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Thesis & Dissertation Title Page | Free Templates & Examples

Published on May 19, 2022 by Tegan George . Revised on July 18, 2023.

The title page (or cover page) of your thesis , dissertation , or research paper should contain all the key information about your document. It usually includes:

• Dissertation or thesis title
• The type of document (e.g., dissertation, research paper)
• The department and institution
• The degree program (e.g., Master of Arts)
• The date of submission

It sometimes also includes your dissertation topic or field of study, your student number, your supervisor’s name, and your university’s logo.

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Your department will usually tell you exactly what should be included on your title page and how it should be formatted. Be sure to check whether there are specific guidelines for margins, spacing, and font size.

Title pages for APA and MLA style

The format of your title page can also depend on the citation style you’re using. There may be guidelines in regards to alignment, page numbering, and mandatory elements.

• MLA guidelines for formatting the title page
• APA guidelines for formatting the title page

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A typical example of a thesis title page looks like this:

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The title page of your thesis or dissertation should include your name, department, institution, degree program, and submission date.

Usually, no title page is needed in an MLA paper . A header is generally included at the top of the first page instead. The exceptions are when:

• Your instructor requires one, or
• Your paper is a group project

In those cases, you should use a title page instead of a header, listing the same information but on a separate page.

The title page of your thesis or dissertation goes first, before all other content or lists that you may choose to include.

In most styles, the title page is used purely to provide information and doesn’t include any images. Ask your supervisor if you are allowed to include an image on the title page before doing so. If you do decide to include one, make sure to check whether you need permission from the creator of the image.

Include a note directly beneath the image acknowledging where it comes from, beginning with the word “ Note .” (italicized and followed by a period). Include a citation and copyright attribution . Don’t title, number, or label the image as a figure , since it doesn’t appear in your main text.

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Ready for your thesis cover design?

After years of hard work it’s time for your thesis cover design. I’d love to help you with it! Together we’ll make a personal and beautiful design. Are you interested? Please contact me!

Your thesis design, your story

your PhD is a scientific achievement as well as a personal journey. It contains not only science, but also a big part of your spare time and life. If someone takes up your thesis, we want to make that person curious with the thesis design. Curious to open up your book and read more. But also, what I really like, is that your thesis design reflects you as a person. That can be very subtle in color choice and style or only visible to those who really know you. In this way we’ll get something unique. Every person is different, every taste is different and every subject is different. Combining these gives a new thesis design every time again.

What can I do for you?

Almost everything, except the text itself :-). Think about:

Invitations

Backgrounds of your powerpoint slides

The layout of the inside

On the basis of your thesis cover I always come up with extra ideas that add something to your design. For inspiration have a look at my lay-out page!

Unfortunately I don’t do designs for bachelor or master theses as well as designs for those who do their PhD at a university outside the Netherlands. I want to be fully updated about all the regulations regarding your cover and I want to know the printer we are cooperating with well. So I’m sure we will deliver a beautiful book. If you are working/living abroad, but your defense is still in the Netherlands of course that’s not a problem at all.

What does a thesis cover design cost?

The total cost depends on your wishes and things as the number of pages if you want us to do the layout. I’ll be happy to talk to you on the phone and hear what you wish for your thesis design. Of course, that’s for free.

No inspiration? I’ll help you!

Don’t worry if you don’t have any idea for your thesis design. You borrow my brain, which is always full of ideas. I ask you the right questions, so I know who you are and what your thesis is about. Based on that my brain starts to work and an idea will pop up that suits you and your subject. No preparation needed 🙂

Positive energy!

The design of your thesis cover is a great proces. You’ll see it will give you new energy. We’ll talk about who you are, what you want to radiate and we explore your taste. You’ll get a new, creative view on your thesis and you can picture the end result: a real book. You’ll have written a real book! There are only a few people who can say that.

Is there still space?

I want to maintain my personal way of working and high quality designs. Therefore I only have a few spaces each month. Please contact me at least four months before your defense. 

Would you like to see more of my designs?

Then as a final note: you can see I posted several designs on my website to give you an idea of what I have done before. However, this is just a small selection. If you’d like to see more please visit my Pinterest page . I try to keep the Pinterest page updated as well as possible so you can see all my designs.

How does it work?

Intake conversation for your thesis design.

During our first conversation (on the phone) I’ll ask you about the subject of your PhD and I try to get to know you a little bit. I’d like to know who you are so I can make a design that suits your subject as well as you as a person. The first conversation takes about an hour. Then I’ll ask you to send me some pictures of things that appeal to you. We’ll talk about them during our second conversation (also on the phone). The second talk is to give me an idea of your taste and will take about half an hour.

Concept phase

After our two conversations I design a concept thesis cover. The concept is just about the idea for the cover. It consists of a sketch and a color palette. As soon as you agree to the idea I will execute the design.

Design phase

I make the whole design for your thesis cover and I send it to you as a PDF file.

Correction round

We can adapt the thesis one more time. This round is meant for small changes. We can finetune the last things.

Print ready file of your thesis design

You’ll get your files as a pdf with the right print marks for the printer. This you can forward to the printer of your thesis. From the printer you will get a print proof of your thesis. It’s usually the best to ask for a paper print proof. On paper you always see different things then on a screen. At most printers, the paper print proof is included in the price.

A memory to hang on your wall

All my designs start with a handmade sketch. What happens next is usually partly or complete handwork depending on what I think will suit you best. I love handwork, since I feel it still has the most authentic feel to it. Very often my designs are therefore completely handmade. The only thing I do on the computer is to add the title. This means that there is an original painting. The painting stays with me to start with, but if you are interested it’s possible to buy it from me . In that way you have a nice memory to put on your wall. If I executed your design partly or completely on the computer, we can have it printed in a bigger size via a specialized printer .

I see you have a medical background. My thesis is about a completely different subject. Can you still help me?

Sure, I can. I’m very interested in a broad range of sciences. I really enjoy learning from all the different PhD students and subjects I work with. I’d love to help you!

I do see designs on your website that I like, but ‘my’ design is not there, is that a problem?

Because my way of working is very personal, every design is made for a specific person with their specific subject. You are unique and even more unique combined with your subject. Therefore you won’t find an already existing thesis that completely satisfies your needs. It’s simply not there yet.  In case you’d like to have a style that you don’t see on my website you can always talk to me about that. I’m open for every new idea. If I think I won’t be able to do what you want, I’ll honestly tell you. 

I love my thesis design so much, I would like to use it for my business card. Is that allowed?

The design is made only for the thesis cover. If you want to use it for something else we’ll have to make a new price deal. 

Can you also print my thesis?

