Danna Mathias Steele - Designer
Cover/interior designer with 10+ years experience. Worked for Amazon.com and small publishers. A passion for beautiful, simplistic books.
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Overview
With over a decade of experience in the professional publishing industry, I’m a firm believer that you should always judge a book by it’s cover. I’m passionate about well-executed, thoughtful design and aim to bring that understanding to every book I help create.
With degrees in both graphic design and English literature, I've curated a distinct skill set when it comes to visually communicating a book's themes and tones. I can't wait to help you bring your project to life!
With degrees in both graphic design and English literature, I've curated a distinct skill set when it comes to visually communicating a book's themes and tones. I can't wait to help you bring your project to life!
Services
Languages
English
Non-Fiction
Art
Biographies & Memoirs
Self-Help & Self-Improvement
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Poetry
Women's Fiction
Work experience
Owner & Principal Designer
Self-employed
January, 2017
–
Present
(over 5 years)
Book covers, typesetting, branding/logos and wedding invitation design.
Design Specialist
Amazon.com
January, 2011
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January, 2017
(about 6 years)
Develop and manage creative direction for top-selling authors and public figures entering the publishing industry. Create strong publication series identities in house, including interior layout design and typesetting, production design, cover concept development, and print file creation.
Portfolio (19 selected works)
The Pomegranate
Schwaidelson, S. J.
Immigrant Secrets: The Search for My Grandparents
Mancini, John Francis
Beebe and Bostelmann: a historical novel
POLITSCH, KENT
Salt the Snow
Callaghan, Carrie
The Second: A Memoir of Love and Commitment
Durda, Colleen Burns
Little Things: A Novel
Fillion, Amy
The Flowing Sand
Jon Garcia
Marc Caldwell is a decorated veteran detective for the Briscoe, Texas, Police Department. He has seen his fair share of crime through his time of service, but when local teen Mercedes Vargas goes missing, Detective Caldwell and his partner, Shawn Peterson, are in a cat-and-mouse game with the kidnapper, who wears a scarecrow mask to hide his identity. After threats and warnings from the kidnap... read more
Revival on King Street: Book #1 Lowcountry Liaisons
Suzie Webster
Charlie Finley had an idyllic life. At 23 years old, she was married to her childhood sweetheart, was a successful real estate agent and lived in the beautiful city of Charleston, South Carolina. Some days she wondered if she should pinch herself because it was such a dream. But sometimes when things seem too good to be true, they often are, and Charlie's perfect life came crashing down around... read more
Sunshine in the Delta: A Novel
Erica M. Sandifer
From author Erica Sandifer comes Sunshine in the Delta, a tale of life and love and everything in between, set in the Mississippi Delta during the early 1960s. Money, Mississippi, just beyond the Tallahatchie River, the town is a vast, flat land with fields of corn and cotton, split in half by the long and dusty Money Road. Right alongside the road in an old shack, lives Miss Neeyla Jean, alon... read more
Broken and Breaking Free
Amy Fillion
Is it possible to transcend the boundaries of the life you were born into, and if so, what will you sacrifice?Susan Dubois is the youngest member of a poor French-Canadian Catholic family residing in a small and uniform central New Hampshire town in the 1950s. From a young age, this God of her parents’ fills her with extreme trepidation. Susan has been taught that, as a child, it is your duty ... read more
The King of Kreskin Avenue
A.K. Vitberg
The King of Kreskin Avenue is the powerful tale of the connection between Mario Colucci, a highly decorated, emotionally scarred Korean War hero who’s the neighborhood oddity, and a sixteen-year-old neighborhood kid, Robbie Shumstein, trying to come to grips with the death of his brother in Vietnam.Set in Buffalo, NY over a 30-year time frame, the story’s dramatic climax occurs in the late 196... read more
HARBOR BLUES a novella
Cheryl Devenney
A decades old cold murder case. A fed-up LAPD cop's wife. A fresh homicide. All collide amid a sea of blackmail and murder.A 24 year-old unsolved murder case re-surfaces when Melanie, wife of the next chief of the L.A. Police Department, inherits her estranged father's seaside bar. She swore she'd never set foot in the place again after moving out. But decides to re-open the bar, hoping to rec... read more
The Devil's Workshop
Miller, Donnally
Danna Mathias has 109 reviews
Professionalism
Professionalism
Quality
Quality
Value
Value
Communication & Punctuality
Communication & Punctuality
Again it was great to work with Danna. I look forward to the next time.
Brandon Moore, June 2022
I left a review before so I am not sure if this is a duplicate. Danna was amazing. She did a nice pitch for the work with examples of her work product; others did not. Save gave me dates for each task and stuck to them. She was much more creative than I could have hoped for. Her communication skills were excellent As a lawyer of 42 years I know good from bad. Her pricing matched another...
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Randy Bateman, June 2022
Working with Danna on my first novel was great. She was a fantastic communicator and followed through 100% on what she said I could expect and when. I will work with her again.
Christina Huvelle, June 2022
Danna was absolutely great to work with! Not only did she turn my ideas into a reality, but she was very patient and understanding throughout the entire design process. She met each and every deadline she promised which was also a huge plus for me. Would definitely work with her again in the future!
Kelly Bellucci, June 2022
Danna was amazing to work with, she was professional all around. She even worked with my schedule when I was away for half a month. The cover came out more spectacular than expected and she was very punctual with her responses when I need corrections on the format of the book. I would totally work with Danna again on future projects.
Kunthon Meas, May 2022
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