Danielle Smith-Boldt - Designer
Design and typography are my passion. I love to work on both covers and interiors. Self-help and special interest ideas? Bring it!
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It all began working with my wonderfully supportive father who was a 4-color pressman. As I've traveled through my career over the years, I have had the honor to work with heavy hitters such as Simon and Schuster, SBG, Houghton Mifflin, McGraw-Hill, and Pearson to name a few (some of whom I still work with to this day). Always grabbing that opportunity to move wherever the job called for me--literally from from coast to coast, as well as abroad in such amazing places as India.
It's tipped over 15 years of freelancing now and I have been loving every minute of creating, designing, and paging over 200 books and counting from start to finish. Every project brings diversity, challenge, and growth opportunity. I am an efficient worker, I enjoy the getting to use my imagination at every turn, and I am comfortable working under tight deadlines. Creativity and design sense, attention to detail, and a strong commitment to my work are some of my greatest loves in life. I bring everything I've learned throughout my career to my clients big or small. Whether it be appeasing the heavy hitters such as National Geographic, Miata, Future Farmers of America, Chevrolet, Black and Decker, Caterpillar, and Ford or first time author, I approach each project with the same desire to push that creative design to reach its upmost visual dream while keeping budget in mind. Every client has a financial ceiling. But that doesn't mean the end product doesn't get to turn out looking like a million bucks every time!
With a staff of 3 ridiculously excitable and eager to please dogs...there's nothing stopping us from making your dreams come true. So, all that being said...when do you want to get started?
It's tipped over 15 years of freelancing now and I have been loving every minute of creating, designing, and paging over 200 books and counting from start to finish. Every project brings diversity, challenge, and growth opportunity. I am an efficient worker, I enjoy the getting to use my imagination at every turn, and I am comfortable working under tight deadlines. Creativity and design sense, attention to detail, and a strong commitment to my work are some of my greatest loves in life. I bring everything I've learned throughout my career to my clients big or small. Whether it be appeasing the heavy hitters such as National Geographic, Miata, Future Farmers of America, Chevrolet, Black and Decker, Caterpillar, and Ford or first time author, I approach each project with the same desire to push that creative design to reach its upmost visual dream while keeping budget in mind. Every client has a financial ceiling. But that doesn't mean the end product doesn't get to turn out looking like a million bucks every time!
With a staff of 3 ridiculously excitable and eager to please dogs...there's nothing stopping us from making your dreams come true. So, all that being said...when do you want to get started?
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English
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits
DIY & Crafts
Education & Reference
Home & Garden
New Age
Self-Help & Self-Improvement
Work experience
Graphic Designer/Production Artist
Self-employed
November, 2006
–
Present
(over 16 years)
Work with many clients of all sizes such as community newspapers, publishing companies, production companies, and smaller independent clients all at the same time and under tight deadlines
Responsible for:
-Creating, designing and paging book series and stand alone projects for both large names such as National Geographic, Miata, Future Farmers of America, Chevrolet, Black and Decker, Caterpillar, and Ford as well as independent authors;
-Maintaining style and consistency throughout large project series;
-Designing and creating books for enthusiasts and hobbyists, self-improvement, how-to, and craft books;
-Production of scholastic schoolbooks and ancillaries as well as creating and controlling master style guides;
-EPUB file creation;
-Designing and creating advertisements and articles for monthly newspapers.
Graphics Specialist/Job Leader
GTS Graphics
December, 2000
–
November, 2006
(almost 6 years)
Led a small team of in house operators and freelancers through the creation of both college and elementary textbook projects for a number of today’s major publishing companies.
Responsible for:
-Created sample page packages according to customer design and specs;
-Set up electronic templates;
-Manipulated and made artwork, tables, charts, and graphs;
-Kept track of and implemented all spec updates and customer changes;
-Checked and corrected all elements of the project to insure proper press ready products.
Graphic Designer
Houghton Mifflin Company
September, 1998
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April, 2000
(over 1 year)
-Designed and developed the country’s leading elementary Science and Math textbooks and ancillaries under time pressured constraints in a fast-paced, multi-tasked, environment.
-Combined and manipulated illustrations, photographs, and text to create page layouts while collaborating with editorial staff on textbook content.
-Organized and oversaw the selection of art, stock photos, and location photo shoots.
