I started out making the dimensions 18"x9" with a resolution of 300 PPI and the color mode CMYK. I than went to google images to pic out the pictures of HItler, the crowd, the ping-pong paddle and balls. I embedded my pictures onto the cover and placed them where i wanted them to be. I had to rasterize the paddle and orange ball in order to erase parts of them. This made it look like Hitler was holding both of these objects. I created the title and placed a nazi flag behind it. I placed a clipping mask on it in order to make the flag show through the title, as the letters. I duplicated the title and placed it on the binding. i did the same with my name as the author, and with the penguin symbol as the publisher. I placed the UPC code on the back cover and made it red to match the book theme. I created a rear cover text inside the ping pong ball which describes the premise of the book. In the background, I placed repeating text that also dscribe what goes on in the book. 
The Fourth Reich
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The Fourth Reich

This is a book cover for a book about Hitler playing ping-pong.

Published: