As well as writing the fiction novel, Insangel, I also designed the book cover. The illustration was created in CMYK from the beginning to ensure colour accuracy. The image below is the cover with guidelines and a placeholder barcode superimposed on top, which illustrate where the trim and crease lines (white dotted lines) are on the design, as well as the safe zone (red dotted lines) where all important information and design elements must be contained within. Sufficient bleed was also added during the creation of the cover so the design continues in a natural manner.