Portfolio (72 selected works)
Beginning with a beautifully crafted Herbal Materia Magicka, this informativeand well researched Witch's magickal herbal will find many uses, both for thestudent and the adept alike. It contains a wealth of knowledge, warmthand wisdom ready to be shared. In part two, if you've ever wonderedhow to see Faeries or how to empower your Athame, how to get to the astralplane, keep a Book of Shadows o... read more
Junkyard: Behind the Gates at California's Secretive European-Car Salvage Yard
Löwisch, Roland, Rebmann, Dieter
Chevrolet defined American driving culture during the golden age of muscle. See it all here, in The Complete Book of Classic Chevrolet Muscle Cars: 1955-1974. Chevrolet didn't invent the overhead-valve pushrod V-8 engine, but without question Ed Cole and Chevy perfected it. And General Motors' Bowtie division wasn't the first to put the engine design in a production car, but it was the first t... read more
Comida Cubana: A Cuban Culinary Journey
Marcella Kriebel
Part travel guide, part cookbook, be amazed by a lush portrait of Cuba, from coast-to-coast, and fall in love with a collection of authentic Cuban recipes. In her debut book, Mi Comida Latina, Marcella Kriebel created a new type of cookbook. It combined vivid watercolors with the culinary traditions of Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Puerto Rico. Now, Marcella returns with a new collectio... read more
Just Relax: Your Guide to All-Natural Stress Relief
Steinman, David
Miata 20 Years
Larry Edsall
When Mazda introduced the Miata in 1989, driving enthusiasts leapt with joy. The new two-seater roadster convertible offered motorists the look and feel of a classic sports car. Now in its third generation, the Miata is considered the most successful modern sports car, popular with pleasure drivers and racers alike. This photo- and anecdote-filled book spans the Miata’s twenty-year history, of... read more
Life After Losses: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Life
LaVeck, James
Find Your Awesome: From Coin Dealer to Soul Healer
Ratner, Daniel
Call Me John: A Genealogical Mystery Based on a True story
Schoenholtz, Michael
The Music Teacher's Little Guide to Big Motivation
Meints, Ruth
The League of Maritime Adventurers: The Ungrateful Rescue
Wedlock, Steve, Dean, Steve, Wedlock, Steve
Whether you want to raise a dairy barn full of milkers, meat goats for market, a herd of Angoras for mohair fiber, or a few Pygmies as pets, this is the book for you. Goats are more popular than ever. The expert, hands-on advice in this new edition of Voyageur Press's best-selling goat manual makes it easy to get started. Providing information on the latest developments in husbandry, housing, ... read more
The BLACK+DECKER Codes for Homeowners 4th Edition is a DIY-friendly guidebook to building codes that shows you just the information you need for the codes that actually impact today's homeowners. Get those home projects you've been putting off done—and up to code. All of the most common standards are addressed in this new edition of BLACK+DECKER Codes for Homeowners, including plumbing, electr... read more
Gardening is now the favorite leisure pastime in America. Homeowners are realizing the health benefits derived from gardening and the increase in their home's property value. This book contains easy-to-use advice on the top landscape plant choices. It also recommends specific varieties, and provides advice on how to plant, how to grow and how to care for the best plants.
Georgia Month-by-Month Gardening: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year
Walter Reeves, Erica Glasener
The when-to and how-to schedule for growing, caring for, and maintaining your Peach State garden!Never garden alone! The Month-By-Month Gardening series is the perfect companion to take the guesswork out of gardening. With this book, you'll know what to do each month to have gardening success all year, from January to December. It's full of the when-to and how-tos of gardening along with richl... read more
Caterpillar: Modern Earthmoving Marvels
Frank Raczon, Keith Haddock
For this book, Frank Raczon dug up the dirt and constructed the only modern history of the world's heaviest machinery. So many things differentiate the Caterpillar brand from its competitors that it can be difficult to know where to begin. From its trademark Caterpillar Yellow to its tradition of making the most rock-solid products on earth, everything about the Caterpillar name is synonymous ... read more
In a decade that featured such legendary hurlers as Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Don Drysdale, and other Hall of Famers, no pitcher won more games than Juan Marichal in the 1960s. His unique, high-kick pitching style was imitated by kids from New York to San Francisco to Santo Domingo, and it is immortalized in a bronze statue outside of the Giants’ current ballpark. Marichal was the first Domini... read more
The Chrome Cowgirl Guide to the Motorcycle Life
Sasha Mullins
A girl’s gotta have a passion--why not a motorcycle? Like a love letter from the wild side of life comes this book from “chrome cowgirl” Sasha Mullins. A primer for women who ride, or want to, or might simply like to jumpstart their lives, the book covers the ground in a way that’s as entertaining as it is informative. Whether it’s how to ride, what to do to your bike, or what to wear, Sasha h... read more
The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating
Autumn Carpenter
This book is a comprehensive how-to book about all of the most popular cake decorating techniques, including piped frosting, fondant, and hand modeled figures. For each technique, there is an overview of the tools and materials used and complete instructions with photos. The organization provides easy access to information with step-by-step directions and 600 full-color photos for clear unders... read more
F6F Hellcat at War
Cory Graff
Descended from the F4F Wildcat (and sometimes called the Wildcat’s “big brother”), the Grumman F6F Hellcat debuted with the Pacific Fleet in mid-1943 and soon was taking on Japanese Zero fighters. Over the next two years, the Hellcat proved to be the most successful fighter aircraft in naval history--with more than 5,000 air-to-air kills in the Pacific, and the highest kill/loss ratio of any A... read more
101 Projects for Your Porsche Boxster (Motorbooks Workshop)
Wayne Dempsey .
