Hi everyone. I have looked at the requests section a few times now but have never really been inspired into doing anything I have seen. Partly because I am not too sure what the rules/guidelines are for the person interested in making the covers. So I figured I would ask, either to people who have done it before or the staff.

Are there rules for the designer to generally follow? Some of the requests are quite vague, it'll tell you what they want and give you a link which will help to find the right thing but there is no specifics on anything design related.

Was just curious to find out more. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

1. If they don't specify anything, it's wide open. You can always PM them for more input, if you feel you need it, but if they don't provide it up front, I'd assume it's wide open.

2. Posting a note in the thread is a good idea, as it will let other designers know it's 'taken' but I see no reason why others can't also act on the same request. Variety is the spice of life. Also, if you do decide to take it on, a PM to the requester, to that effect, would be nice.

Yeah, generally people only make a post after they've uploaded or finished the cover but like it's beeen said since you're doing a "favor" it's up to you if you wanna say you're doing the request to the person who made it or not.

Yep, pretty much what everyone said. I reply directly in the thread as Tamas said. Once completed, it's best to send a private message as these posts are closed by moving them to the "Filled Cover Request".