Christian Storm

Christian Storm – Designer

Cover/ interior designer for 20+ years. Worked at Penguin, small and university presses worldwide, creating award-winners + best-sellers.

Overview

Hi, I'm Christian and I've been designing award-winning and best-selling book cover and interiors since 2002. While I specialize in mystery/thrillers and YA fiction, I've design books for a while variety of genres, including literary fiction, nonfiction, academic titles and poetry.


Here's more about me:


• 📚 Books I've designed have sold more than 6 million copies; been turned into a Netflix series and translated into 31 languages (Thirteen Reasons Why); turned into feature film (Paper Towns); and won awards (Grasshopper Jungle, An Abundance of Katherines, Zorgamazoo and many more).


•🐧 Former Senior Designer at Penguin, Macmillan and Harper-Collins in New York City


• 💻 Worked remotely as self-employed art director and designer since 2010


• ✏️ I'm a former copy editor with a journalism degree, and can help with copy and taglines


• 📌 Clients have included: Random House, Penguin, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Disney-Hyperion, Macmillan, Bloomsbury, Houghton Mifflin, Sourcebooks, Milkweed Editions, SOHO Press, NYU Press, Stanford University Press, Penn State Press, The Ohio State University Press, and Toronto University Press.


•🐚 Former Art Director at Oceanview Publishing where I designed hundreds of mysteries and thrillers


• 📖 Able to design not just your cover, but your book interior and eBook, too, for both fiction and nonfiction, digital and print


• 🛟 Extensive experience helping new and self-publishing authors


I'm versatile and capable of designing covers in any genre; fast, friendly and easy to work with. I'm based in Florida but I've worked with clients from Japan to Dubai to California.


If you have a cover you need to look amazing, let's talk.


Thanks!


— Christian

Services
Non-Fiction
Business & Management Political Science & Current Affairs
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction Dystopian Literary Fiction Mystery & Crime Young Adult
Languages
English
Awards
  • Communication Art Design Annual
  • New York Book Show Award (covers and interiors)
  • Print Magazine Design Annual
  • AAUP Book, Jacket, and Journal Show
Certifications
  • Google Professional UX Design Certification

Work experience

Self employed

Jun, 2010 — Present
Art directed and designed best-selling and award-winning book covers; clients included: Penguin Random House, Disney-Hyperion, Amazon Publishing, Little Brown, Harper-Collins, and NYU Press

Penguin

Aug, 2005 — Jan, 2010 (over 4 years)
• Designed international best-seller — Thirteen Reasons Why — that sold more than 3 million copies, spent 2 years atop the New York Times Bestseller list, was translated into 31 languages and turned into a Netflix series • Created multiple other NYT best sellers later turned into movies Art-directed award-winners and built a multi-series brand success • Designed best-selling and award-winning jackets and covers for YA and middle-grade novels for 7 imprints in the Young Readers Division. • Commissioned and art directed illustrators, photographers, and designers, including on-site art directing of photo shoots

Clearlink Media

Aug, 2022 — Aug, 2023 (about 1 year)
Revitalized brand of personal finance website to draw younger audience Initiated 0-to-1 product redesign of website serving 1.1M readers, and creation of new mobile app to reverse business decline, doubling user satisfaction Drove content strategy and refresh of personal finance newsletters serving 450K readers, creating 3x conversion opportunities

Oceanview Publishing

Mar, 2016 — Jul, 2022 (over 6 years)
• Art-directed and designed all book covers for mysteries and thrillers, including audiobooks, and marketing materials

Portfolio

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When Karma Comes Calling

Bestwick, Tom

TB Creative

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A Fatal Funeral: A Wallace Island Mystery (Wallace Island Mystery Series Book 1)

Couch, CD

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The SILO

Heist, G. S.

