The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (@ecpa), in conjunction with Dickinson Press as the sponsor, has announced the winners of the ECPA | dp Book Cover Awards. A total of 101 covers were submitted from 19 publishers for the 6th annual program.
Launched in 2007, the awards aim to educate, promote, and recognize superior cover design in Christian publishing. This year, the program presented two awards: one for design and one for research-based marketability.
Highlighting the art aspect of book covers, the ECPA Book Cover Design Award focuses on the design merits of a book cover, including the level of conceptual thinking, the quality of the execution, and appropriateness for the market. Design winners are:
· The Hole in Our Holiness by Kevin DeYoung; designed by Josh Dennis (Crossway); in the Small Publisher category
· Daddy, Is That Story True or Were You Just Preaching? by James W. Moore; designed by David Carlson (Abingdon Press); in the Mid-Sized Publisher category
· Love Does by Bob Goff; designed by Connie Gabbert (Thomas Nelson); in the Large Publisher category.
Highlighting the science aspect of covers, the Research award is based on the consumer-buying research of the Research Institute for Social Change, which measures consumer motivations as it relates to cover design and book sales. Covers were judged and analyzed on how well their design elements match characteristics of their intended audience. Research winners are:
· Spark by Jason Jaggard; designed by Kristopher Orr (WaterBrook Press); in the Small Publisher category.
· What Every Man Wishes His Father Had Told Him by Byron Forrest Yawn; designed by Koechel Peterson & Associates (Harvest House Publishers); in the Mid-Sized Publisher category
· Soul Detox by Craig Groeschel; designed by Curt Diepenhorst (Zondervan); in the Large Publisher category.
Also see our previous blogposts:
· “The 2013 Christianity Today Book Awards”
· “The 2012 Leadership Book Awards”
· “ECPA Announces 2012 Christian Book Award Finalists”
· “Christian Book Award Winners for 2012”
· “2012 Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award Winners Announced”
· “ECPA Announces 2011’s Best Book Covers.”
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