Andy Magee - Designer
Experienced, creative and versatile book designer, I provide cover and text designs. Clients include Macmillan, Pearson, OUP and Scholastic
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Hi I’m Andy, I’m a graphic designer, with over 15 years experience in book design.
I can produce cover and text designs to a tight deadline and always within budget. I like to work closely with authors in order to bring their projects to life.
I've produced covers for a vast array of subjects over the years, such as Psychology, Healthcare, Medical & Life Sciences, Business & Economics, Engineering & Architecture, Children’s books & ELT, History, Philosophy, Technology, Culture and Politics.
I've spent many years working as a designer for trade, educational, science, medical and academic publishers. I’ve been freelance since May 2006, designing book covers and text designs for companies such as Oxford University Press, Wiley-Blackwell, Macmillan, Pearson, Taylor & Francis, Radcliffe Medical and Scholastic. As well as publishing, I also design company logos / brands, websites, marketing material, social media advertising and record covers.
I can produce cover and text designs to a tight deadline and always within budget. I like to work closely with authors in order to bring their projects to life.
I've produced covers for a vast array of subjects over the years, such as Psychology, Healthcare, Medical & Life Sciences, Business & Economics, Engineering & Architecture, Children’s books & ELT, History, Philosophy, Technology, Culture and Politics.
I look forward to working with you soon!
Languages
English
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction
Plays & Screenplays
Non-Fiction
Education & Reference
ELT
Life Sciences
Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry
Philosophy
Psychology
Certifications
- BA (Hons) Communication Design
Work experience
Director
Self-employed
June, 2006
–
Present
(over 16 years)
I have worked as a freelance designer providing creative services to publishers, agencies and authors since 2006. I have worked on a wide variety of design projects in printed and digital formats, from traditional book design to website design and development. Clients have included Oxford University Press, Macmillan Education, Pearson Education, BBC Bitesize, Scholastic and York Press.
I work from my home studio in Oxfordshire UK and have also provided on-site support to design studios and in-house design departments.
Design Manager
Macmillan
May, 2003
–
May, 2006
(about 3 years)
In this creative and challenging role I was responsible for the design and management of a large international publishing program. I was involved in the planning from concept through to completion of a range of publications and contributed to brand development of several key products. The position required strong design and typography skills, an exceptional eye for detail, plus strong organizational and project management skills to coordinate and commission external designers, artists, and photographers.
Portfolio (53 selected works)
Unlocking
Newton, Mary-Jane
Cardiology in a Heartbeat, second edition
El-Medany, Ahmed, Vaswani, Amar, Khaw, Hwan Juet, Dougherty, Scott
Case-Based Discussions in Medicine
McNamara, Paul
Medical Statistics Made Easy, fourth edition
Harris, Michael, Taylor, Gordon
CSA Cases Workbook for the MRCGP, third edition
Ellen Welch, Irina Zacharcenkova, Jennifer Lyall
Practice Accounts Made Easy, third edition
Tudor, Ann
Rheumatology: A case-based approach to management
Sofat, Nidhi, Rutter-Locher, Zoe, Oakley, Helen
Clinical Integration: Medicine
Law, Nicholas, Raz, Manda, Brady, Sharmayne, Aung, Ar Kar
Clinical Integration: Surgery
Chee, Samuel, Raz, Manda, Arachchi, Asiri
Acute Medicine, second edition
O'Kane, Declan
Eureka: Clinical Skills, Diagnostics and Reasoning
Lovell, Ben, Lander, Mark, Murch, Nick
Mastering Medical Exams: A systems-based approach
McNamara, Paul, Crawford, James, Formosa, Nadine
Cellular Pathology, third edition: An Introduction to Techniques and Applications
Cook, John, Warren, Phil
Biochemistry
Brown, Terry
Manual of Research Techniques in Cardiovascular Medicine
Ardehali, Hossein, Bolli, Roberto, Losordo, Douglas W.
Global Property Investment: Strategies, Structures, Decisions
Baum, Andrew E., Hartzell, David
Construction Innovation and Process Improvement
Akintoye, Akintola, Goulding, Jack, Zawdie, Girma
Mann's Pharmacovigilance
Andrews, Elizabeth B., Moore, Nicholas
Commercial Management: Theory and Practice
Lowe, David
Gene Control
Latchman, David
Principles of Mucosal Immunology
Society for Mucosal Immunology, Editors, Smith, Phillip D., MacDonald, Thomas T., Blumberg, Richard S., Smith, Phillip D., Blumberg, Richard S., MacDonald, Thomas T.
A First Course in Systems Biology, Second Edition
Eberhard Voit
Genetics of Complex Disease
Donaldson, Peter, Daly, Ann, Ermini, Luca, Bevitt, Debra
Viruses: Biology, Applications, and Control
Harper, David R.
Field Methods in Marine Science: From Measurements to Models
Milroy, Scott P.
Bebop 1 Student's Book Pack
Lorena Peimbert
Bebop 2 Student's Book Pack
Peimbert, Lorena
MACMILLAN ENGLISH 2 Practice Pk
Bowen, M.
MACMILLAN ENGLISH 3 Practice Pk
Bowen, M.
Planet Pop Video Workbook 1
Ltd, Elt Songs
Planet Pop Video Workbook 2
Ltd, Elt Songs
Proteins: Concepts in Biochemistry
Paulo Almeida
Plant Biology
Harberd, Nicholas, Jones, Jonathan, Smith, Alison M., Coupland, George, Dolan, Liam, Martin, Cathie, Sablowski, Robert, Amey, Abigail
Human Molecular Genetics, Fourth Edition
Strachan, Tom, Read, Andrew
Immunology: An Illustrated Outline
Male, David
Genetic Association Studies: Background, Conduct, Analysis, Interpretation
Dorak, Mehmet Tevfik
Andy has 3 reviews
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I don't know if it was the stars aligning or just beginner's luck when Andy Magee chose to collaborate with me on the cover art for my first book. I sent him some of my ideas to help get the project rolling. Andy chose one of my theme subjects and used his creativity to create a cover design that works well for the title I chose for my book. During our collaboration, I found Andy to be accommo...
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Bruce Abrahamson, November 2022
Reply from Andy Magee
Andy was extremely reachable throughout my project - great communication. I needed his help designing the cover for my book, and our final product is better than I anticipated. Where other artists said my idea was "not possible" and I "don't know what" I'm looking for, Andy was excited for the challenge. And he delivered! I'm very pleased and I very much recommend teaming up with him for your n...
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Kristin Gupta, September 2022
I so enjoyed working with Andy! He treated my book as if it were his own, and he designed the interior so professionally, fixing all of my formatting errors. He patiently fixed all the issues I found in my example code and made my screenshots and tables look great. I highly recommend him and would definitely work with him again!
Kristin Jackvony, August 2022
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