I’m a designer and not a printer. You need to print your thesis at a professional printer. I’ll make sure the design is completely ready for print. I know all the big thesis printers in the Netherlands and they know me, so I can cooperate with any of them. A printer that I can very much recommend is Ridderprint . I think they deliver very good quality for a good price. They are also very communicative. A good quality print is very important for you and for me too, since your design is your and also my business card.

Thesis gallery

Please take your time to have a look at my thesis gallery. Because it’s impossible to show everything on the website, every now and then I move some designs to my Pinterest page . I try to keep that up to date as well as I can, so you can see everything.

Thesis cover

Thesis cover illustration

Thesis cover design

Did I make you curious? Let me help you!

Thesis or Dissertation Cover Page: How to create it?

If you are a higher education student, you will certainly need to write one or more theses during your academic journey. The thesis or dissertation cover page is the first point of contact with your reviewer. It catches their attention and encourages them to delve deeper into your thesis .

Discover in our complete guide the steps to create a beautiful thesis or dissertation cover page . Also, explore several examples of thesis or dissertation cover pages to inspire you in creating your own!

Table of Contents What is a Thesis or Dissertation Cover Page? Why is the Thesis or Dissertation Cover Page So Important? How to Create the Cover Page for Your Thesis or Dissertation? Templates and Other Examples of Thesis or Dissertation Cover Pages 📌 FAQ

What is a Thesis or Dissertation Cover Page?

The thesis or dissertation cover page is the title page.

It is the first visual point of contact you have with your reader or reviewer.

Paying attention to the thesis or dissertation cover page is important as it helps c apture the reader's attention and generate interest. It plays a crucial role in the overall presentation of the work and gives the first impression of the thesis or dissertation.

The cover page also provides important information to the examiner: title of the thesis or dissertation, author's name, academic institution, academic year, etc.

Why is the Thesis or Dissertation Cover Page So Important?

The thesis or dissertation cover page gives a first impression , whether good or bad, to the reader. Taking care of the cover page helps to present a professional image of your thesis or dissertation.

Indeed, the thesis or dissertation cover page or title page serves as the gateway to your research . It should reflect the seriousness and quality of your work.

For your thesis or dissertation, choose a well-designed and attractive cover page to quickly engage your reader.

How to Create the Cover Page for Your Thesis or Dissertation?

Explore different sources for inspiration.

Before starting the creation of your thesis or dissertation cover page, we recommend doing some research to find inspiration and gather ideas for your title page .

To assist you in your search for inspiration, we have prepared an example of a thesis or dissertation cover page for you (example in french):

Other Examples of Thesis or Dissertation Cover Pages to Explore: Thesis Cover Page - Master in Computer Science - Software Development Engineering (SDE) Thesis Cover Page - Bachelor’s in Biological Engineering

Finding the Right Software for Creating Your Thesis or Dissertation Cover Page

There are several tools available to help you create your thesis or dissertation cover page . The most commonly used tools by students are:

• Word: A simple tool for creation with features to effectively structure and format your cover page.
• Google Docs: Similar to Word, it offers real-time collaboration and online accessibility for a basic but functional creation.
• Canva: A user-friendly tool with numerous templates and customization options, ideal for creating an attractive and professional design without advanced graphic skills.
• Adobe Photoshop: A powerful tool for advanced graphic creation, allowing for sophisticated cover page designs with unlimited design options for experienced users.

List the Key Elements to Include on Your Thesis or Dissertation Cover Page

Several elements must be included on your thesis or dissertation cover page to convey the necessary information to your reader or reviewer.  

Here is a comprehensive list of elements we recommend incorporating into your cover page:

• Institution Logo.
• Thesis Title.
• Author’s Name.
• Institution Name.
• Department or Faculty Name.
• Thesis Advisor’s Name.
• Degree Program.
• Field of Study or Program Mention (e.g., Master in Human Resource Management or Bachelor in Marketing and Communication).
• Academic Year.

Create the Perfect Thesis or Dissertation Cover Page by Following These 4 Steps

Step 1: gather essential information.

Ensure that you include all the necessary elements such as: the thesis or dissertation title, your name, the name of the academic institution, the department or faculty, the name of your thesis advisor, the academic year, the degree program, the institution's logo, and the mention of your field of study or program.  

Step 2: Structure the Layout

Organize the information in a clear and readable manner . Use distinct sections for each element, making sure that the title is prominently displayed, usually at the center of the page. Place your name and your thesis advisor’s name lower down, followed by other important information.

Step 3: Refine the Visual Presentation

Use a simple and professional font , such as Times New Roman, Arial, or Calibri. Play with font sizes to create a hierarchy of information, for example, by making the title larger and bold . Ensure that the layout is clean and balanced, with appropriate margins.  

Step 4: Review and Validate

Carefully proofread the cover page to avoid any typographical or informational errors . Check that all required elements are present and correctly placed. Don't hesitate to seek feedback from your thesis advisor or peers to obtain constructive comments.

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Templates and Other Examples of Thesis or Dissertation Cover Pages

To create the cover page for your thesis or dissertation, you can use design tools such as Word or Canva to craft your own design.

You can also find inspiration from examples and templates available online . Here are a few:

• 1000 Thesis or Internship Report Cover Page Templates - Canva
• Cover Page Template for Engineering Thesis

What font size is recommended for a thesis or dissertation cover page?

It is recommended to use a font size between 18 and 20 points for the body text of the cover page. The thesis or dissertation title can be larger, around 30 to 32 points, to make it stand out.

What font should you choose for the thesis or dissertation cover page?

Fonts that offer clear and professional readability are preferred for the cover page. Common choices include sans-serif fonts like Arial, Calibri, or Helvetica, and serif fonts like Times New Roman or Georgia.

What are the common mistakes to avoid on a thesis or dissertation cover page?

Common mistakes to avoid include spelling and typographical errors, incomplete or incorrect information, and a cluttered layout. Avoid using decorative or hard-to-read fonts. Ensure that all required elements are present and correctly placed, and check the visual consistency of your cover page.

What is the difference between the cover, cover page, and title page of a thesis or dissertation?

The cover is the outermost visible page when the thesis or dissertation is closed, often rigid and decorative, containing the thesis title and the author’s name. It is optional. The cover page is the first internal page that presents all essential information such as the title, author’s name, and academic details. The title page is often used synonymously with the cover page.

In summary, the cover page of a thesis or dissertation is a crucial element of your final deliverable as it constitutes the first visual contact with your examiner.

It is therefore important to refine this page to make a good first impression and spark the reader's curiosity.

Remember to check for plagiarism in your thesis or dissertation to avoid penalties. We recommend using a plagiarism checker to identify poorly referenced sources and include them in your bibliography.

