It took a few hours for me to finish the makeover, but it is so worth it.
The original product was posted in 2013. It was the third product I had for sale. It's interesting to go back into old files. I must have just learned how to add the glow around text because all the titles had some form of the glow effect. Most had glow and shadow.
Step 1: Ditch the entire cover.
Melonheadz's Nerds are one of my most favorite clip art collections. Nerds have a special place in my heart. This cutie got the call for cover girl today!
Add Hello Fonts. 'Nuff said.
Step 2: K. I. S. S.
That's right. I looked back to junior high for design inspirations.
I can admit it-the original was tacky. The file no longer includes any glowing or glittering objects. Not that I am strictly apposed to either. I like a well-place glow. I love me some glitter. Both were overkill.
I also simplified the frames and borders. The zig zag was too much for the small spaces. I went really simple with plain, thick gray lines and a nice pop of red border in some places.
Lesson learned: Alignment is your friend. Sometime after finding the glow effect, I must have ran across the align button. Boy, do I love that thing! It makes it so easy to center, distribute and well...align.
Now I think the cover is eye-catching (for positive reasons) and all the pages inside are easy to read, have good flow and won't use up all the ink, even if it is mostly color. Hopefully I can go back and add blackline versions, too.
As I scrolled through my products list I was able to tag a few more products due for a summer makeover.
Another part of the challenge is to track stats. My beginning digits:
We'll see how the effort over the next month changes these numbers.
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