Find a gallery of book covers online. Some popular design websites that showcase book covers include Book Cover Archive and LuLu, which is a self-publishing and editing website for books and other documents.
Visit a trusted and secure website that features graphic design programs, which are required to complete and design your customized book cover. Some of the most popular design programs come from Adobe, such as Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, as well as Adobe InDesign for creating and printing your books and documents.
Study and practice learning the program you choose through online tutorials and books dedicated to your graphic design program, as you will need this knowledge to create your custom cover page for your book. Many tutorial websites are available online completely free, such as Good-Tutorials and W3Schools.com (see Resources).
Use the graphic design program of your choice to create your book cover using the proper measurements (depending on the size of your book) and the custom designs you would like. Save the book cover in the proper format for printing. You should always be sure to create your images for print using "300 DPI" rather than "72 DPI" (dots per inch) when creating a new image in your graphic design program. This will ensure the quality of the print will be up to standards and reflect what is on your screen, rather than appearing pixilated or fuzzy.
Visit a local graphic design firm or printing company in your area to have your book cover(s) printed. Use a memory card or USB drive to transfer your design files to show the local designer. Alternatively, many websites online offer printing capabilities in large numbers for books.