Discover more practical guides for your thesis: How to Write a Thesis Introduction - Compilatio How to Write Thesis or Dissertation Acknowledgements? How to Write a University Thesis step by step? - Compilatio   Other sources to consult: How to Create a Cover Page for an Internship Report? - Compilatio How to Create a Cover Page in Microsoft Word (Built-In & Custom) - Youtube video

Note: This informative article was written in part with the help of ChatGPT. The AI-generated content has been reworked to check the veracity of the information, verify the relevance of the instructions and add clarifications.

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Create impressive cover pages in a few minutes with Edit.org, and give your projects and assignments a professional and unique touch. A well-designed title page or project front page can positively impact your professor's opinion of your homework, which can improve your final grade!

Create a personalized report cover page

After writing the whole report, dissertation, or paper, which is the hardest part, you should now create a cover page that suits the rest of the project. Part of the grade for your work depends on the first impression of the teacher who corrects it.

We know not everyone is a professional designer, and that's why Edit.org wants to help you. Having a professional title page can give the impression you've put a great deal of time and effort into your assignment, as well as the impression you take the subject very seriously. Thanks to Edit.org, everyone can become a professional designer. This way, you'll only have to worry about doing a great job on your assignment.

On the editor, you will also find free resume templates  and other educational and professional designs.

Customize an essay cover page with Edit.org

• Go to formats on the home page and choose Cover pages.
• Choose the template that best suits the project.
• You can add your images or change the template background color.
• Add your report information and change the font type and colors if needed.
• Save and download it. The cover page is ready to make your work shine!

Free editable templates for title pages

As you can see, it's simple to create cover pages for schoolwork and it won’t take much time. We recommend using the same colors on the cover as the ones you used for your essay titles to create a cohesive design. It’s also crucial to add the name and logo of the institution for which you are doing the essay. A visually attractive project is likely to be graded very well, so taking care of the small details will make your work look professional.

On Edit.org, you can also reuse all your designs and adapt them to different projects. Thanks to the users' internal memory, you can access and edit old templates anytime and anywhere.

Take a look at other options we propose on the site. Edit.org helps design flyers, business cards, and other designs useful in the workplace. The platform was created so you don't need to have previous design knowledge to achieve a spectacular cover page! Start your cover page design now.

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You can enter our free graphic editor from your phone, tablet or computer. The process is 100% online, fun and intuitive. Just click on what you want to modify. Customize your cover page quickly and easily. You don't need any design skills. No Photoshop skills. Just choose a template from this article or from the final waterfall and customize it to your liking. Writing first and last names, numbers, additional information or texts will be as easy as writing in a Word document.

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• July 19, 2023

I could write an entire book just on book covers. It’s a deeply interesting subject with a wealth of both art and data behind it…but I won’t do that to you, because you probably don’t care.

Instead, I’m going to make this as simple as possible for you to get your dissertation cover design right.

This chapter will walk you through what you need to know about book covers, why you need a book cover designer, how to find a good one, how to work with them to ensure they create the cover you want, and how to make sure you have the right cover when the process is done.

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How do you find a thesis cover designer.

• How Do You Work With Your Dissertation Cover Designer?
• How Can You Check If You Have a Good Thesis Cover Design?

There are three big principles you need to know:

1. Your book will be judged by its cover (and that’s good)

We all know the saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” But that’s not the reality of life, is it?

Everyone judges books by their covers. Especially your dissertation.

In fact, we almost cannot biologically stop ourselves. Humans are visual creatures. We see our way through the world, and vision is our defining sense. Humans can be immediately reached, engaged, and moved by color and shape because these images enter the brain literally at light speed. This is the power of design.

Here’s the thing:  it’s good news that people judge your book by the cover . Otherwise, they might not make any judgment at all, and no judgment means they aren’t buying or reading it.

Can you imagine walking through a bookstore that had covers with no information on it other than the title? Or browsing Amazon and looking only at book titles? That would make book-buying decisions much more difficult.

People will judge your book cover and use that judgment to evaluate whether they want to buy it. This is a chance to win a reader, and reach the exact who needs to read your book .

2. You should not design your own dissertation book cover

When you want a bottle of beer, do you brew it yourself?

When you want a new coat, do you sew it yourself?

When you need a new bar of soap, do you make it yourself?

No. You buy those things from people who are experts at making them.

Thesis covers are no different. You should not design your thesis cover yourself. You should have your book cover designed by a professional to get a professional cover.

This is for the same reason that most people don’t make homebrewed beer even though it’s not terribly complicated, and why no one wears homemade clothes, even though they’re easy to make—they’re awful when compared to the professional alternatives.

The only real difference between beer and coats, and book covers is that some people think they can design their own book covers, even if they really can’t.

For some reason I can’t understand, many authors think they are also designers. I don’t know if it’s that design software is fun to use, or that great design has a simplicity to it that belies its difficulty, but let me be very clear about something:

Unless you are a multi-year dissertation designer with 400+ titles in your portfolio, you should not be designing your own cover.

3. There are objectively good and bad book covers

Book cover design is not completely subjective. There are good and bad book covers, and a good designer can clearly tell you the difference between them.

This is because a book cover is a piece of art with a specific purpose:

Book covers exist to give visual form to written content.

A great cover makes someone in your intended audience say “I need to read that,” by  showing  them why the book matters to them in a way they can immediately grasp (or at least raising their interest enough to want to learn more). It should help your audience realize that they should be reading your book.

Another way to think about it is framed by Chip Kidd, a famous book cover designer, who said that “ a book cover is a distillation of the content, almost like what your book would look like as a haiku. ”

That being said, a good book cover is not just an expression of the idea behind a book, it’s the way the audience first engages that idea.

It’s marketing. And that is how you measure an objectively good book cover:

A good book shows what’s in the book, and makes the audience interested in reading it.

Now you understand what purpose a cover serves and why a professional book cover is important, you’re ready to find a good book cover designer and hire them, right?

Not so fast.

The main problem book designers have with authors is poor communication. The author has no idea what they want or has vague, ambiguous cover ideas, and the two never get on the same page.

You can avoid this problem by doing some work prior to finding a book cover designer. Not only will this result in a better cover, but it can also save you a lot of money.

1. Look at lots of thesis covers, both in your field and out

The first thing to do is get an idea of what other books in your field are like, and maybe get some ideas from them.

Go to your universities online library and search in the category your book falls into. Search Pinterest for artsier titles if you’d like. If you want a classic, look to Bookcoverarchive.com for the best, most avant-garde titles.

Once you spend some time looking at a lot of dissertation covers in your genre, you’ll be shocked at how repetitive they are. That’s common.

Don’t feel bad about using some of these tropes—they exist for a reason, and they will help you, actually. It is a good thing for people to be able to identify your thesis as being in the genre you want to be in.

