Ben Morris

Ben Morris – Designer

Bold, eye-catching illustrations and designs. 32 years experience in book and magazine publishing, including many BBC commissions.

Overview

Thanks for taking a look at my profile! I'm an illustrator who has been living and working in Edinburgh for many years. My training was in graphic design and I bring a bold, graphic, colourful approach to each project. I strive for an immediacy in my work through a confident fluidity of line and careful composition, with illustration and typography complementing each other.

I have been the sole illustrator on six hardbacks from BBC Books, and I'm a regular contributor to Panini publications.

Services
Fiction
Anthologies Contemporary Fiction New Adult Short Story
Non-Fiction
Children’s Non-Fiction Design Education & Reference Entertainment
Languages
English
Certifications
  • BA (Hons) Information Graphics

Work experience

Self-employed

Dec, 1993 — Present
I’m a freelance illustrator with 32 years experience working for many major UK newspapers and magazines, design and ad agencies, and I’ve designed over 200 greetings cards. Since 2004 I've worked regularly for the BBC's Doctor Who range, illustrating for their two magazines and six of their books, including 'Whographica' and ‘The Monster Vault’. In 2020, I designed the cover and provided internal illustrations for ‘A Kind of Magic’, a hardback from Polaris Publishing that goes behind the scenes of the original Highlander movie. In 2022, I designed the cover for 'Local Hero: Making a Scottish Classic' for the same publisher. 2025 has seen the publication of the Fountainbridge Press books, 'Hamish Macbeth: The Making of a BBCtv Classic' and 'Rainbow Connections', for which I designed the covers.

Portfolio

Hamish Macbeth: The Making of a BBC TV Classic

Jonathan Melville

Welcome to the Wild West of ScotlandIn 1995, BBC One's Hamish Macbeth broke all the rules of Sunday night TV. Set in the picture-postcard Highlands of Scotland, this genre-defying drama brough... read more
Cover Design Illustration
Timeless Adventures: The Unofficial Story of How Doctor Who Conquered Television

Robb, Brian J.

Cover Design Illustration
Doctor Who Paper Dolls

Simon Guerrier

Brand new book, from smoke and pet free home. Fast dispatch from UK.
Illustration
Seeking Perfection: The Unofficial Guide to Tremors

Jonathan Melville

A throwback to the kind of sci-fi B movies that had long gone out of fashion, Tremors was a box office flop that became a home video phenomenon, spawning multiple sequels and a short-lived TV ... read more
Cover Design Illustration
Local Hero: Making a Scottish Classic

Melville, Jonathan

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Made with Reedsy
Gofers: On the Front Lines of Film and Television

Scarpati, Daniel

Passing Planes Productions LLC

Cover Design Illustration Typography
A Kind of Magic: Making the Original Highlander

Melville, Jonathan

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Whographica: An infographic guide to space and time

Steve O'Brien

JUST HOW TALL IS THE MASTER? WHO WAS KILLED BY PSYCHIC SPIDER ELECTRICITY? WHAT CAN'T A SONIC SCREWDRIVER DO? More colourful than Tom Baker's scarf, and more clever than Osgood, Whographica ex... read more
Illustration Typography Book Interior Design
Doctor Who: The Monster Vault

Jonathan Morris

You're going to need a bigger sofa...Doctor Who's biggest and most comprehensive monster guide yet, The Monster Vault takes you on the ultimate tour of the Whoniverse, discovering and catalogu... read more
Cover Design Illustration
Doctor Who: Devil in the Smoke

Justin Richards

Madame Vastra, the fabled Lizard Woman of Paternoster Row, knew death in many shapes and forms. But perhaps one of the most bizarre of these was death by snow...On a cold day in December, two ... read more
Cover Design Illustration
Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who

Various

Illustration
Doctor Who: Wit, Wisdom and Timey Wimey Stuff – The Quotable Doctor Who (Dr Who)

Cavan Scott

"All of time and space. All things that ever happened or ever will. Where do you want to start?"From a junkyard in Totter's Lane to the fields of Trenzalore, the last of the Time Lords has nav... read more
Illustration
Doctor Who: Who-ology: Regenerated Edition (Dr Who)

Cavan Scott

Illustration
Doctor Who: Time Trips (The Collection)

Cecelia Ahern

Illustration

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Daniel S.

Daniel S.

Sep, 2020

Ben is a true professional in every sense! He is the first book designer I've ever worked with--and I may never need another one, haha. Even before I hired him, his willingness to listen to my ideas and to share his thoughts about my project were beyond helpful. We worked together across time zon...
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