour against neighbour and friend against friend, Meredith searches for a way to stop dreaming altogether – and discovers she is not alone.
In a society where you can be prosecuted for the acts you commit while asleep, even dreaming is dangerous.
Vicky had a few ideas about what she wanted - and after a little discussion I came up with 4 versions.
Vicky chose version 4, and from there I finalised the cover, adding spine and text for the back.
Perchance to dream
by V.A. Eveleigh
The design was finalised, and the cover revealed 21.02.2026, one month before the book launch day.
How was the design created?
It was created as a vector graphic using Adobe Illustrator. The graphic elements were then converted to a TIFF file (to minimise and problems during the print process). The TIFF file was embedded in to the Illustrator file and the text elements converted to outlines, ready to print.
Front, back and spine final artwork
Front cover