It’s also important to look at books in lots of other fields to get ideas as well. Just because your book is about psychology doesn’t mean you have to use the same tropes as all psychology books; you can use some ideas from business or self-help books, or even novels.

Also, don’t feel bad about taking inspiration from your favorite books. Great art and design don’t magically appear in a vacuum. They have to be born of some inspiration point.

2. Narrow down to a few covers that have elements of what you want

As you look through the hundreds of covers, save a few examples of the ones you really like, or ones that have elements that you really like. The reason you’re doing this should be obvious: you need to  show  your designer what you like (not just try to describe it).

Save the links or images and send them to your designer. A picture is worth a thousand words, which is worth massive savings in your time and money. Designers see the world visually, and the best way to get a point across to them is to show them.

At Typesettr, we have an onboarding process designed to help you get the right information prepared in your cover briefing which can be discussed with your designer.

3. Pick brands or other pieces of art that capture your aesthetic

Don’t just look at covers. Pull in logos, websites, art, photos, or pretty much any image you can find that’s in some way similar to what you want on your thesis cover.

Remember that design is everywhere. Do you love the clean, light simplicity of the Apple logo? Or are your more into the zany black and green playfulness of Android?

You are essentially creating a collage (some people call this a mood board) of visual inspiration and ideas that can help your designer understand how to best get your researches’s message across to your audience.

There are many places to hire book cover designers. We’re going to break them down by price point, and as always, priciest is best. You get what you pay for. Designers who are able to charge 2k and up for the services, do so because their designs SELL.

1. Independent Designer (€150-2000+):

The highest quality option is always to hire an independent thesis cover designer. Many of the best book cover designers in the world, who work regularly with major publishing houses, are available to hire on a freelance basis.

There are a few ways to find these people. One of the best options is Reedsy, a freelance marketplace designed specifically for authors. The other option is to go to more general design sites, like Behance or Dribbble, and search for book designers there. They can be a bit slow to respond and difficult to get in touch with, but the quality there is outstanding as well.

But the best method is to look inside your favorite books, and see who designed the cover. Then google their name–more than half the time, you’ll find their design site and can contact them directly.

2. 99Designs (€300-600+):

99Designs (and similar sites like Crowdspring) can work sometimes, at least to get decent designs.

On 99Designs, you post a detailed brief with all the technical parameters and visual examples you pulled, and then their designers read this information and post their work. Dozens of designers take your brief, design a cover, and post it for your approval. You then have the option to choose the winning designer to take the cover from, or, if you don’t like any of the designs, get a full refund with no hassle.

99Designs is great as a first option to test if a great cover would be worth the money to you. That way you can see the designs, get some ideas, and hopefully find a great cover. But, if not, no harm, and you can go back to the drawing board with the other options.

We’d recommend doing the Silver contest (which costs $499). The lower end contests really repel the better designers on the site, and the higher-end ones don’t seem to garner much higher quality (and actually tend to get fewer submissions).

3. Upwork (€50-500+):

The next step up the quality ladder would be a freelance network like Upwork. The overall quality of Upwork is not high, but there are some quality designers hidden on there. Expect to take your time to find the right person on one of these sites, but you will be able to find them. Job ads typically get dozens if not hundreds of responses, and designers typically link a portfolio of past work.

Screen out anyone with more than a few negative reviews, and then focus 100% of your screening time on judging their portfolios. Do a side by side comparison of the covers you liked when you did your research on Amazon. Do they appear to be of similar quality? If you can’t tell, ask a friend who understands the basics of design.

Portfolios are the only thing that gives you a real picture of the quality of their work. If you like their past work, you’ll probably like their future work. Everything else is just marketing.

4. Fiverr ($5-50):

Fiverr is a marketplace of services available for $5 or so. There are a ton of book cover designers on Fiverr, but almost all of them are absolute garbage.

I’ve never used Fiverr for cover design, but friends have been able to find a couple of designers who are good.

What happens is that a new designer will do a great job, get a ton of 5-star reviews, and then disappear to another site where they can charge more than $5 for their work. Think of it this way. If someone has any design talent, why would they work for $5 a cover?

5. DIY ($0):

If you do this, do so at your own risk, and you will get precisely what you pay for. How Do You Work With Your Thesis Cover Designer?

Once you’ve picked a designer and negotiated price, then comes a discussion of your cover idea. Here is where all that work you did before comes into play.

1. Schedule the first call for phone or video

Schedule your first call to be phone or video. Email is very hard to effectively communicate with strangers, especially about abstract concepts like design.

2. Send them the covers and logos you liked before the call

Prior to the call, send them a cover design brief. This should include all the book covers you like, all the logos and other pictures you like, and everything else you assembled. Do this at least a day ahead of time, designers like to have time to digest images and ideas.

3. Explain your thinking

Once on the call, walk them through your thinking:

• Start with explaining who is your target reader.
• Then, explain what you like and dislike about each cover.
• Talk about what you want your cover to feel like.
• Discuss the signals you are trying to send to your audience.
• If you can, discuss the emotions you want your reader to feel when they see the cover.

The more you explain all of your thinking to the cover designer, the better they will do.

4. Ask for at least 3 mock-ups

This should be standard for good book cover designers. They will come up with an array of ideas and show you at least 3 different ones.

5. Give constructive notes on the mock-ups

Once you get the mock-ups back, if one jumps out at you, great. Give specific notes and feedback to get it where you want, and then you’re done.

If you aren’t happy with any of the covers, that’s OK too. Get back on the phone with the designer, and–while being polite–be as specific as possible about what you would like different.

This is not about getting angry or frustrated with the cover designer. They aren’t in your head, and if their mock-ups did not fit your vision, that’s OK. Just be clearer and more methodical in your description, and you’ll get there.

Remember this: your cover designer is a human who has feelings, but also a professional that wants to do a great job. You are both on the same team. You can be firm, but also polite and understanding.

How Can You Check If You Have a Good Dissertation Cover?

Once you have a cover, or you think you have one, here are the questions to ask to check if it’s working for you:

1. Does it stand out?

This is crucial. Look at it from all angles; print it out and put it across the room. Think of every possible way someone will look at it–on a screen, in a university library, etc–and make sure it stands out that way. Can you read the title? Is the image clear?

Check it as a thumbnail too. Does your cover look good when you shrink it down to a tiny thumbnail? That’s how most of your readers will see it, as a small image on Amazon.

2. Does it have a clear focus?

Establish a principal focus for the cover—nothing is more important than this one thing. Your book is about something, and the cover ought to reflect that one idea clearly. You must have one element that takes control, that commands the overwhelming majority of attention, of space, of emphasis on the cover.

Don’t fall into the trap of loading up your cover with too many elements, 3 or 4 photos, illustrations, maps, “floating” ticket stubs. This just confuses people, and confused people become repelled.