Gregory S. Heist

Cover Design Book Interior Design
Made with Reedsy
Truth Stays Buried

Boland Herrick, Alexia

Gladiator Media

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The Dark Thing

Ashley, John

Panacea Publishing

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The Black Raven's Song: A Chase Harper Thriller

Grey, Macklin

Royal Global Innovations

Cover Design Book Interior Design
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The Quarry

Cacciatore, John

Independently published

Cover Design Book Interior Design
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Pivot & Persevere: product creation from dollar one

Boyatt, Natalie

Cover Design Book Interior Design
Thirteen Reasons Why

Jay Asher

Cover Design Typography Book Interior Design
Can Business Save the Earth?: Innovating Our Way to Sustainability

Lenox, Michael

Cover Design
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Rogue For Peace

Johns, Ben

Independently published

Cover Design
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What to Eat During the Apocalypse

Stefan, Vladimir

Vladimir Stefan

Cover Design
Grasshopper Jungle

Smith, Andrew

Cover Design
Lockdown: Escape from Furnace 1

Smith, Alexander Gordon

Cover Design
Eighth Grade Bites (Chronicles of Vladimir Tod, Book 1)

Heather Brewer

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Last Shot: Mystery at the Final Four (The Sports Beat, 1)

Feinstein, John

Cover Design
Die Young with Me: A Memoir

Rufus, Rob

Cover Design
Blood on the Tracks (Sydney Rose Parnell Book 1)

Nickless, Barbara

Cover Design
Talking Dirt: The Dirt Diva's Down-to-Earth Guide to Organic Gardening

Spiegelman, Annie

Cover Design
The Outsiders

Moore, David W

Cover Design
Paper Towns

Green, John

Cover Design
The Body Falls (5) (An Inishowen Mystery)

Carter, Andrea

Cover Design
Liquid Shades of Blue

Polkinghorn, James

Cover Design
The Necklace

Witten, Matt

Cover Design
Too Lucky to Live (Somebody's Bound to Wind Up Dead Mysteries Book 1)

Hogsett, Annie

Cover Design
Broken Ground (The Jay Porter Series Book 4)

Clifford, Joe

Cover Design
Say My Name: A True-Crime Novel

Clifford, Joe

Cover Design Book Interior Design
Hidden Pieces: A Misty Pines Mystery

Keliikoa, Mary

Cover Design
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The Exiled

Lowery, Jordan

Hoos Books

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Startup CFO: A Field Guide to Starting up Your Company's Finance Function (Bolster Startup Series)

Blumberg, Matt

Bolster Network

Cover Design
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Financial Freedom: Financial Literacy Made Easy for Beginners

Pettigrew, Ashlyne

Soro Publishing

Cover Design
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Terror for Profit: A New Paradigm for Understanding Terrorism and Organized Crime

Gallagher, Martin J.

KeyPoint Press

Cover Design
EPIC EXECUTION: SPEED UP, SCALE UP AND LEVEL UP

Kenney, David

Authors Unite Publishing

Cover Design
Scarlet

Gaughen, A. C.

Cover Design
Made with Reedsy
Infinitude

Rath, J. T.

Rath Publications

Cover Design
Made with Reedsy
ROBOT DETECTIVE

Goodman, Shawn

Smoke Stack Press

Cover Design
Made with Reedsy
The House Rules

Naraghi, Calvin

Cozy Manor Publishing

Cover Design
The Bone Detective, A Dave Beckett novel

Putnam, David

Cover Design
A Murder in Zion

Maggi, Nicole

Oceanview Publishing

Cover Design Book Interior Design
The Blind Devotion of Imogene: The Misadventures of Imogene Taylor

Putnam, David

Level Best Books

The Lakehouse

Clifford, Joe

Square Tire Books

All Who Wander

Clifford, Joe

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Give Up the Dead: A Jay Porter Novel (The Jay Porter Series Book 3)

Clifford, Joe

Cover Design
Killer Story

Witten, Matt

Cover Design
The Girl Who Wasn't There

Zandri, Vincent

Cover Design
The Squandered: A Bruno Johnson Novel (3) (Bruno Johnson Series)

Putnam, David

Cover Design
Seven Suspects (3) (The Bobbi Logan Series)

James, Renee

Cover Design
Relentless (1) (A Brick Kavanagh Mystery)

Wilson, Shawn

Cover Design
Paradox Lake

Zandri, Vincent

Cover Design
On Edge: A Novel (An Alex Klear Thriller, Book 2)

Ashforth, Albert

Cover Design
Downfall

Rubinstein, Mark

Cover Design
Diver's Paradise (A Roscoe Conklin Mystery)

Goodwin, Davin

Cover Design
Deep Six: A Novel (The Jake Longly Series)

Lyle, D. P.

