Alan Hebel

Alan Hebel – Designer

With over 20 years of experience designing books, I specialize in helping authors stand out and succeed on self-publishing platforms.

Overview

With over 20 years of experience, I’ve designed books for major international publishers, indie authors, and small presses. I’ve worked across every genre—cookbooks, photography, thrillers, self-help, sci-fi, memoirs, children's books, and more. My favorites are large-format, photography-driven projects that require creativity and precision.

I’m fluent in all aspects of book design, from concept development to press checks, ePubs, and audio books. My industry knowledge helps indie authors navigate platforms like KDP and Ingram while allowing me to seamlessly collaborate with major publishers.

I’ve traveled extensively, bringing a global perspective to my work. Designing a book is storytelling, and a great design keeps readers engaged and reflects the book’s heart and soul. A well-designed book is key to its success, and I’m excited to bring your vision to life.

I have worked for clients ranging from major publishers like Penguin Random House, Macmillan, Hachette, HarperCollins, dozens of University Presses, and successful self-published authors.

Services
Non-Fiction
Art Biographies & Memoirs Business & Management Entertainment Religion & Spirituality Self-Help & Self-Improvement Technology
Fiction
Poetry
Languages
English

Work experience

theBookDesigners

Feb, 2007 — Present
Co-owner and lead layout designer.

Alian Design

Feb, 2006 — Feb, 2007 (12 months)
Co-owner and layout designer for a multi-disciplinary design studio.

Restoration Hardware

Feb, 2005 — Feb, 2006 (12 months)
Catalog layout designer for a large number of different Restoration Hardware catalog publications.

Insight Editions

Feb, 2003 — Feb, 2005 (almost 2 years)
Book layout designer responsible for creating book interiors for special edition books. Designed full book layouts and prepared them for print production.

Palace Press International

Feb, 1999 — Jan, 2003 (almost 4 years)
Book layout designer responsible for creating book interiors for special edition books. Designed full book layouts and prepared them for print production.

Portfolio

Cover Design Production Management
Book Interior Design Production Management
Cover Design Production Management
Cover Design Production Management
Cover Design Production Management
The Haunted Forest Trilogy

Anderson, Jarod K

Boyle & Dalton

Cover Design Production Management
Cover Design Book Interior Design Production Management
The San Francisco Cliff House

Hountalas, Mary Germain

Cover Design Book Interior Design Production Management
Cover Design Book Interior Design Production Management

Alan has 27 reviews

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michael M.

michael M.

Jun, 2025

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Alan is a consummate professional. The work was concise, well directed by his prompts and creative. Our communications and collaboration were off the charts efficient. I would very much recommend and advise anyone to work with Alan on cover design and formatting for the more technical POD publ...
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Alan H.
Thank you, Michael! It was really great working with you and collaborating with you on your publication! I greatly appreciate getting the opportunity, and I look forward to working with you again o...
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Franca N.

Franca N.

Dec, 2025

Appreciate the professionalism and efficiency. Job well done!
Nick P.

Nick P.

Dec, 2025

Alan has been responsive and easy to work with. He designed a cover, and the final result was high-quality, refreshingly original and clearly crafted with skill. He incorporated my feedback smoothly. I’m very pleased with the result and would happily work with Alan again.
Alan H.
Thank you, Nick! It was a great pleasure working with you as well. And I hope you have great success with the sales and distribution of your publication.
Glenn A.

Glenn A.

Nov, 2025

Working with Alan has been an absolutely excellent experience from start to finish. He handled the full interior layout for my book Beyond the Shadows with exceptional care, precision, and professionalism. The files he delivered for both KDP and IngramSpark were clean, compliant, and thoughtfully...
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Alan H.
Thank you, Glenn! It has been really great working with you, and I really appreciate your clear and kind communication throughout the collaborative process.
Jake K.

Jake K.

Nov, 2025

Alan is awesome! I’m so happy to have worked with him and I already plan to use him again for my next project. He brought new ideas as well as listened to my feedback and happily made changes at my requests. 100% recommend him.
Alan H.
Thank you so much, Jake! It was a pleasure working with you. I really appreciate your clear communication and collaboration throughout the project — it made everything run smoothly. I’m so glad you...
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