And don’t fall into the trap of believing your cover is a billboard, and every inch of space on it is real estate that needs to be filled up with the biggest possible words. The type needs to sit within the appropriate amount of emptiness in order to be readable. What is NOT on your cover is just as important as what IS on it. A quality designer will intimately know the appropriate font size for subtitles, blurbs, and author titles. Asking for them to be bigger, is merely going to drain the impact from your design.

3. Does it indicate what the thesis is and who the book is for?

Not only does your book stand out, but at a glance, your audience ought to know:

• The general genre of your book
• The general subject matter or focus, and
• Some idea of the tone or position of the book

A truly great book is one that captures the book inside in some fundamental and perhaps unforeseen way.

At the same time, don’t fall into the trap of feeling it has to show the content of the book or show an element or scene from the book (no one will know that is correct until after reading the book anyway).

4. Did you explore too many options?

Some authors spend far too much time trying to find the perfect cover. Usually, this is because it’s a way to work their anxieties about publishing out during the thesis cover design process.

It’s the major creative part of the publishing journey, and many people are nervous about what will happen when it ends. They force the hand of their designer through round after round of revisions, thinking they are bettering their cover.

In actuality, they are both running from their fears and ruining their cover design. Ask your cover designer when they believe your cover is done because they are the only impartial source for this knowledge.

5. Did you make the brave choice?

We see this happen all the time: we’ll give an author three mock-ups, and there will almost always be a non-optimal choice, a solid choice, and a great choice.

The great choice will almost always require the author to be brave in selecting it. It will have some angle or position that is novel in your field, or make a statement that is controversial, or just be different in a way that will make you just a little uncomfortable.

I’d say that only about 25% of authors pick the brave choice.

You don’t have to make the brave choice, but it’s almost always the best one (if there is a brave choice available). Be aware if this happens to you.

The solid choice is not bad, but it means your book won’t stand out or get the attention it deserves. The brave choice means it will.

If you are unsure how to define brave, here is a way to think about it:

The brave choice says what everyone is thinking, but not saying out loud. The brave cover is the one that people will remember. You’ve worked too hard on writing your book to cover it in mediocrity because some stranger on Facebook doesn’t like blue.

Be proud of your achievement. Be bold. Make your mark.

6. DO NOT POST on social media to get feedback

The best way to ensure you choose the mediocre (or even bad) cover is to poll people on social media.

Your average potential reader–when asked which cover they like–is going to channel their inner mob mentality and respond to the title that is most like what already saturates your market. They pick the most common design, because to them, common means fitting in. True, fitting in is better than looking a mess, but the cover game, first and foremost, is about BEING MEMORABLE.

Beyond that, a good book cover is not designed to appeal to everyone. It’s designed to appeal to the target audience of the book. Your 2500 Facebook friends include people you knew in high school and in-laws and that guy you met at a conference three years ago. They are not the target audience for your book.

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Tips for creating an effective dissertation cover page, what are a few must-haves for your thesis and dissertation cover page.

• Title of the project: It should be brief yet comprehensive and reflect the essence of your research work.
• Author/Student’s name: It is essential to mention the name of the author/student who has carried out the research work. This will help in identifying the author of the document.
• Roll number/Student number: This is an important identifier that helps the institute maintain the record of the students.
• Department/Batch/Class: This information helps the institute to categorize the research work based on the department, batch, or class.
• Institution’s name: It is important to mention the name of the institute where the research work has been conducted.
• Details of the requirements: Mentioning whether it is a thesis, final-year project, or dissertation is crucial for the reader to understand the context of the research work.
• Name of the degree: Mentioning the name of the degree (Ph.D. or M.Phil.) will help in identifying the level of the research work.
• Date of submission: It is important to mention the date of submission to establish the timeline of the research work.
• Session: Mentioning the session will help in identifying the academic session during which the research work has been carried out.
• Name of the supervisor: It is important to mention the name of the supervisor who has guided the research work.

How is the thesis cover page formatted?

Mla cover page formatting guidelines:, apa cover page formatting guidelines:.

• Title of the dissertation
• Author’s name
• Name of the university and department
• Degree information
• Date of submission

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Designing your thesis: make a cover that suits you and your dissertation

18 December 2018 by ellen

Designing the front of your thesis is actually nothing more than making a book cover. You’ve been busy with a lot of things in recent years, but probably not with designs. This article gives you tips and ideas for the cover design of your thesis.

Some universities have different requirements for your thesis: the cover, title page and register must contain certain information. However, this does not apply to most universities and companies and you can at least decide for yourself how the design of your book will look like. Usually only the title, subtitle and name of the author are visible on the cover. You can also choose to write a short introduction on the back and possibly incorporate logos of your university or company into the design.

Cover thesis design

The cover design is the first thing people see. The cover of your dissertation implicitly tells the reader what the book is about, without directly naming the subject. The front of your thesis sets the tone for reading. Many PhD’s often have a photo or other image in their head that fits well with their PhD topic. You can choose to place a photo or an abstract image on the cover of your thesis.

Cover design with Stock Photo

A stock photo is a photograph that a photographer sells through a stock agency. The photo is not exclusive and can be downloaded or purchased by different people. You can use a stock photo under certain conditions. With a thesis you can often assume that you can use all stock photos, this changes when you want to use the photo commercially. Always check the conditions before you use an image.

Below we share some stock photo websites

Shutterstock – Has a huge range of stock photos. To use stock photos you need a (paid) account. Pixabay (free) – Offers many high-quality images. Yet this website is more focused on business and marketing. Tip: pixabay offers free vectors and illustrations. Unsplash (free) – Beautiful pictures with high resolutions. Unsplash does not have that much choice yet, but it is worth it. Thousands of photos are added every day. Pexels (free) – Offers a wide range of photos. A must for artistic or abstract images.

Cover design with your own photo

Choose a beautiful photo in a high resolution as a base. It is usually nice if you can find a visual metaphor for your research. Consider, for example, a photograph of high-voltage cables if you are doing a thesis on the functioning of nerves.Maybe you already have such a picture. If not, you can take a picture yourself. If you are not a good photographer or simply do not have the right equipment, you can ask a photographer.

Cover design with an abstract photo

If you do not find a suitable photo, you can also opt for something abstract. Scientific research often has an abstract character, so it is not strange to give the cover of your thesis an abstract form. You can gain inspiration from the most important graphs or figures in your work. By zooming in or zooming out, you can make an interesting cut that does not fit on the cover of your dissertation.

Specifications of the image An important aspect is the quality of the image. This is expressed in resolution. If you use a low-resolution image, you will eventually see this in the form of pixels, you do not want this. The image must be at least 300 dpi. Do not forget that the cover of your thesis is twice as large as the front.

