Here are some screenshots of front cover designs that I like from the Waterstones website:
Common occurrences with the front covers:
- Large, centralised title
- Author’s name smaller than title
- Bright backgrounds (single colour)
- Quirky illustrations of animals
- Top 2 typefaces are hand-drawn style
- Bottom two typefaces are more traditional
- Small details like wind and a fly added
- Simplistic!