Cover Design
Dark Rhapsody (2) (A Maggie O'Shea Mystery)

Mario, Helaine

Cover Design
Wrong Light (The Rick Cahill Series Book 5)

Coyle, Matt

Cover Design
Broken Genius (1)

Murray, Drew

Cover Design
Child's Play: A Thriller (3) (Elle Harrison Novels)

Jones, Merry

Cover Design
Below the Fold (2) (Clare Carlson Mystery)

Belsky, R. G.

Cover Design
3D Team Leadership: A New Approach for Complex Teams

Kirkman, Bradley L

Cover Design
Zen in the Art of Writing

Bradbury, Ray

Cover Design
Global Data Shock: Strategic Ambiguity, Deception, and Surprise in an Age of Information Overload

Mandel, Robert

Cover Design
Adapt, Fragment, Transform: The Politics of Corporate Restructuring and System Reform In South Korea

Kim, Byung-Kook

Cover Design
Crook County: Racism and Injustice in America's Largest Criminal Court

Van Cleve, Nicole Gonzalez

Cover Design
City of Disorder: How the Quality of Life Campaign Transformed New York Politics

Vitale, Alex S.

Cover Design
Over a Barrel: The Costs of U.S. Foreign Oil Dependence (Stanford Law Books)

Duffield, John S.

Cover Design
The Devil's Country [Kindle in Motion] (Arlo Baines Book 1)

Hunsicker, Harry

Cover Design
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood, Book 1)

Harris, Charlaine

Cover Design
Rush for the Gold: Mystery at the Olympics (The Sports Beat, 6)

Feinstein, John

Cover Design
Vanishing Act: Mystery at the U.S. Open (The Sports Beat, 2)

Feinstein, John

Cover Design
Change-Up: Mystery at the World Series (The Sports Beat, 4)

Feinstein, John

Cover Design
Cover-up: Mystery at the Super Bowl

Feinstein, John

Cover Design
Perfect: A Novel

Friend, Natasha

Cover Design
Ninth Grade Slays #2: The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod (Chronicles of Vladimir Tod-Graphic Novel)

Brewer, Heather

Cover Design
Tenth Grade Bleeds #3: The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod (Chronicles of Vladimir Tod-Graphic Novel)

Brewer, Heather

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Enders

Price, Lissa

Cover Design
Starters

Price, Lissa

Cover Design
Execution: Escape from Furnace 5

Smith, Alexander Gordon

Cover Design
Will Grayson, Will Grayson

Green, John

Typography

Christian has 58 reviews

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chris C.

chris C.

May, 2024

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Christian was great to work with, I highly recommend him. He created several great book cover concepts, which made it hard to choose the final winner! He was very responsive to feedback, and made sure that I got the final cover that I was looking for, alongside other assets such as social banners...
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Christian S.
Thanks so much for the kind words, Chris. I really enjoyed working on Rugbynomics with you. We ended up with several great choices, which is always great. . . if difficult to choose from! I wish th...
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John A.

John A.

May, 2024

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Christian did the cover design and interior formatting for my novel, and I couldn't be happier with both! The cover design, in particular, was phenomenal! Christian took my basic idea and elevated it to a professional, eye-catching, and intriguing design that was above and beyond my expectations....
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Christian S.
Thanks, John! I love the book we came up with together and appreciate your patience when it took me a little longer than expected. So glad you’re happy with the results!!
Vladimir S.

Vladimir S.

Apr, 2024

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Excellent work from Christian. As a first-time author, I had plenty of nerves, ideas and asks from my first cover. He handled everything with aplomb and timely and made sure I had a cover to be proud of! Christian brings his ideas to the table so be ready to be given some useful suggestions, i...
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Lindsey D.

Lindsey D.

Apr, 2025

Took time to Zoom with me prior to the poject.
Matthew D.

Matthew D.

Apr, 2025

I can't say enough nice things about working with Christian. Professional, responsive, and open to suggestions. And best of all, a creative mind that captured the feel of my book.

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