Alan Hebel

Alan Hebel – Designer

Book covers and interiors for memoir, self-help and fiction. 20+ years with major publishers and independent authors.

Overview

I design book covers and interiors for independent authors and publishers, including Penguin Random House, Macmillan, Hachette and HarperCollins. My work includes novels, memoirs, self-help, business books and illustrated nonfiction.

I handle cover design, page layouts, and finished print and ebook files, including projects with photography, illustrations and complex layouts. I also help authors prepare their books for KDP and IngramSpark.

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

Work experience

Self-employed

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

Self-employed

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

Births, Deaths and Marriages: The stunning novel about life, love and friendship from the Sunday Times bestselling author

Barnett, Laura

Transworld Digital

Cover Design
A Pair of Wings: A Novel

Hopson, Carole

Henry Holt and Co.

Cover Design
Distant Shores: A Novel

Hannah, Kristin

Ballantine Books

Cover Design
The Tenant: A Dark & Twist-Laden Psychological Thriller from the Author of The Housemaid Books

McFadden, Freida

Poisoned Pen Press

Cover Design
Just Ingredients - The Inflammatory Reset: Your Guide to Reducing Inflammation | Understand and manage chronic inflammation |30-Day Meal Prep Food Cookbook for Gut Health and Anti-Inflammatory Diet |

Dr. Josh Redd

Just Ingredients

Cover Design Book Interior Design Production Management
Inevitable: Inside the Messy, Unstoppable Transition to Electric Vehicles

Colias, Mike

Harvard Business Review Press

Cover Design Production Management
[By Joseph Campbell ] The Hero with a Thousand Faces Third Edition (Hardcover)【2018】by Joseph Campbell (Author) (Hardcover)

Book Interior Design Production Management
How to Love Someone Without Losing Your Mind: Forget the Fairy Tale and Get Real

Baratz LMHC, Todd

Rodale Books

Cover Design Production Management
Mindmasters: The Data-Driven Science of Predicting and Changing Human Behavior

Matz, Sandra

Harvard Business Review Press

Cover Design Production Management
In Search of Giants: The Quest to Find the Genetic Giants of Northern Ireland

Snyder, Colleen

Fairsing Publishing

Cover Design Production Management
The Haunted Forest Trilogy

Anderson, Jarod K

Boyle & Dalton

Cover Design Production Management
Jerry Garcia (Reissue): The Collected Artwork

Insight Editions

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

Hountalas, Mary Germain

Cover Design Book Interior Design Production Management
Prince of Dharma: The Illustrated Life of Buddha (The Art of Devotion)

Prime, Ranchor

Cover Design Book Interior Design Production Management

Alan has 90 reviews

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Ken H.

Ken H.

Mar, 2026

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Alan has now completed a few projects for me, and he is the best. He is responsive, professional, and always does an incredible job.
Alan H.
Thank you, Ken! I really appreciate your kind words, and it's also such a pleasure working with you.
Alan T.

Alan T.

Mar, 2026

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Working with Alan Hebel on the cover for Effortless Clarity was a great experience from start to finish. He was highly communicative, responsive, and easy to work with throughout the process. He stayed flexible as ideas evolved and was open to feedback, which made it easy to iterate and refine t...
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Alan H.
Thank you, Alan. I greatly appreciate your kind words about the book cover design process. And it was a pleasure collaborating with you.
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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Mark F.

Mark F.

Oct, 2026

This was my first endeavor at writing and publishing a book. Alan was very supportive and accommodating. He did both my internal layout and cover design. My next book is on the horizon and the job it is yours if you want it. Thanks Alan, Mark
Alan H.
Thank you, Mark! It was really great working with you, and I would be delighted to work with you on your next publication as well!
Rachel F.

Rachel F.

Oct, 2026

Allan did a wonderful job bringing my book cover to life. He was exceptionally professional, timely, and a true pleasure to collaborate with. The final design for The 16mm Mystery is gorgeous and perfectly polished. Would definitely work with him again and highly recommend!

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