Cliché Covers

A large portion of my business comes from small presses or self-publishing authors. I’m often approached with their ideas and while I am able to suggest better options in some cases, quite often it’s their way or the highway. Fair enough. I have no ego in these things, and they’re the bosses.

But, save me from another typewriter on a book about writing; another sunset silhouette on a spiritual book or another puzzle piece or key on a book about “Finding the Key to…”.

Does everyone deal with this?

I’m concerned it’s eventually going to come back and bite me because people often believe designers have far more control than we often do.