Alison Cnockaert

Alison Cnockaert – Designer

Book Interior Designer in NYC. I love photoshop, typography, and the balance between a great serif body font and a clean sans serif display.

Overview

I am a professional book interior designer who specializes in innovative text design and typography. I have been designing books professionally for over 7 years and have worked across all genres of adult books, including both fiction and nonfiction. I enjoy working on all styles of books, from straightforward, clean novels to complex and detail-filled nonfiction titles. I particularly love working on books which allow my creativity and artistic side to shine--highly designed title pages and interesting, stylish typography are my favorite things to craft!

My book design process is all about figuring out the best package for a story--what kind of design will compliment and fit the story in order to work alongside it. I love collaborating with passionate authors and making their book dreams come true!
Services
Fiction
Coming of Age Contemporary Fiction LGBTQ Fiction Literary Fiction Romantic Comedy Women's Fiction
Languages
English

Work experience

Penguin Random House

Jan, 2019 — Present

I design a variety of books across multiple adult imprints, including both fiction and non-fiction. I also handle photo inserts and some photo editing work.

Simon & Schuster

Jan, 2016 — Jan, 2019 (about 3 years)

I handled book designs across a variety of adult imprints. I also handled layout and typesetting of books in house.

Portfolio

Book Lovers

Henry, Emily

Book Interior Design
Any Other Family

Brown, Eleanor

Book Interior Design
The Hacienda

Cañas, Isabel

Book Interior Design
The Awoken: A Novel

Monroe Howes, Katelyn

Book Interior Design
Tripping Arcadia: A Gothic Novel

Mayquist, Kit

Book Interior Design

Alison has 15 reviews

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Elle S.

Elle S.

May, 2024

Alison was wonderful to work with and I would absolutely work with her again in a heartbeat! She was prompt with responses, delivered sample and first pass pages early, and worked on a rush timeline. She worked with me through a few rounds of revision on my title page until it was perfect. There was also an element of the text where I didn't describe what I wanted well enough initially, but Ali...
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Jeffrey W.

Jeffrey W.

Mar, 2024

My entire collaboration with Alison was pure joy, from my initial contact to the completion of the project. She delivered a precise and appealing interior design that made my work stand out to the reader of my debut novel. She quickly responded to my questions or concerns and made the experience enjoyable. I highly recommend her to any writer looking for someone to provide an appealing layout o...
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Jennifer P.

Jennifer P.

Jan, 2024

Alison is a pleasure to work with. While being comfortable with notes and feedback, she's self-directed and a total visionary. I couldn't be more pleased with her work on my books and absolutely would love to work with her again!
Katherine S.

Katherine S.

Dec, 2023

Alison designed the interior of my debut, self-published novel. She was friendly, patient, and knowledgeable about the publishing process. Her final files were polished and professional. I would absolutely work with her again!
Henry B.

Henry B.

Sep, 2023

I'm thrilled with the way my novel came out. There is a good amount of found text in it (emails, texts, newspaper articles, social media posts). Alison was able to seamlessly incorporate it, greatly elevating the reader experience. Her pricing was fair and she was very patient with my feedback. I would highly recommend her for your next project!

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