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Hi creative people,
I am writing a book titled "Forex Hacking" with the subtitle "Applicable Strategies for Trading the Forex Market". I need a cover for it.
The book is about forex trading, i.e. trading currencies on the foreign exchange market.
I am looking for something notable and catchy. Like the title, it can be a bit unconventional. However, I want to stress that this is not a get-rich-quick scheme and I don't want the cover to give any kind of signal in that direction.

I need the cover for print, so I am going to need vector or bitmap of very high resolution.

I can pay via PayPal - if you have other requests let me know and I will look into it.

Prize: $250.00 - The prize has been prepaid to Graphicster.

 Owner: ForexHacker
Category:Design
Status: Closed

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Winning Submission


davebowman 1
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Submissions


marina moldovan 3

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Mr.[D] 2

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Discussion


Mr.[D]
6 months ago

hi, can we know the size of cover you're talking about?

ForexHacker
6 months ago

The size I am looking for is regular 6x9 inches - you can use template #4 from here:
http://www.lulu.com/en/help/index.php?fSymbol=c...

Kristian asked me to write here what someone asked me.
First of all, "hacking" is a twist of Paul Graham's definition (http://www.paulgraham.com/hp.html) - it's about being talented at something. Just so no one thinks it has to do with breaking into computers.

As for whether it sould convey technical or commerce aspects, I am really quite open. I have this site as a teaser: www.forexhacking.com - which can be inspiration perhaps, but it doesn't have to be.

Also, the slogan is just my idea but I haven't used it anywhere yet, so alternative suggestions are most welcome.

davebowman
6 months ago

FH... thank you, very helpful.

hugocontreras
6 months ago

nice info, I'm entering this contest.

davebowman
6 months ago

To contest holder: we're going to need your actual name! I'm sure you want the author's name on the cover, yes?

davebowman
6 months ago

Regarding my entry: I'm suggesting a slight modification to the subhead to make it bolder: "Powerful Strategies for Trading the Forex Market" rather than "Applicable..." - this is optional if the subhead is set in stone, but I think it makes a stronger statement. Also, books like this can be helped immensely with a quote - I've added a placeholder for now, if a quote from someone in the financial world could be found to endorse the book.

ForexHacker
6 months ago

I wrote davebowman an email, but as you can see from his cover, my full name is: Jakob Dupont Knudsen. I like the subtitle you have used davebowman. Keep your minds open. I have not decided on anything particular for that element.


Mr.[D]
6 months ago

any comment upon my submission CH?

ForexHacker
6 months ago

Hi guys,

Thank you for the submissions. I really like all three of them, but I have decided to go with davebowmans submission. They all look great, and actually marina moldovan´s submission might be more suited for the look of my sales page, but there is something about the first one which I really like. I would also like to thank you all for your creative sub headers. This gave me some extra inspiration, and something which I could not have come up with on my own.

Thanks again.




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