Allan Sommerville

Allan Sommerville – Designer

I manage a small design studio in central London. Publishing services include book design, project management and art direction.

Overview

I am a graphic designer and art director specialising in typography and illustrated reference with over 20 years experience. I collaborate with major publishing houses world-wide, often across varied genres and subjects. My services include cover design, interior typographic design, art direction, commissioned photography and illustration as well as project management and consultation.

Clients include: BBC Books, Laurence King, Quarto, Watkins, Pinter and Martin, The British Library and the Welcome Collection.

Services
Non-Fiction
Architecture Art Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits Design Education & Reference Fashion & Textiles Parenting & Families Religion & Spirituality
Languages
English
Certifications
  • MA Graphic Design
  • BA Visual Communication (Hons)

Work experience

Self-employed

Apr, 2010 — Present
From book covers to branding I work with my clients on a range of different media. I offer services which include graphic design, art direction, branding and project management.

Smith and Gilmour

Feb, 2007 — Mar, 2010 (about 3 years)
During my employment with this award winning studio, I worked with many publishers including Penguin, Harper Collins, Orion and BBC books. Other projects involved DVD and audio CD packaging for Opus Arte and Gimell records. I also designed brochures and magazines within the culture and arts sector.

Duncan Baird Publishing

Jan, 2001 — Feb, 2007 (about 6 years)
I designed and project managed print related jobs over a six year period. Day-to-day responsibilities included scheduling and budgeting, and commissioning illustrators, photographers and models. I also liaised with authors and in-house editorial staff and worked with repro-houses and production personnel.

Portfolio

Cover Design Book Interior Design
Cover Design Illustration
Cover Design Typography Book Interior Design
Product Design Styling

Dabbs, Peter

Laurence King Publishing

Cover Design Typography Book Interior Design
Cover Design Typography Book Interior Design
Cover Design
How can you hold a baby next to your skin without it touching your heart?Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: when adopted midwife Mariam embarks on a project to protect an abandoned premature baby, she is ... read more
Cover Design
The Real Food Cookbook

Valentina Harris

Celebrity cooks such as Raymond Blanc and Giorgio Locatelli reveal how you can bring out a whole new spectrum of flavours at home from food that is refreshingly free of all the bad effects of ... read more
Book Interior Design
Cover Design Book Interior Design
Cover Design

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