Since its introduction in 1997, the Porsche Boxster has earned a reputation as one of the world’s greatest sports cars, as well as a huge, loyal following of devoted drivers. This book is aimed at those owners of Boxsters who want to improve their machines while avoiding thousands of dollars in mechanic’s costs. Clearly and simply written, with straightforward illustrations, this manual offers... read more
How To Weld (Motorbooks Workshop)
Todd Bridigum
Welding is a skill that any do-it-yourself enthusiast needs in his or her arsenal. How to Weld is the perfect introduction for newbies and an excellent refresher for veteran welders--a work so comprehensive that most readers won’t need any further instruction. In How to Weld, a bestselling installment in the Motorbooks Workshop series, AWS-certified welding instructor Todd Bridigum thoroughly ... read more
DIY Solar Projects - Updated Edition: Small Projects to Whole-home Systems: Tap Into the Sun
Eric Smith, Philip Schmidt
Learn how to make your own solar-powered appliances and additions to your home with the step-by-step instructions you'll find in this updated edition of DIY Solar Projects! Put the sun to work in your home with the new, expanded edition of the popular 2011 title DIY Solar Projects. Like the original, this edition offers small-scale, achievable solar projects that homeowners can build and insta... read more
BLACK+DECKER The Complete Guide to DIY Greenhouses contains building plans, information, and tips to help you build and run your own greenhouse from the ground up. Laser-focused on building greenhouses for the home gardener, it's the most complete title on DIY greenhouses you'll find anywhere. Featuring full-color step-by-step photos and comprehensive how-to instructions, the book features ful... read more
Black & Decker The Complete Outdoor Builder, Updated Edition: From Arbors to Walkways - 150 DIY Projects
Editors of Cool Springs Press
This handsome volume offers a library of outdoor projects for do-it-yourselfers in one compact place. Boasting a hefty 560 pages of detailed how-to information and an attractive price point, this is one project book you do not want to miss out on. This guide shows you how to accomplish just about any exterior DIY project; from installing a garden pond, to building a treehouse, and it does it w... read more
North American Railyards, Updated and Expanded Edition
Michael Rhodes
This classic illustrated reference is now fully updated with revised profiles, additional diagrams, and more than a dozen new railyard profiles. Railyards are the epicenter of modern railroad operations sprawling multi-acre facilities, featuring miles of track and complex operations. There, freight-carrying rolling stock of every conceivable type is dropped off, sorted, and switched from train... read more
The Quilters Hall of Fame: 42 Masters Who Have Shaped Our Art
The Quilters Hall of Fame
Masterpiece quilts and Master quilters--both are honored in The Quilters Hall of Fame. The book profiles more than forty of the quilting world's most influential people--from early twentieth-century quilt designer Ruby McKim to quilt curator Jonathan Holstein to contemporary art quilter Nancy Crow. Lavishly illustrated with one hundred glorious color photographs of their quilts, plus historica... read more
This volume is a comprehensive how-to book about all aspects of knitting. This book is a reference for all knitting techniques, beginning with the basics of how to knit. A large section of the book is devoted to showing different stitch patterns, arranged in style categories for easy reference. Special knitting topics will be explored in depth: cables, intarsia, entrelac, Fair Isle knitting, a... read more
From the editor of the nation’s premier birding magazine, a no-nonsense, no-fluff quick guide to the birds you see every day. Of all the classic American pastimes, perhaps none is as widely accessible as watching birds. Our unusually vast, diverse environmental landscape supports fascinating species and variations exclusive to each region of the country. But while birders often spend their eff... read more
Learn to identify the butterflies you see, and find out what to plant in your garden so they visit you at home!Butterflies are likely the most popular insects in the entire insect class. With their large, brightly colored wings and beneficial pollinator roles in the ecosystem, it's no wonder they have such a big fan base amongst their human observers. But for anyone who's ever wondered which e... read more
