[LEGENDARY GAMES] New covers! Your feedback wanted!


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Scarab Sages RPG Superstar 2008 Top 4; Contributor; Publisher, Legendary Games

Hi all,

We are working on some redesign concepts for our covers and we would be happy to have your feedback. Check out the latest update on our website and give us your feedback. We'll be selecting one respondent at random to get a free copy of Mythic Monsters: Aliens when it comes out!

Sound off, Legendary fans. We want to hear from you!


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The current thought is to use the Mythic Monsters logo at the top uniformly across the line, with several different fonts available for the name of the monsters in the book, such as one for space/sci-fi creatures like Aliens, Mythos, or Robots, another for classically evil creatures like Undead, Demons, Devils, and another for traditional monsters like Giants, Dragons, Magical Beasts, and the like.

I'd actually prefer a single font for everything in the monsters series, as it would make it clearer that they are part of the same line.

I'm almost entirely a PDF customer, though, so you probably shouldn't give too much weight to my opinion on printed over appearances:)

Scarab Sages

I like the full cover artwork and unique font myself. That flumph, though, looks anything other than good alinged...

What I think you really should do, though, is integrate the style you set with the Mythic Kickstarter books into the MM line of products.


I like the new purposed cover better.


While you're looking at cover redesign, I love Ultimate Rulership but hate that there's no book title printed on the spine.

I've got way too many source books that are unidentifiable on the book shelf.

Scarab Sages RPG Superstar 2008 Top 4; Contributor; Publisher, Legendary Games

Some of our paperback books are too narrow to add words on the spine, but for longer products we'll see if that's something we can add with our print service.


Pathfinder Maps, Starfinder Maps Subscriber

I like the new format with the series at the top. That would look good if its font stayed the same between all of the books in the series. However, that said, the rest of the fonts can change so as to fit the theme of that particular book. Demons could look demonic and creepy, angelic could be elegant and powerful, etc.


I prefer the new design with bigger graphics and brighter colors. Show cases the art instead of hiding it.

Even if you can't get words on the spine a color stripe or printed pattern would help identify the book. For example Kobold Press's Trapsmith book extends the cover art onto the spine, so even though there are no words I can quickly recognize it.

I really enjoy the Legendary books I've picked up, that's just my one nitpick.

Scarab Sages RPG Superstar 2008 Top 4; Contributor; Publisher, Legendary Games

Definitely something to add to the list of things to investigate. Thanks.


I'm conflicted on it. The new version is more eye-catching, but is also more generic. Whereas, the older style is not as "in-your-face," but it is undeniable LEGENDARY GAMES.

So, while I do like the new version for the broad-appeal aesthetic of it, I think I actually prefer the older version for its unique "brand" quality.

Scarab Sages RPG Superstar 2008 Top 4; Contributor; Publisher, Legendary Games

You're quite correct, Joseph, which is why we were interested to get feedback from our fans on the issue and see what people thought.


I think the new look is better, however it would (will?) probably irritate me in my grumpier moments to have a clearly delineated "set" of books with half one look and half the other.

Personally, I'd suggest making the switch but, from time to time, I will be irritated. :p


I would be interested in what sort of potential hybrid look could be created.

I really like the original design, but opening up the cover some to show more art is a good idea. Personally, in this instance, I don't like the expanded art. Perhaps though that's just my being used to the older style.

On the back however, showing off the art or whatever is a good idea.


I get these things as PDFs so the cover is a minor consideration for me too. Still, I dsilke it when a publisher (large or small) decides to change art/format half-way through a line. So my vote goes to the second image. I also think it looks cooler, even if it's not showing of the all of the artist's work.

Cheers
Mark


sent an e-mail with my suggestions/ feedback :)

Liberty's Edge

organized wrote:

I prefer the new design with bigger graphics and brighter colors. Show cases the art instead of hiding it.

Even if you can't get words on the spine a color stripe or printed pattern would help identify the book. For example Kobold Press's Trapsmith book extends the cover art onto the spine, so even though there are no words I can quickly recognize it.

I really enjoy the Legendary books I've picked up, that's just my one nitpick.

Keep in mind though - Kobold Press' art director and main graphic designer is extremely talented (not to mention painfully humble). Normal folks could certainly never hope to ascend to his loftly level of super-awesomeness! :)


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Joseph Wilson wrote:

I'm conflicted on it. The new version is more eye-catching, but is also more generic. Whereas, the older style is not as "in-your-face," but it is undeniable LEGENDARY GAMES.

So, while I do like the new version for the broad-appeal aesthetic of it, I think I actually prefer the older version for its unique "brand" quality.

I'm going to echo Joseph Wilson's opinion here. I like seeing the full artwork, but the older version screams "THIS IS A LEGENDARY GAMES PRODUCT!" My vote is to keep the older version of the cover.

As far as seeing the full artwork, Paizo puts the full cover art on the inside back cover in the Campaign Setting line. If you REALLY want to show off the art in an undiluted fashion, you can take a page out of Paizo's books and display that cover art on the inside back cover. Well, not literally.

Digression:
I guess you could literally take the back page out of your Paizo Campaign Setting books, but then the books would be torn. Or are you proposing that you tear the back covers off of the Campaign Setting books in game stores? I think that the store owners would take umbrage at that activity. Ignoring for a moment, the logistics of getting enough torn pages to insert into your products and actually getting those pages glued into your products, you would have to jump through a bunch of hoops to use Paizo's artwork, and why would you use Paizo's artwork anyway? Legendary games gets great original artwork for their products.

I can't believe that Jason Nelson and the rest of the Legendary Games crew is seriously considering stealing artwork like that. I'm ashamed of you!

;)


It's irrational, but I always find a page of repeated art (even if expanded in some way) as a page of lost opportunity.

...although:
That impression might change if it's shamelessly stolen from another publisher...


Does that really happen?


I always like when full art is shown on the cover, but the old one does look really good too.

What I'm not a fan of, is the use of stroke in the descriptive text on the back cover. If the font isn't clear enough without it, I'd try some different fonts. But that's just me, great looking layout though!


For the New front cover I would prefer a more bordered look, simply to give your cover art a sense of completion as it currently seems to just end. Your old cover while I agree not taking advantage of the art fully did have a sense of "wholeness" that I feel is lacking in this one. Perhaps a blown open metal edging?

I do prefer your old font for the title however as I feel that regardless of the fact that, yes these are aliens, the new font seems to suggest a more
sci-fi game such as Serenity, Traveler, or Shadowrun.

I love the new back cover. I think the reason it feels more complete is due to the overlaying text having a defined space combined with the anchoring effect of the logos and marks.

In short I would switch to the old font and add some kind of subtle blending, edging or bordering to the front cover, perhaps a subtle fade to allow for a more encomposed look for the art.

It does look very professional and well done either way, however I try to be as helpful and constructive as possible, please understand that all of my feedback is based on the fact that I am very interested in these products after you kickstarter showcased such excellent potential.

Scarab Sages RPG Superstar 2008 Top 4; Contributor; Publisher, Legendary Games

Thanks to everybody for their comments, and congratulations to SALAMA as the winner of the drawing for a copy of Mythic Monsters: Aliens! Send me an email at makeyourgamelegendary@gmail.com and let me know your preference on which cover YOU would like on your FREE PDF!

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