Designing your thesis cover yourself

Are you familiar with design tools like Photoshop or Illustrator? Then you can make the cover yourself. Are these tools difficult for you? Then you can always ask a friend, relative or acquaintance if he or she wants to make your cover design. Keep in mind that a good design falls or stands in a good briefing. So describe well what you want and upload images that you have already selected for inspiration.

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If you’re wondering about making your dissertation cover page, chances are you’re nearing the final stretch of your doctoral journey. Congratulations!

Luckily, making your title page is one of the simplest tasks you’ll have to complete. Generally speaking, there’s a template your institution will use and you just have to fill in your information.

What Should a Dissertation Cover Page Include?

The inner artist in you might want to make your dissertation cover page beautiful: printed in color, maybe with pictures, or with an interesting font or design. However, you’re going to be limited by your university. 

Pretty much every university that I’ve come across has a template and guidelines that you must follow for your dissertation cover page. You may just be filling in things like your title, name, your university’s name, maybe your committee members’ names, and not much more. You won’t have much (if any) creative license.

The advantage of this is, by the time you get to that stage, you may be tired of writing and it will be easier to follow directions than to come up with something creative. Your dissertation cover page doesn’t need to be a work of art. It just needs to convey what the dissertation is about.

Dissertation Cover Page: The Title

The aspect of your dissertation cover page that you have the most control over is the title . It’s also the most important to get right. 

The main thing to remember is, keep the title simple . It should simply tell a person what they’re going to read in the document. Don’t try to intrigue people or be too clever, just tell them directly. Having a straightforward title helps your committee approve your dissertation more quickly.

Over 50% of doctoral candidates don’t finish their dissertations.

Your title should include relevant information that gives the reader a complete picture of what your study was about. Generally speaking, you’ll want to cover a few specific areas.

Quantitative Title Requirements

• Type of relationship between variables.
• Key variables (independent and dependent).
• Population.

Qualitative Title Requirements

• Central conceptual issue investigated.
• Qualitative tradition applied.
• Participant group.

See this article for a more in-depth discussion of choosing your dissertation’s title .

Sample Dissertation Cover Page

Your dissertation cover page should look something like this:

While each university has slightly different requirements, generally speaking, a dissertation cover page looks something like this, above. The required sections are as follows:

A Dissertation

Submitted to XXXXX University

Graduate Faculty of the School of XXXXXXXX

in Partial Fulfillment of the 

Requirements for the Degree of 

DOCTOR OF XXXXXXXXXX

City, State (of the university)

Final Thoughts

While your dissertation title page doesn’t have to be fancy, it’s important that it aligns with your university’s requirements. Take a look at their rubric and, if needed, look at completed dissertations’ title pages as well. If all else fails, ask your mentor for help.

Once you’ve finished this, pat yourself on the back. You’re almost done!

PS. Need support getting through the final stages of your dissertation, or moving into the world of your career? As a dissertation coach and career coach , I’ve helped countless students achieve their dreams. Let’s achieve yours. Book a free 30-minute consultation today.

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In the academic and professional arenas, you often need to prepare reports or projects which need a cover page template. The cover page is the very first thing that the reader would see. Therefore, the cover page for project should be well-made.

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• 2 When do you use a cover page?
• 3 The important elements of a cover page template
• 4 Report Cover Page Templates
• 5.1 Academic cover page
• 5.2 Business cover page
• 5.3 Report cover page
• 6 Cover Sheet Examples
• 7 How to make a cover page?
• 8 Cover Page For Project
• 9 How to create a title page?

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When do you use a cover page?

A cover page template is also known as a title page template, and you can use it in different kinds of projects such as:

• academic essays
• business plans
• professional reports
• white papers

However, this template differs from cover sheets and cover letters. A cover sheet is a type of document sent with fax which provides the recipient with additional information. On the other hand, a cover letter is usually attached to a resume when you apply for a job .

The important elements of a cover page template

Before making your portfolio cover page, you should know what elements to include in it. Simple as this page may seem, there are some things which you need to incorporate into it. These are:

• The title or subtitle of the document
• The name of the author
• The title of the author
• The cover image or cover photo
• The completion or submission date
• The description of the document

Also, the color spread, style, and layout of the report cover page should blend together with the rest of the document seamlessly. Also, you should follow any other requirements set by your instructor or the recipient of the document.

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Common types of cover page templates

When you look at different cover sheet examples online, you’ll discover that there are different types to choose from. Here are the most common ones:

Academic cover page

In the academic world, making a cover page template requires some rules. In fact, following these guidelines is just as essential as the content within the paper or the document. Also, the cover page should follow the proper format depending on the style set by the instructor. The most common format styles of academic cover pages are:

• American Psychological Association or APA This format is now in its 6th Edition, and it’s commonly used in the field of social sciences. When following this format style, the cover page should include a title, a running header, the name of the author, the name of the institution, and any other notes the author wants to include.
• Modern Language Association or MLA This format is now in its 8th Edition, and it’s commonly used in the fields of humanities and arts. Normally, this format doesn’t require a cover page, but some instructors still ask for it. If you’re required to make a cover page, follow the guidelines set by your instructor .
• Chicago Manual of Style or CMS This format is now in its 16th Edition, and it’s also commonly used in the fields of humanities and arts. In such a format, you might need to make a standalone cover page, or you may add the title on the first page of your document.

Business cover page

This style is very common in the corporate world, and its design would depend on the nature of the company or the organization. Some cover pages require formality and professionalism while others may need more flair and creativity. For instance, some technical reports only show figures and facts which means that you would only need to use a conservative design for the template. But marketing and business plans might need more imagery and color to attract more readers.

Report cover page

There are different styles you can use when making a template for a cover page template for a report. You would use a different style when making a template for a marketing report compared to when making a template for a business proposal . Use your professionalism or creativity as you see fit to impress your target audience.

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How to make a cover page?

When you’re thinking about preparing a cover page template, remember that it’s all about the first impression. Your document might have a lot of good content, but without a well-made report cover page, your target audience might not even read it. There are many crucial things to keep in mind when creating your report’s cover page.

The cover page is at the very start of a document. From the beginning, the purpose of this page is to provide the reader with a good idea of what your document is all about. You communicate this information by including all the relevant information on this page. Here are some helpful steps to follow when making a cover page for the project in Microsoft Word:

• First, open a new document in Microsoft Word.
• Click on the Insert tab to find the drop-down menu for cover page templates. From there, you can choose which template you’d like to use for your project.
• When you click on a template, it will appear as the first page of your document.
• Click on the fields which have already been pre-formatted and start typing the information. First, the title of your document then the subtitle, the date, your name, and more.
• If you don’t see a style you like in among the available templates, you can also customize one of the pre-formatted templates. For instance, you’d like to change the background image of the template, simply right-click on that picture then select “Click Picture” in the menu.
• If in the middle of making your document, you’d like to change the cover page, you can do this too. Just go back to the first page then choose a new template from the menu. In doing this, the information you’ve added won’t get changed.
• After you’ve added all the information on your cover page, don’t forget to save it in a location that’s easily accessible.

