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 30 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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Carlos H.

Carlos H.

Dec, 2025

Alan was a professional. This is the fiirst time I tried to publish a book and I was a total novice and knew nothing about the business. In other words, I was a painfully ignorant student.. Alan was patient, knowledgable, and knew the business and knew how to transform my manuscript, both cove...
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Alan H.
Thank you, Carlos! I greatly appreciate your kind words. It was an honor working with you on your publication, and I would be delighted to work with you on your future titles as well.
Kat T.

Kat T.

Dec, 2025

Alan delivered above and beyond on this project. From a beautiful cover design that’s touching the hearts of many, to impeccable interior formatting, to being incredibly accommodating of my rushed pre-Christmas publishing timeline, it has been a genuine pleasure to work with him. I highly recomme...
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Alan H.
Thank you, Katrina! It was a pleasure working with you. And I'm very honored to have had the opportunity to collaborate with you in bringing your wonderful publication to life.
Adam K.

Adam K.

Dec, 2025

I love working with Alan as he is so intuitively smart and understands your project very early on and tunes into your thinking from your brief, I will always go back and do more with Alan as in when the time arises. I fully recommend him.
Alan H.
Thank you, Adam! It is really great working with you on your publications, as you make the collaborative process very smooth and pleasurable.
Franca N.

Franca N.

Dec, 2025

Appreciate the professionalism and efficiency. Job well done!

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