Design the cover for a book

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]
24 months ago

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


ForexHacker
24 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
24 months ago

FH... thank you, very helpful.


hugocontreras
24 months ago

nice info, I'm entering this contest.


davebowman
23 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
23 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
23 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]
23 months ago

any comment upon my submission CH?


ForexHacker
23 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.