Earlier this week you might have seen Get Underlined's Cover Reveal of Kelly Coon's upcoming debut, GRAVEMAIDENS. The cover artist is none other than illustrator and designer, Sammy Yuen! I, and my blog partner for today, Morrisa from Mo's Mind will be spotlighting Sammy and talking about some of our favorite covers designed by Sammy. But first, if you haven't seen the gorgeous cover of Gravemaidens yet, allow me to show you...
About Sammy Yuen
Sammy Yuen loves to tell stories through his work and feels that art is the perfect blend of technology, aesthetics, and psychology.
He is an accomplished designer, illustrator and animator with over 15 years of experience working with all the major book publishers. Sammy creates everything from book covers (35 New York Times bestsellers) to website design, user interface design for apps, marketing/advertising graphics, and animated videos.
Sammy has a high-level of proficiency in programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects and Cinema 4D. He lives and works in New York City and loves to share his office with his two children.
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Insights
From bright, eye-catching color to bold fonts, and gorgeous stock and illustrations spanning across multiple book genres one thing is certain, Sammy's work was crafted to draw your attention.
He's created covers for everyone from Scott Westerfeld and Rae Carson to Holly Black and Laini Taylor for the top publishers but his talent spans beyond book covers into interactive websites for authors, publishers, bands and venues to eye-catching web ads and promo art.
My Blog Partner's Favorite Covers
Morrisa and I got together and discussed our favorite book covers by Sammy Yuen. You'll find my favorites on Morrisa's blog but read on for Morrisa's faves...
"I’d like to note that seeing that Gravemaidens shares the cover artist for the below mentioned books was AMAZING because I love the below covers/books and I’m glad Gravemaidens got such an amazing and talented artist like Sammy!" - Morrisa
- Dreams and Gods of Monsters by Laini Taylor (I was surprised to see he’d done this one - Daughter of Smoke and Bone is one of my all time favorite series)
- The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken (Another favorite series of mine, and I love this cover)
- Incarceron by Catherine Fisher (I haven’t read this series but it looks steampunk and I love steampunk)
- The Six by Mark Alpert ( I LOVE the sci-fi vibes)
- The Tattooed Heart by Michael Grant (Not really a fan of Grant anymore, but I’ll admit this cover is beautiful)
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