Abigail Salvesen

Abigail Salvesen – Designer

Senior designer in publishing with nearly ten years' experience in book jacket design and illustration.

Overview

I've worked in publishing for almost a decade designing vibrant, contemporary book covers across a range of genres; fiction, non-fiction, poetry, cookery, sports books, and children's books. In addition to book design, my illustrations have been printed on packaging, clothing, textiles, posters and stickers.


I love to create hand-drawn artwork and illustrations where it suits, but am equally confident editing photographs and finishing designs with striking typography. My signature style is detailed and colourful, with a retro feel to it. I am very drawn to pattern design.


I generally work very quickly and am a communicative designer. I like to work collaboratively and keep clients in the loop as designs progress so that I can ensure the end result meets the vision. If you have a project in mind please feel free to get in touch.

Services
Non-Fiction
Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits History Music Nature
Fiction
Literary Fiction Poetry Romantic Fantasy Young Adult Fantasy
Languages
English

Work experience

Freelance

Jan, 2019 — Present

I launched a successful freelance career in illustration drawing in a diverse clientele from across the globe. I work in a range of styles and in both digital and traditional media.

Birlinn Ltd

Aug, 2015 — Present

I take a leading role in art direction for the company, creating original artwork for book covers and keeping up with design trends. I work closely with editors and authors to develop cover concepts that best reflect the content and capture the author's unique writing style.

Portfolio

RABBITS

unknown author

Cover Design Typography
Weak Teeth

May, Lynsey

Polygon

Cover Design
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The Bone Library

Fagan, Jenni

Polygon

Cover Design Typography
Burnt Offerings

Devlin, Danielle

Polygon

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Cover Design Typography
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Cover Design Illustration Typography
Cover Design Illustration Typography
Cover Design Typography
Memo for Spring

Lochhead, Liz

Polygon

Cover Design Typography
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Cover Design Illustration Typography
Cover Design Typography
Cover Design Typography
Cover Design Typography
A Large Measure of Snow: A Tale From Kinloch

Denzil Meyrick

Polygon (An Imprint of Birlinn Limited)

Cover Design Illustration Typography

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