Andy Bridge

Andy Bridge – Designer

I love flaky painted wood, rusty metal, old signs, my family and friends, nature, surfing and my 1954 VW Beetle.

Overview

I am an illustrator with more than 20 years experience, working in book cover illustration and design,editorial and advertising. I graduated with a degree in Illustration from Brighton Polytechnic before moving to London, working from Great Western Studios in Westbourne Park. In 2004 I moved to France with my family where I now live and work.

I often work using a combination of stencils, hand printing and brushwork and I paint with household emulsion paint. I like to use textures of wood and metal as backgrounds and sometimes incorporate 3D elements in my designs. I also enjoy working with type and often incorporate words and lettering into the design, in both flat and 3D.

I have worked with most of the larger publishing houses in my time including PenguinRandomHouse (UK and US), Harper Collins (UK and US), Macmillan (UK), Houghton Mifflin (US), Faber and Faber (UK), Harper Collins (UK and US), Time Warner (UK), Bloomsbury, Atlantic Books, Canongate, Gallimard Press (France), Arnoldo Editore (Italy), Espasa (Spain), Flammarion (France), Hetland (Denmark), Presenca (Portugal), Sartorio Editore (Italy), Weidenfeld & Nicholson, Zahar (Brazil), and more. I am also happy to work on projects, both large and small, for individual clients. My aim is to deliver exactly what the customer wants and to enjoy the experience along the way.

I have illustrated the covers of books by authors ranging from Arnold Bennett, Jean-Paul Sartre and Truman Capote to Muriel Spark, Louis de Bernieres and Hilary Mantel and also some celebrity authors such as Michael Palin, Melvin Bragg and Sandi Toksvig.
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs Travel
Fiction
Classics Cultural & Ethnic Historical Fiction Mystery & Crime Women's Fiction Young Adult

Work experience

Self-employed

Jun, 1995 — Present
I have worked for most of the world's larger publishing houses and also for many of the smaller ones too, including PenguinRandomHouse (UK and US), Harper Collins (UK and US), MacMillan (UK), Houghton Mifflin (US), Faber and Faber (UK), Harper Collins (UK and US), Time Warner (UK), Bloomsbury, Atlantic Books, Canongate, Gallimard Press (France), Arnoldo Editore (Italy), Espasa (Spain), Flammarion (France), Hetland (Denmark), Presenca (Portugal), Sartorio Editore (Italy), Weidenfeld & Nicholson, Zahar (Brazil), and more. With more than 500 titles completed to date my work covers a wide variety of subject matter, from Rocket Science to Hamburger Recipes, Historical Crime to Monkey Wars. I have illustrated the covers for three Man Booker Prize winning novels: 'Life of Pi' by Yann Martel and 'Wolf Hall' and 'Bring Up The Bodies' by Hilary Mantel. I recently completed the cover for the latest installment of Andrea Camilleri's 'Inspector Montalbano' detective series for PenguinRandomHouse in the US.

Portfolio

Life of Pi

Yann Martel

MORE THAN SEVEN MILLION COPIES SOLDThe beloved and bestselling novel and winner of the Booker Prize, Life of Pi.New York Times Bestseller * Los Angeles Times Bestseller * Washington Post Bestseller * San Francisco Chronicle Bestseller * Chicago Tribune Bestsel... read more
For the first of his televised voyages, Michael Palin followed in Phileas Fogg's footprints to circumnavigate the globe. In 'Around the World in 80 Days' he describes his experiences, often joyous, occasionally chaotic and always exciting.
Meaning of It All

Richard Phillips Feynman

Richard P. Feynman's The Meaning of it All collects a series of public lectures from one of the greatest scientific minds of the twentieth century. What is science and what is its true value? Can a scientist believe in God? Why, in this supposedly scientific a... read more

Andy has 68 reviews

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Anne S.

Anne S.

May, 2025

This is my second time working with Andy and, as always, he delivered on quality. Andy does an excellent job at taking your vision and making it real. He is very patient and over all a pleasure to work with. I couldn't recommend him enough!
Andy B.
Anne's brief was a great combination of guidance and freedom. Enough information to point me in the right direction, but then the freedom for me to do with it as I wished. I very much enjoyed work...
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Naomi J.

Naomi J.

Mar, 2025

The final product was great though I do feel the collaboration would really have benefitted from the chance to talk through particularly early on so I could understand rationale behind design/thinking. Andy was very clear re sticking to Reedsy which I understand but as a customer its much harder ...
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Michael P.

Michael P.

Feb, 2025

He's very professional, easy to work with, incredibly creative, and always on-target.
John C.

John C.

Jan, 2025

Andy was responsive to my ideas and changes. He's a pleasure to work with and recommend his services.
Anne S.

Anne S.

Jan, 2025

Excellent designer! Andy did an amazing job on my cover. He was very patient when waiting for me to give him all of the information necessary and did an excellent job communicating each step of the process. His work is absolutely beautiful and he was meticulous about crafting our vision and helpi...
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