Anatomy and Physiology 6th (Sixth) Edition
Rod Seeley, Trent Stephens, Philip Tate
Western Experience 7th Edition
Complete data on over 50 years of America's original pony car.Ford's Mustang is America's most popular pony car. Whether you're a collector, historian, or armchair enthusiast, you need all the specs and details that in sum define each Mustang year and model. Ford Mustang Red Book is your one-stop information shop--a key companion for shows, auctions or any venue where you need to quickly and e... read more
Porsche 911 Red Book 3rd Edition: Specifications, Options, Production Numbers, Data Codes and More
Patrick Paternie, Peter Bodensteiner
Take hold of the ultimate reference resource on one of the world's most loved and respected sports cars. Porsche's 911, one of the most iconic sports cars in the world, is also one of the most sought-after collectible sports cars. Potential buyers, collectors, historians, and armchair enthusiasts crave all the details that, in sum, make up the 911's DNA. Porsche 911 Red Book provides all of th... read more
Explore the history, quirks, and stories behind signals with gorgeous period and contemporary photography.Railroad signals are the link between the steam era and modern railroading. Designed for reliability and durability, signals can survive for decades. In fact, old semaphores installed during the early years of the twentieth century were still in service during the 1990s, protecting trains ... read more
Our New Jersey
Steve Greer
For all the popular stereotypes of crowded turnpikes and industrial wastelands, New Jersey is in reality one of the most beautiful and diverse states in the nation. From sweeping countryside to vibrant urban centers to the celebrated Jersey Shore, the Garden State has something for everyone, and then some. With this lavishly illustrated book as a guide, the cultural riches and natural splendor... read more
Black & Decker The Book of Home How-To: The Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair & Improvement
Editors of Cool Springs Press
All the do-it-yourself information you need for your home repairs. BLACK+DECKER The Book of Home How-To is easy to search through, even easier to use.The editors at Cool Springs Press know a thing or two about DIY home improvement and maintenance; we've been writing about it for the past quarter-century, and we have more than a few bestsellers under our tool belts. Until now, there's been one ... read more
Stylish home décor is so much more than just a few throw pillows or a newly painted wall. Designers and decorators know that a successful home interior employs many mediums for a professional, cohesive style. This book reveals these decorating secrets and shows readers how to achieve a polished look in their homes. From faux painting techniques to decorative trim moldings and from newly uphols... read more
BLACK+DECKER The Complete Guide to DIY Greenhouses contains building plans, information, and tips to help you build and run your own greenhouse from the ground up. Laser-focused on building greenhouses for the home gardener, it's the most complete title on DIY greenhouses you'll find anywhere. Featuring full-color step-by-step photos and comprehensive how-to instructions, the book features ful... read more
Your one-stop manual for every aspect of DIY motorcycle electrical repair and modification. We've all stood at the front desk of a repair shop at some point, staring at an invoice, gritting our teeth and nursing our injured wallets. All vehicles will inevitably need maintenance - and we pay a premium in labor fees every time we take them in - but unlike an automobile, which has its electrical ... read more
Automotive Rust Repair and Prevention (Motorbooks Workshop)
Dennis W. Parks
How-to pro Dennis W. Parks pins down the common challenges of automotive rust repair with clear instructions on how to identify, address, and prevent rust in Automotive Rust Repair and Prevention.Rust repair and prevention are valuable, money-saving skills for any car owner. To keep your car looking sharp and to maximize its resale value, you need to keep its body in top-notch condition. Autom... read more
The Complete Photo Guide to Perfect Fitting
Sarah Veblen
The Complete Photo Guide to Perfect Fitting is the ultimate reference for fitting test garments and transferring accurate adjustments to patterns. No matter what size or shape you are, wearing garments that fit perfectly makes you look and feel better. Rather than making commonly accepted changes to a commercial pattern, the method presented in this guide focuses on the way a test garment fits... read more
