Open any photobook on a shelf and you judge it in half a second — before a single page turns. The cover carries that weight. Here’s how to make yours land.
One idea, said loudly
Resist the urge to fit everything on the cover. A race name and a year is enough. The restraint is what makes it feel considered. Skoma’s default cover does exactly this — a single line, set large, on a dark ground.
Let the type carry the mood
Every Skoma theme pairs a display face with a quiet body face. Switching themes re-sets the cover’s typography and palette in one move, so try a few:
- Noir — couture-black with a foil-gold accent. For a marathon you treated like a final exam.
- Midnight — deep navy and warm ivory. Classic, yacht-club calm.
- Sage — quiet botanical green. For the trail and ultra crowd.
Mind the contrast
Light type on a dark cover, dark type on a light one. It sounds obvious, but it’s the single most common thing that makes a cover feel off. Skoma picks a readable cover-title colour for each theme automatically, so you don’t have to think about it.
A good cover doesn’t shout. It just looks like it knows exactly what it is.
Open the editor, hit Preview, and flip to the cover. If it makes you want to keep turning, you’re done.