I hope you all will be kind enough to share your honest assessment about this cover.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
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Here you go:
I think the overal design is pretty good, but I would suggest not putting title words on a slant and using a lower case M for 'my'. I would also suggest not making President such a big option. When your son grows up that is a daunting expectation to measure up, against unless you are part of a family that has the kind of influence necessary to make that a realistic possibility.
I like the overall design of it, but where is your name? Perhaps if you changed the certificate to have your name on it (and in a larger font). And I think that a picture of a kid with a big smile on his face would be better. The kid is really not smiling, he doesn't look very happy. The certificate is nice, but I don't think it needs to be there or that the kid's name should be on it.
I think you can use Spiderman with permission. I don't know how you get it. It'll be easier to take a new picture with a more neutral shirt on. And I think the cover needs a new picture anyway.
But I like the title and background and all the career options on the front. I know president is a big job, but it's a tad big. The size isn't a big deal as much as placement. I think if it was closer to the bottom of the page it would look more balanced.
1. Spider-man will be an issue. You'll have to pay licensing fees to use the logo. You can use Photoshop to block it out.
2. Not thrilled on the border, especially since it creates a tangency. If you decide to keep the border, then the line on the certificate should be higher away from the border.
Nice job on the fade, the color scheme (Make sure your son wears similar, non-copyrighted/trademarked logo/image with the same colors...)
I'm not a fan of the random bold in the subtitle. Capitalize A.
I don't mind the words at a slant so much though... just don't make the slant too strong, say 45 degrees. 'cause that'll make the reader's eye fall off.