Design

Cover Concepts

The chosen cover, rebuilt for print, plus the alternates considered along the way. The subtitle is When a Nation Calls, because not all of this family's service was in uniform. Tell us which one you'd pick up.
The cover, rebuilt for print, cover concept

The cover, rebuilt for print

Robert's original design, rebuilt at 300 dpi: the same parchment, flag, aircraft, soldier, and seals, with the type re-set crisp.

Original concept (temp site) cover concept

Original concept (temp site)

The original web-resolution version the rebuilt cover is based on.

A · Parchment and flag (print-ready) cover concept

A · Parchment and flag (print-ready)

The original direction rebuilt at 300 dpi: aged paper, weathered flag, and the photo of Col. Mac with his son.

B · Navy and gold (print-ready) cover concept

B · Navy and gold (print-ready)

A classic memoir cover: deep navy, gold keylines, five stars, the photo in sepia.

C · Sunburst and service stripes (print-ready) cover concept

C · Sunburst and service stripes (print-ready)

A poster-style cover: sunburst parchment with a navy-and-red stripe. In uniform and at home.

D · Photo-led sepia (print-ready) cover concept

D · Photo-led sepia (print-ready)

The photograph carries the cover, with the title set in gold over the sky.

Sepia flag with portraits (temp site) cover concept

Sepia flag with portraits (temp site)

A Family's Military Legacy: four generations with Bronze Star and Purple Heart.

Four portraits on blue (temp site) cover concept

Four portraits on blue (temp site)

A blue field with four generations.

Family portraits with insignia (temp site) cover concept

Family portraits with insignia (temp site)

Generations' Commitment: navy with unit crests.

Sunburst (temp site) cover concept

Sunburst (temp site)

Sepia sunburst with flag bearers.

Your vote

Which cover should it be?