Read manuscript: 1-2 days

Preliminary Design: 2-3 days

Completed cover: 4-7 days

Revisions: 1-3 days

The entire process can take anywhere between 1.5-2 weeks. Rush orders that request a completed product in less than one week are charged extra.

This is up to your preference. Some clients have an idea of what they want to see in their final design, and others relinquish complete creative freedom to me. I suggest a balance of both, resulting in a design you are happy with led by my artistic experience.

I ensure that before I render in details that you are satisfied with the overall design first

2 major revisions

• Change in composition and design (eg. switching component locations, changing perspective of one component)

• Adding major design components (eg. molecules, chemical structures, DNA, proteins, equipment)

10 minor revisions

• Changing text font, size, location

• Changing colors

• Revising backgrounds

• Small detail changes

• Slight repositioning

• Size adjustments

• Small patchwork

Any science that is portrayed incorrectly is revised for free

You may use the final image however you wish, as long as it is not for profit (eg. not sold as posters or other merchandise)

In my experience, the most successful covers lean towards visual attractiveness rather than scientific detail.

The main goal of the artwork should be to capture interest through visual appeal while appreciating the science of the work.

The cover differs from a graphical abstract, figure, or flow chart, which aim to aid scientific understanding.

Think about the cover as an artwork you would frame on your wall that depicts the essence of your work.