Overview
Alissa is an award-winning book designer currently working as a designer in Sydney, Australia.Alissa has worked in-house at Allen & Unwin in Sydney and Penguin Random House, after graduating from the University of Technology, Sydney with a bachelors degree in Visual Communications in 2011. She is only 26 years old and already has 5 years of book design experience under her belt.This year she was awarded Young Designer of the Year at the Australian Book Design Awards. She has worked on book covers in all aspect of trade publishing and fully illustrated books.
Services
Fiction
Anthologies
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Poetry
Short Story
Thriller & Suspense
Women's Fiction
Non-Fiction
Architecture
Art
Biographies & Memoirs
Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits
Design
Philosophy
Photography
Languages
English
Awards
- Australian Book Design Association Young Designer of the Year 2015
Work experience
Penguin Books
Oct, 2014 —
Present
Book design, typesetting, illustration
Allen & Unwin
Nov, 2011 —
Sep, 2014
(almost 3 years)
Book cover design, typesetting, illustration
Portfolio
When Savannah Stephens returns to her hometown Sydney after a stint as a music journalist in London, she is thrown into the burgeoning world of society parties and the excesses of the eighties social scene.Savannah's first job back on home soil is as the edito... read more
'Lin-Liu's journey is a bold palate-awakening adventure, endearingly rendered.' - Publishers Weekly'A footloose, spontaneous and appetite-whetting journal of culinary adventure.' - KirkusFeasting her way through an Italian honeymoon, Jen Lin-Liu was struck by ... read more
'I'm 39 years old, happily married and my womb has never been inhabited. I want a baby but not in that crazy, desperate way where I cringe whenever I see someone else with one, or I think nasty, evil thoughts about people who are pregnant, but a child of my ow... read more
Did you know that another 10cm of height boosts your income by thousands of dollars per year? Or that a boy born in January is nearly twice as likely to play first grade rugby league as a boy born in December? Or that natural disasters attract more foreign aid... read more
'...a seriously funny book.' National Post'...by turns hilarious and dark, always riveting, and crammed with satirical observations.' Free PressI threw in a coin and I closed my eyes and I thought, I hope I've got enough Valium to see me through the week. One ... read more
Martin and Maggie, a judge and an artist, have forged a life together for thirty-seven years. They have a son who is a successful lawyer and a grandson to dote on. Life is good, comfortable, familiar.But one day Martin leaves a family lunch and drives to a sub... read more
Lincoln lawyer Mickey Haller and LAPD Detective Harry Bosch team up in this new novel by Michael Connelly.Things are finally looking up for defence attorney Mickey Haller. After two years of wrong turns, Haller is back in the courtroom. When Hollywood lawyer J... read more
Mickey Haller has spent all his professional life afraid that he wouldn't recognize innocence if it stood right in front of him. But what he should have been on the watch for was evil.Haller is a Lincoln Lawyer, a criminal defense attorney who operates out of ... read more
In tough times, crime is one of the few things that still pays, but even criminals are having to make cut-backs. So for defence lawyer Mickey Haller, most of his new business is not about keeping people out of jail; it's about keeping a roof over their heads a... read more
Serenity Jones has it all - a chateau in France, Louboutin shoes, invitations to A-list parties and a wildly successful talk-show with a three year waiting list of people dying to come on. Which doesn't include those who are already dead. Because Serenity also... read more
Alice Metcalf was a devoted mother, loving wife and accomplished scientist who studied grief among elephants. Yet it's been a decade since she disappeared under mysterious circumstances, leaving behind her small daughter, husband, and the animals to which she ... read more
