With the vast array of images available in the archive at Universal Images Group our blog site Kaleidoscope set the challenge of finding suitable images for a book cover of an imaginary psychological thriller.
Book covers, especially for fiction, allow for a creativity to flow. The cover design and imagery needs to draw in the customer and draw their eyes to the book if it is part of a display of other books all with their covers showing. If in a row of books on a shelf at the store, pulling it out the first thing you see and pay attention to is the cover – whether consciously appreciating it or not – it can help frame the whole concept of the novel you are holding and might be about to purchase and delve into.
Images can be literal or abstract relating to the story or genre of the novel. They can definitely set the tone of the narrative within.
Take a look through the images and let us know which one you would pick – let us know in the comments on this site or on our socials.
House at Night with Light on Upstairs. Credit: Justin Hill/Glasshouse Images/Universal Images Group 
Man Behind Glass. Credit: James Gritz/Glasshouse Images/Universal Images Group 
End of Road, Iceland. Credit: Eric Schwortz/Glasshouse Images/Universal Images Group 
Pink Flower in Puddle of Water, Close-Up. Credit: Freddie Ardley/Glasshouse Images/Universal Images Group 
Lights Casting Shadows of Trees at Night on Campgrounds. Credit: Eric Schwortz/Glasshouse Images/Universal Images Group 
Canine boa, dog-headed snake or emerald tree snake Corallus canina. Credit: Florilegius/Universal Images Group 
Door Slightly Ajar with Light Streaming Through Crack. Credit: Alysia Macaulay/Glasshouse Images/Universal Images Group 
Waxing moon and flying swifts. Credit: Felipe Rodriguez/VW Pics/Universal Images Group 
Winter. Trentino. beech forest. beech forest with snow. snowfall. winter landscape. ray of sunshine between the fog and trees. tree. (Photo by: Marco Simonini/REDA&CO/UIG). Credit: Marco Simonini/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group 
Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach. Vik. Iceland. North Atlantic Ocean. Credit: Daniele Orsi/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group 
Lonely tree in dense fog, Radley Village in mid-winter. Credit: Planet One Images/UCG/Universal Images Group 
Silhouetted Figure Standing in Dusky Field. Credit: Adam Putnam/Glasshouse Images/Universal Images Group 
Man Sitting Under Light Bulb, Silhouette. Credit: Julio Calvo/Glasshouse Images 
Mysterious Man Looking at House from Backyard at Night. Credit: Justin Hill/Glasshouse Images/Universal Images Group 
Hand. Credit: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group 
Mauritania, Adrar region, surroundings of Atar, travelling. Credit: Giovanni Mereghetti/UCG/Universal Images Group
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