As we’ve said, making a cover page doesn’t require much effort. Even if you want to make your own customized template, you can do this in a matter of steps and in very quick time. The pre-formatted templates available in Microsoft Word will save you a lot of time and effort. However, using such a template would mean that you can’t make your own personality and style shine through. Here are some steps to follow if you plan to design your own portfolio cover page:

• Choose one of the pre-formatted templates from the Insert tab then start editing the template. Change the colors, font styles, and all the other elements in the template.
• You can get stock-free images online and use those for your cover page. Move the elements around and see which arrangement is the most aesthetically appealing.
• When you’re happy with how you cover page, save your document to preserve your customized design.

No matter how you choose to make your cover page, make sure to add all of the important elements which we have discussed in the previous section.

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How to create a title page?

Title pages are simple and easy to make. However, you need to follow some specific guidelines when making them. You can download our title page template if it fits into the style you’re instructed to follow. Since making such a template isn’t complicated, you can also make it yourself. Just follow these steps:

• Space the title of the document about a third down the page. If your document has a long title or it has a colon somewhere in it, you can use two lines for the title.
• Make use of “title case capitalization” wherein you use a capital letter at the beginning of the important words such as the verbs, nouns, adjectives, and adverbs.
• Add your name as the author of the document right below the title. Use your complete name and start with your first name, middle initial, then your surname. If more than one person wrote the document, include all of the full names.
• Add the name of your institution, organization or university. This will tell the readers where you performed most of your research. If several authors from different institutions wrote the document, add the name of the institution right below the name of the author/s.
• Now it’s time to format your template. Your title page should be double-spaced. To do this, highlight the text and choose the double space option in the line spacing drop-down menu.
• Your title should have a horizontal center alignment.
• Then add a running header which appears at the top of the page and continues throughout the document. But the header isn’t the title of the document, just a few keywords or about 50 characters.
• The next thing to add is the page number which appears at the upper right-hand corner of the cover page and all the other pages in the document.

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Why is a good cover so essential?

Every thesis is unique, and the cover is one element that can certainly make your thesis even more distinctive and personal. But that’s not the only reason why a high-quality thesis cover is crucial. The cover is the first thing readers see and can help make a positive first impression. A well-designed cover can reflect the professionalism and quality of the thesis.

Furthermore, a thesis cover often contains important information, such as the title and, if applicable, a subtitle. In some cases, thesis are part of a scientific series or have specific requirements from the university regarding the cover. Rest assured, ProefschriftMaken takes this into account during our service and ensures it is properly incorporated. Lastly, it’s also worth noting that covers may contain symbolic or thematic elements relevant to the thesis topic or the academic background of the candidate. This can enhance the significance and importance of the thesis.

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If you choose ProefschriftMaken’s assistance to provide your thesis with a high-quality cover, you have several options. You can opt for a standard layout (€95), but we also offer the option to give your cover a more personal touch. In this case, you choose creative design (€295). Below, we’ll elaborate on both options.

Standard layout

Almost all our clients make use of this service at least minimally. This ensures your thesis gets a cover that meets all requirements. This includes spine thickness, crop marks, and correct positioning of images and text. We create a technically correct file of the cover and invitation as a bookmark, fully tailored to the PhD candidate’s preferences. These preferences can be provided as a text description or a simple example in PowerPoint, for instance. The key points are:

• Image material or photo numbers from stock sites are provided ( www.shutterstock.com or www.istockphoto.com );
• Text for the cover and invitation as a bookmark is provided in a Word file.

We then merge these into a graphic and printing file.

Creative design

Do you want to make your thesis cover even more personal? You can opt for creative design. In this case, you choose the designer who suits your taste, and, in consultation with you, a design is created from scratch. This yields beautiful results and is especially unique and perfectly tailored to you or the topic you’re researching for your thesis. Curious about the designers we work with for this service? You can find them here !

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New York City–based fashion designer Daniella Kallmeyer may be known for her sharp tailoring and “vocation to vacation” wardrobe essentials, but she also has impeccable taste in records, throw pillows, and boutique hotels . The outspoken queer tastemaker has outfitted everyone from Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird to Kate McKinnon, and even collaborated with Barbie on a line of limited-edition dolls that were auctioned off for charity. Now, she’s sharing a few of her favorite finds from around the world.

ELLE DECOR: Are there any fragrances that ground you at home? Daniella Kallmeyer: I love the smell of tuberose. I hang eucalyptus in my shower and use Buly soaps in Mexican Tuberose and Orange Blossom. When I get out I use the Red Currant and Peruvian Tomato body oil. It’s so fresh.

ED: What album or song do you find yourself returning to? DK: Joni Mitchell’s Blue album is a perfect easy listen. Whether I’m quietly designing, going on a long drive, or hosting a dinner party, “A Case of You” never gets old.

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ED: How is your bed dressed? DK: Very simply, with long staple cotton white sheets and an ivory linen quilt. I just added a throw pillow I bought myself from Fortuny, in Paris, because it reminded me of my favorite scene in A Little Princess .

ED: Do you have a favorite hotel? DK: Ottantotto, in Florence. It’s like having a cottage in the middle of the city. Every room is different, and they’re just modern enough to make the provincial easy to enjoy.

ED: What’s the last best book you read? DK: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo . I devoured it in just three days—and I’m ready to read it again.

ED: Do you collect any art or design objects? DK: I love anything that feels good in my hand or charms me—things that have particular and peculiar purposes, like a pair of scissors that cuts the top of a soft boiled egg. My grandmother was similar. She collected antique pill boxes.

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ED: What’s one Kallmeyer item you can’t live without? DK: Our boxers. They’re so soft and comfortable, and the fit is impeccable. We initially designed them as a cheeky item to style with low-rise pants, or to wear as sleeping briefs, but they’re actually so perfect I have a pair for every day of the week now.

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Where’s the personality?

Melania Trump has unveiled the cover for her upcoming memoir and despite its painfully minimalist design, some critics claim it's a blatant act of plagiarism. Set to be a tale chronicling the former first lady's "powerful and inspiring story", the book cover gives us little context and even less substance with its plain design.

Engaging book cover art comes in a variety of styles but should typically be evocative of its subject. While presumably, Melania's monochromatic minimalist design was an attempt at being nuanced and powerful, it reads as bland and uninspired regardless of its plagiaristic convictions.

