Andrea Purdie

Andrea Purdie – Designer

I am a typographer with over 40 years experience in book design. I love working with authors to produce a beautifully designed book.

Overview

I am a former Art Director and Designer at a major fiction publisher who has been working as a freelance for the past 30 years. I have a degree in Typography & Graphic Design from the University of Reading.

I began my career in educational publishing then moved on to book cover design and art direction for a major publisher. I have broad experience across all aspects of publishing as well as excellent proofreading ability.

My aim is always to design a book with beautiful and visually accessible typography from the opening title page to the last acknowledgement. I am always open to authors' suggestions and very easy to collaborate with.

As well as design and artwork for printed books I am also able to produce files to upload as ebooks if this is what you require.

Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction
Languages
English
Certifications
  • BA (Hons) Typography & Graphic Communication

Work experience

Self-employed

Oct, 1989 — Present
I work as a freelance designer specialising in book design. I have over 40 years experience doing this for many of the major publishing houses. With a background in typography my focus has always been on producing books that not only look beautiful but are also pleasurable to read with legibility being a key consideration.

Chatto & Windus

Jul, 1988 — Sep, 1989 (about 1 year)
Responsiblities included producing and overseeing design and artwork for book covers and commissioning freelance design work as well as photography and illustration and liaising with the production department and printers.

Routledge & Kegan Paul

Sep, 1986 — Jul, 1988 (almost 2 years)
In-house designer responsible for the design and supply of book jacket artwork for higher education text books.

John Murray (Publishers) Ltd

Aug, 1984 — Aug, 1986 (about 2 years)
Sole designer in the education department responsible for providing layouts, specifications and covers for secondary education text books.

Portfolio

Cover Design Typography Book Interior Design
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The Austen Sisters: A Modern Day Tale of Pride, Persuasion, and Sensibilities

Blankenship, Dee

Deelightful Reads, LLC

Cover Design Typography Book Interior Design
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Dancing in Small Boats

Charleton, Oonagh

Cover Design Typography Book Interior Design
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Billy McKenzie, A Story of Love

MacKinnon, Colin

Cover Design Typography Book Interior Design
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Winley and the Butterfly

Scott, Marlana

Marlana Scott

Typography Book Interior Design
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Buried Silence: Under the Big Sky

Hemphill, Susan

Susan C Hemphill

Cover Design Typography Book Interior Design

Andrea has 29 reviews

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Randie B.

Randie B.

Apr, 2024

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Andrea was wonderful. She was experienced, knowledgeable, and a pleasure to work with. She was willing to put in the effort to get it right, and with her help, I love the end result. I'd recommend her highly and wouldn't hesitate to use her again.
Andrea P.
I really loved working with Randie, she was engaged and professional at all times and gave great feedback. Her commitment to achieving the best outcome for her project was really inspiring and I be...
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Catherine W.

Catherine W.

Jan, 2024

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Andrea's been amazing to work with. She responded quickly to every request. She designed an amazing cover for my novel, which I love. I have no hesitation in recommending her.
Andrea P.
I loved working with Catherine. She was engaged and professional and gave really good feedback at each stage of the process. I would be very happy to work with her again.
Susan M.

Susan M.

Nov, 2023

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Andrea Purdie is outstanding! She is extremely talented. Andrea designed the cover of my book. People tell me they want to buy my book based on the cover alone. She really listens to what you want and need. She also found perfect fonts for the book. She worked endlessly with Amazon to get ever...
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Andrea P.
Thanks for this amazing feedback Susan! I loved working with you and to see your fantastic book finally in print was a great moment. I hope we can work together again some day.
Colin M.

Colin M.

Oct, 2025

Superb eye for design.
Randie B.

Randie B.

Jun, 2025

Andrea is a pleasure to work with. This is the second project Andrea has completed for me. She is patient, knowledgeable, creative, and easy to collaborate with. I highly recommend her!
Andrea P.
Randie is the perfect client, professional, engaged and with a good idea of what she wanted to achieve. This is the second time I have worked with Randie and I really enjoyed our collaboration. I w...
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