[French Traveller] Cover concepts ; opinions wanted

[jawillroy]

"fan-based renaissance"

That may be. I'm seeing it.

I don't know how old folks are here... it may be a generational thing as them what got introduced to CT back when they didn't have much disposable income now find themselves with the interest again, but a little more scratch plus the Internet to help find what's been out of print...

I mean, that's pretty much my situ.

 

[jawillroy]

"fan-based renaissance"

That may be. I'm seeing it.

I don't know how old folks are here... it may be a generational thing as them what got introduced to CT back when they didn't have much disposable income now find themselves with the interest again, but a little more scratch plus the Internet to help find what's been out of print...

I mean, that's pretty much my situ.

 

[Ron]

Phillip,

I think the covers are beautiful but, except for the first one, they are not much inspiring of the Traveller mood. The idea of using a Mercenary cruiser is quite good, but give it some action like firing its engines or guns. Try to include some dynamic to the images. The first one have an explosion, which is good, but you could also add the Moon or a spaceship to the third supplement. Additionally, you could use an amphibian or reptilian eye in the second book, which would look much more alien than the photo you used (I might have it but I will only be able to check next week).

 

[Ron]

Phillip,

I think the covers are beautiful but, except for the first one, they are not much inspiring of the Traveller mood. The idea of using a Mercenary cruiser is quite good, but give it some action like firing its engines or guns. Try to include some dynamic to the images. The first one have an explosion, which is good, but you could also add the Moon or a spaceship to the third supplement. Additionally, you could use an amphibian or reptilian eye in the second book, which would look much more alien than the photo you used (I might have it but I will only be able to check next week).

 

[philippe tromeur]

Originally posted by Ron:
Additionally, you could use an amphibian or reptilian eye in the second book, which would look much more alien than the photo you used (I might have it but I will only be able to check next week).

I just used some eye I found on the web.
Ideally, I would like an octopus' eye, or a similar alien eye ...

 

[philippe tromeur]

Originally posted by Ron:
Additionally, you could use an amphibian or reptilian eye in the second book, which would look much more alien than the photo you used (I might have it but I will only be able to check next week).

I just used some eye I found on the web.
Ideally, I would like an octopus' eye, or a similar alien eye ...

 

[philippe tromeur]

Some new attempts (smaller round things, switching to the "official" font...).

 

[philippe tromeur]

Some new attempts (smaller round things, switching to the "official" font...).

 

[kaladorn]

I like the mix of the old CT LBB and the images. Small suggestion though: I found the world on the Terran one to be a bit too big. Alternate cover art for this one that still manages round is the symbol from the Solomani aliens book for the Terran Federation (The one that has a vaguely UN flag look to it....).

I like the new Mercenary Cruiser one... that's good, though I'd have been tempted to save that art for your Book 4, 5, and 6 release (for advanced chargen). I associated Mercenary Cruiser with Book 4 :0).

For Machines, there could be other choices - A Tigress (very High Gaurd!) would make an excellent image and still manage round.

For the first book, I like the Sun X-ray, but it would be nice to have a small lab ship or scout ship somewhere on there to give the feel of 'hey, here is a foreign star and look, somebody is travelling there...'.

For the contacts book, maybe hunt around the web for a good cat's eye.... that might make for a good image and it could be envisioned as an Aslan eye....

I will disagree with the other poster who suggested 'action pictures'. Not because you can't do good ones, but because they come off often looking a bit cartoony (MT Player's Manual cover which was so reminiscent of Paranoia game art) or just subtly wrong (T20 cover... the Vargr just didn't match my old CT image of Vargr and I hate seeing lasers in a hard sci-fi game!). I'm happy with a simple theme like the round thing.

The one for Rebellion, I'm just not sure how that quite captures the idea of rebellion... Actually, what might capture the idea of tearing apart would be some sort of 'fireworks-y' kind of image - you know when you watch a firework go off and little lighted bits scatter out in a vaguely spherical form? Something exploding would be what I'd be shooting for here (imploding also works, given the Rebellion). Another choice would be something like a Terran world, which would be basically blue/green to start with, but with apparent large scale fires, blackened areas, etc. - reflects how a normally lovely world is torn apart by the Rebellion...

Just some thoughts. Bon chance with le version francais! (Mon Franglais est tres horrible, c'est frommage!)

:0)

 

[kaladorn]

I like the mix of the old CT LBB and the images. Small suggestion though: I found the world on the Terran one to be a bit too big. Alternate cover art for this one that still manages round is the symbol from the Solomani aliens book for the Terran Federation (The one that has a vaguely UN flag look to it....).

I like the new Mercenary Cruiser one... that's good, though I'd have been tempted to save that art for your Book 4, 5, and 6 release (for advanced chargen). I associated Mercenary Cruiser with Book 4 :0).

For Machines, there could be other choices - A Tigress (very High Gaurd!) would make an excellent image and still manage round.

For the first book, I like the Sun X-ray, but it would be nice to have a small lab ship or scout ship somewhere on there to give the feel of 'hey, here is a foreign star and look, somebody is travelling there...'.

For the contacts book, maybe hunt around the web for a good cat's eye.... that might make for a good image and it could be envisioned as an Aslan eye....

I will disagree with the other poster who suggested 'action pictures'. Not because you can't do good ones, but because they come off often looking a bit cartoony (MT Player's Manual cover which was so reminiscent of Paranoia game art) or just subtly wrong (T20 cover... the Vargr just didn't match my old CT image of Vargr and I hate seeing lasers in a hard sci-fi game!). I'm happy with a simple theme like the round thing.

The one for Rebellion, I'm just not sure how that quite captures the idea of rebellion... Actually, what might capture the idea of tearing apart would be some sort of 'fireworks-y' kind of image - you know when you watch a firework go off and little lighted bits scatter out in a vaguely spherical form? Something exploding would be what I'd be shooting for here (imploding also works, given the Rebellion). Another choice would be something like a Terran world, which would be basically blue/green to start with, but with apparent large scale fires, blackened areas, etc. - reflects how a normally lovely world is torn apart by the Rebellion...

Just some thoughts. Bon chance with le version francais! (Mon Franglais est tres horrible, c'est frommage!)

:0)

 

[Ranger]

I like the concept. I think the images are a little too big (maybe shrink them down by 10 or 15%) personally, but the concept is great.

If you are going to use the Happy Fun Ball on the cover, see if you can get a digitally rendered ones to use. That would keep with the "realistic" look of the covers.

I must say your Book 1 is pretty much exactly what I was hoping would some day be published in English.

 

[Ranger]

I like the concept. I think the images are a little too big (maybe shrink them down by 10 or 15%) personally, but the concept is great.

If you are going to use the Happy Fun Ball on the cover, see if you can get a digitally rendered ones to use. That would keep with the "realistic" look of the covers.

I must say your Book 1 is pretty much exactly what I was hoping would some day be published in English.

 

[ravells]

I love the new attempts - they really make me want to open the book!

Ravs

 

[ravells]

I love the new attempts - they really make me want to open the book!

Ravs