This is Dorothy's version, which I like.


This is Dorothy's version, which I like. I guess the question is, why do I like it? Because the fonts are bigger? Or because Dorothy is awesome? (Or both!) Seriously, in terms of graphic design I have no idea what I'm doing...still fun to play around with Canva, though!

Edit: My wife has confirmed that this is much better than my design (which made her laugh after I revealed that it was the one example that wasn't mine — lol). So, I guess that's settled! :)

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  1. Dorothy ZemachSeptember 22, 2018 at 5:38 PM

    LOL. One reason is the font size, I think--also it's a nice modern font (I used Aileron Heavy on Canva).

    If you want to recreate it, all I did was upload your photo, then go to ebook design, chose the blue background, dragged the photo onto it, expanded it as far as it would go, which left that blue border on the bottom, and then added the titles from the Add Heading part of the text menu. The lower stuff is centered, but you could make it flush left and have room for the log on the bottom right if you wanted.

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