Danna Mathias Steele

Danna Mathias Steele – Designer

Cover/interior designer with 15+ years experience. Worked for Amazon.com and small publishers. A passion for beautiful, simplistic books.

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.


I've got degrees in both graphic design and English literature, curating 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
Non-Fiction
Art Biographies & Memoirs Self-Help & Self-Improvement
Fiction
Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery & Crime Poetry Women's Fiction
Languages
English

Work experience

Self-employed

Jan, 2017 — Present
Book covers, typesetting, branding/logos and wedding invitation design.

Amazon.com

Jan, 2011 — Jan, 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

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The House on the Rocks

Donley, Alexa

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Ellis River

Ehrlich, Nicki

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Toska

Cabrera, Elizabeth C

Cover Design
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The Murder of Sarah Grosvenor

Withycombe, Betsy

Cover Design
The Color Teil: Life, Work, and Inspiration

Duncan, Teil

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All the Natural Beauties: A Suspense Thriller (Detective CJ O'Hara Debut)

Deal, John

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The Pomegranate

Schwaidelson, S. J.

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All Things That Deserve to Perish: A Novel of Wilhelmine Germany

Mack, Dana

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Salt the Snow

Callaghan, Carrie

Cover Design
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Little Things: A Novel

Fillion, Amy

Cover Design
One Fine Day

Padilla, Jenae G

Cover Design Book Interior Design
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Immigrant Secrets: The Search for My Grandparents

Mancini, John Francis

Cover Design Book Interior Design
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Beebe and Bostelmann: a historical novel

POLITSCH, KENT

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The Second: A Memoir of Love and Commitment

Durda, Colleen Burns

Cover Design
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Blue Sky Gone

Farmer, J.S

Cover Design Book Interior Design
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Surviving To Tell The Tale: A Time To Forgive

Vincent, Richard A

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Witch's Shadow

Cain, Philip

Cover Design
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40 for 40: Forty stories, sayings, and lessons learned from a non-celebrity, Costco-shopping, minivan-driving, extremely grateful married father of 5 kids who is turning forty years old.

O'Donnell, Dennis

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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 resi... read more
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Will There Be Wine?: A Novel

Cubbison, Ms. Whitney

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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-ye... read more
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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 ... read more
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Sex Talk: How Biological Sex Influences Gender Communication Differences Throughout Life's Stages

Furlich, Dr. Stephen A.

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Help Yourself to Helping Yourself: How to cleanse your overflowing plate of responsibilities, change the ambiance of your life, and start from scratch

Parrish, Amber N

Cover Design Book Interior Design
The Life and Times of Dr. Maximus Schwantz Aka Dr. Michael Swank

Swank

Cover Design
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 ... read more
Cover Design

Danna Mathias has 215 reviews

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Rod M.

Rod M.

Mar, 2024

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So many reviewers say they can't say enough good things about Danna. They talk about what a pleasure she is to work with. Both statements are spot on. But what is more important, at least to me, is the quality and creativity of the cover she created for me. I could not be more pleased. The cover ...
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Jim R.

Jim R.

Mar, 2024

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Danna Mathias Steel is an excellent cover artist. She’s done two covers for me, and I will come back to her for more in the future. She is highly intuitive about what I want in a cover design. She works fast, and deals quickly with changes, and keeps you well informed on the progress of the pr...
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Suzanne M.

Suzanne M.

Feb, 2024

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I cannot say enough about my collaboration with Danna. Her work is stellar. Danna did the cover and interior of my book and workbook. I am THRILLED with the results - everything exceeded my expectations. She nailed the book covers on the first try, totally understanding what I was going for (whi...
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Dobie M.

Dobie M.

Apr, 2025

Danna is awesome to work with. Her artwork is creative and attractive. Her interior formatting and covers always work. In the rare case where something needs to be fixed, she is extremely responsive and gets updated files back very quickly. I couldn't ask for a better professional.
Suzanne S.

Suzanne S.

Mar, 2025

This was my second time collaborating with Danna Mathias on a book project, and once again, she did a fabulous job with the interior design. Her attention to detail and creative touch truly elevated the final product — my book is all the better for the work she put into it. Danna was highly profe...
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