What is an ‘Extended Cover’?

In this article, we explain exactly what a ‘Comprehensive Cover’ option for a Personal Thesis entails, and when it is the best choice for you.

What is included in a Standard cover?

A standard cover means that a an illustrator of your choice will propose design concepts based on your research topic and develop these for you. This cover option includes design work for the following elements:

• The front, back, spine and any inner pages of the cover;
• The front and back of a bookmark or invitation;
• One image for your chapter pages, based on the cover image

How exactly does this work?

Please state what your Illustrator of your choice and they will listen carefully to your requirements and guide you through the process. You can read more about the design process here.

Our process involves rounds of revisions, during which you can provide feedback to the designer. With a Comprehensive Cover option, you have no maximum number rounds of corrections. Read more about correction rounds here.

When is this the best choice for me?

The ‘Extended Cover’ option involves a specific illustrator devoting extra time and attention to your cover design. This option is particularly suitable if you have no idea yet about the design of your thesis cover. Or if the style of one of the illustrators that really appeals to you.

If you already have an idea for your cover design, why not also consider our Default cover option.

This option isn’t the best choice if you’re short on time. Depending on how much time you have before your thesis is due, it may therefore be better for you to make use of our express options. We’d be happy to tell you more about that here.

What is not included?

At Persoonlijk Proefschrift, we aim to provide a comprehensive service at a fixed price. Our ‘Extended Cover’ option therefore includes everything that, based on our many years’ experience as thesis designers, is essential for a special and unique cover.

If you’re looking for something that isn’t covered by this option, we’re always happy to help! In that case, please discuss any additional costs with us. Read more about this in this article.

Additional charges apply for a Comprehensive Cover option for:

• Creating more than one version of your cover, for example softcover and hardcover versions;
• The use of special cover finishes, such as silver foil or die-cuts;
• An illustration for your chapter page which requires more design work than simply cutting out and repositioning the illustration on your cover;
• A different illustration for each chapter or section of your thesis.