Cover information advice and tips

The images sent for the front of your cover will be printed with only a small loss on the top and bottom edge. The white lines on the top and bottom of the example image above show the 'safety zone'. The small area above or below the white lines may be lost on the cover edges. Any text printed on the image should therefore not be printed exactly at the top or bottom of your image. Please leave a space from the edges as seen on the example image.

The cover may have to be cropped to fit the square outer sleeve. Remember, the sleeve is over 12"/30cm X 12"/30cm square. Rectangular photos will have to be cropped so please choose wisely.

Example of uncropped cover image below:

You can see that it isn't square shaped, and will need cropping as seen below:

This also applies to the rear cover image:

A completed cropped design will look like this:

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https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MoonVinyl

These covers are strong card with spine and printed with a glossy finish.

Example of spine text/design:

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