Melania's memoir book cover is an all-black hardback with simple white text reading 'MELANIA' in all caps sans serif font. The bold look was quickly compared to the iconic Chanel Catwalk book, which features similar typography and understated aesthetics, but while the stripped-back design works for a fashion archive coffee table book, it doesn't carry quite the same luxe appeal when applied to Melania's memoir.

Critics took to X to share their opinions on the book, with one user writing "Melania Trump copied the Chanel book cover for her memoir. Again, her behaviour is similar to when she plagiarized portions of Michele Obama's speech." Another scathingly added "Melania's new memoir looks like a matchbook from a funeral home".

So evidently, Melania ripped someone off again. But my real question is…how much of her memoir story is true and how much is made up? Her college degree? Her working legally as a model? Her love for her husband? Her work as FLOTUS? #bebest pic.twitter.com/KzHYMOJzoA August 29, 2024

It's not just that the cover of Melania's new memoir looks like a matchbook from a funeral home - she doesn't use her last name pic.twitter.com/orNVCqFmUW August 27, 2024

While I'd like to say I've made a full recovery from my days of being a book cover design snob , Melania's flat and allegedly derivative memoir cover suffers from its own minimalist flavourlessness. With no real purpose behind the basic design, it lacks the sense of personality essential in memoir marketing. For some book cover design that's a little more inspirational, check out the winners of Penguin's 2024 Cover Design Award.

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At Apple’s Glowtime event scheduled for Monday, September 9 , Tim Cook and his team will launch the new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro family of smartphones. In the process, they will reveal their vision of generative artificial intelligence to the public. But what if Apple made an innovative choice to ignore the AI-powered elephant in the room?

The October 2023 launch of the Pixel and Pixel 8 Pro saw Google christen its flagship Android handsets as “ the first AI smartphones .” The smartphone market has followed the direction handed down from Mountain View. Every current smartphone launch features the use of Generative AI to create new content from whole cloth by summarising articles, fashioning images where there were none, and more.

Where Android has led, Apple is following.

Apple following a trend is not new— its late arrival to Augmented Reality is the most recent, but you can also add in features such as wireless charging , third-party app installation , or even the addition of cut and paste to text entry . These have always been spun as being implemented “in a way that only Apple can” and typically include magical branding such as AirPower or Spatial Video . You can add generative AI to the list with the awkwardly backronymed Apple Intelligence as the magical brand.

Apple’s approach to this new world of artificial intelligence, magical branding aside, looks remarkably like the offering from Android and Google’s various partners , such as rewriting text in a different style, summarising text and notifications, and generating new images and videos. There will be subtle differences in the implementation—most likely in the UI and presentation—but Apple is following a path that its rivals have been on for months.

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Yet the dangers of generative AI are becoming more apparent every day. As smartphones bring AI closer to general use and to a broader audience, the dangers are becoming ever more evident. Researchers are investigating and highlighting real-world issues; the paper "Generative AI Misuse: A Taxonomy of Tactics and Insights from Real-World Data” was written with contributors from Google DeepMind, Google.org, and Jigsaw. Its abstract states that “through this analysis, we illuminate key and novel patterns in misuse during this time period, including potential motivations, strategies, and how attackers leverage and abuse system capabilities across modalities (e.g. image, text, audio, video) in the wild."

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The new AI tools in the Pixel 9 family, soon to become widespread on Android, allow ideas to become weapons of information. The Verge’s report on this subject ("Google’s AI ‘Reimagine’ tool helped us add wrecks, disasters, and corpses to our photos”) states what can be achieved practically. Now, add maliciousness, bad actors, and the toxicity of various internet cultures.

This is the path that Apple wants to follow?

I’m explicitly talking about generative artificial intelligence here. Other applications in the world of AI are not as creatively problematic. Machine Learning is a subset of AI and can be found in several essential areas of iOS ; including the processing of FaceID unlocks, combining multiple shots to produce one photo from the camera, smart suggestions in the user’s calendar, and the predictive text dictionary in the keyboard.

Notably, all of these keep their data and processing on the device. They help and support actions on the iPhone with clear and defined boundaries, offering well-defined benefits. The difference between machine learning searching through faces in your photo library is a long way from creating brand new faces in a crowd scene.

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Update: Sunday September 1 : Following the passage of California’s Artificial Intelligence Safety Bill ( SB 1047 ) through the State Assembly and the Senate, it awaits the signature of Governor Gavin Newsom. He has until the end of September to decide on allowing the bill to pass or to issue a veto. Vox’s Sigal Samuel, Kelsey Piper and Dylan Matthews have reported this weekend on the significant voices in California’s tech industry who are opposed to the bill and are hoping for Governor Newsom to veto the bill:

"Lined up against SB 1047 is nearly all of the tech industry, including OpenAI, Facebook, the powerful investors Y Combinator and Andreessen Horowitz, and some academic researchers who fear it threatens open source AI models."

There are Californian companies that believe the bill is a net positive for the industry as well as acknowledging the changes that have been made in the bill to help it pass:

"Anthropic, another AI heavyweight, lobbied to water down the bill. After many of its proposed amendments were adopted in August, the company said the bill’s “benefits likely outweigh its costs.”

The bill includes clauses to protect whistleblowers reporting issues to the state’s Attorney General, to require companies spending more than $100 million on AI training to have safety plans in place that would allow AI models to be turned off if required, to have third party auditors assessing these safety practices, and more.

The passage or otherwise of SB 1047 will shape the discussions around the regulation of generative artificial intelligence and other AI models in the months and years ahead. Is this seen as an area that requires regulation, or should the tech industry be allowed to invest in technology no matter what impact it could have on society? This is the space that Apple is moving into with the AI software for the new iPhone models.

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Apple prides itself on its focus on individual consumers and the wider community. It has wielded this power in many areas to do what it believes will benefit its customer base… which directly impacts Apple’s financial success. Not everyone agrees with that approach, but Tim Cook and his team have shown the desire to decide which lines should not be crossed.

Apple may be the last company that can take a moment to stop and think about the impact of generative AI, decide that the dangers are not understood clearly enough, and stand up and say, “Hold on a minute, this is a great idea, but we feel society is balanced on a cliff-edge and generative AI could push it over."

If Apple wants its artificial intelligence plans to stand out, the right move may be to not play the generative game. It could use AI as it does now, with neural nets, machine learning, knowledge graphs and the like. It could use its soft political power to define the AI game as a field of assistive technologies and clear functions rather than the Tulip Bubble of generative prediction engines seen across Silicon Valley.

Tim Cook’s Apple has repeatedly shown that it is willing to isolate and block applications and services it believes can harm users until the issues are addressed. Limiting generative AI on the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro could give the industry the time to reconsider its actions before this digital pandora’s box cannot be closed.

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