Catch more and bigger fishMore than 50 million freshwater anglers and 22 million saltwater anglers in North America are all looking for ways to tip the odds in their favor for catching their favorite fish species. They need to look no further.Fishing Tips & Tricks not only offers tips to make fishing easier and more productive, it helps make fishing more fun! The up-close and detailed photogra... read more
Geared toward the absolute beginner, Origami 101 contains more than 40 amazing folding projects for the whole family, including models that evolve from one of four basic origami shapes. Have you always been intrigued by origami, but often found the diagrams confusing or the models uninspiring? Origami 101 is here to help. A revolutionary illustration enhancement called Glow Fold makes the diag... read more
Crochet Kid Stuff: 20 Fun Projects
Sharon Mann, Phyllis Sandford
20 easy crochet projects for girl and boy apparel and accessoriesCrochet is cool in elementary school. The kids love the beanies, the retro sweaters, the chunky scarves, the backpack dangles. Moms, grandmothers, and aunts are furiously crocheting for this age group, but they're having trouble finding current patterns, especially for boys. Here are the quick, colorful, fun projects they're look... read more
Dressing & Cooking Wild Game (Complete Meat)
Teresa Marrone
This new edition of the best-selling classic Dressing & Cooking Wild Game is the complete guide to field dressing and cooking great-tasting dishes with big game, small game, upland birds, and waterfowl.Compared to domestic meat, wild game is richer in flavor and lower in fat and calories. It also provides the ultimate expression of local food and a self-sufficient lifestyle. However, wild game... read more
he said, she looks: Poetic Stills in Action
Whitfield, J D, Julie, Lynn, Danielle, Smith-Boldt
The Ten Secrets To A Passionate Marriage
Ratner, Daniel
Rep's Return: Book #2 of the Shoal Creek Saga
Bledsoe, Lanny
Great Group Leaders: 60 Activities to Ignite Identity, Voice, Power, & Purpose
Ragsdale, Susan , Zinkiewicz, Crys
Once a Northender: Recollections from Boston 1930 to 2020
DiLeo, Dom, Noel, Diane
Giblet & Belle: The Case Of The Missing Ring
Lay, Robert
Fast-Draft Your Memoir: Write Your Life Story in 45 Hours
Herron, Rachael
Poems from the Trash
Whitfield, J D
Storm Rising: Book #3 of the Shoal Creek Saga
Bledsoe, Lanny
Rocky Shoals: Book Four of the Shoal Creek Saga
Bledsoe, Lanny
Shoal Creek
Bledsoe, Lanny, Bledsoe, Lanny
MY BELOVED JOURNEY: Faith, Family, Fortitude
Matson Norris, Dr. Margaret, Smith-Boldt, Danielle, Daugherty, Carol, Evans, Tiffany, Matson, Anne, Hampton McQuilkin, Patricia
When Eye Woke Up: I Changed My Reality
Mahan, Timothy
Black Hat/White Hat: A tale of good is Evil
Della-Monica, Glenn
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Danielle is always a pleasure to work with in every area. This is the eighth cover we've worked together on and they've all been great. I couldn't ask for anyone better.
Lanny Bledsoe, November 2022
Reply from Danielle Smith-Boldt
Always a pleasure working with Danielle! She has great ideas for every aspect of your project and provides honest opinions on how the final product should look and is extremely easy to work with. This is the second project I've work with Danielle on and hopefully more to come!
Nicholas Higgins, November 2022
It's always a pleasure to work with Danielle., she's very cooperative and helpful. This book isn't finished as I'm having to rewrite it.
Lanny Bledsoe, October 2022
Reply from Danielle Smith-Boldt
My book had numerous illustrations that needed to be paired with my own custom runic sigils, as well as various tables that needed to placed. In addition, Danielle created a lovely illustration for a section of the book. She also finalized the book cover that had been previously designed for me so that it could be uploaded to the publishing platform. Through all this Danielle was very patien...
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Kay Broome, May 2022
I was very impressed with Danielle and so happy I picked her to format my book. As a new author, I had a lot of questions, and probably more changes and mistakes than she would have liked me to have ;) Basically, I was a lot of work, and she went with the flow, and I LOVE how my MS came out ... I would definitely hire Danielle for my next book!!!
Jenn Greenhut, May 2022
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