Dinah Drazin

Dinah Drazin – Designer

Hi! I am a London based freelance text designer and typesetter with many years of experience in the publishing industry.

Overview

I am a very enthusiastic and versatile text designer and typesetter with many years of experience in book publishing, committed to creating welcoming, readable and attractive designs that fulfil the brief on time and within budget. I work quickly and meticulously, both as part of a wider team and independently, and I prioritise keeping my skill set and industry knowledge up to date. I am happy designing individual titles, but also creating templates for series styles, and have never lost the thrill of excitement at turning a manuscript into a beautiful new book.

Services
Non-Fiction
Art Biographies & Memoirs
Fiction
Classics Contemporary Fiction Literary Fiction Poetry
Languages
English

Work experience

Self-employed

Dec, 1995 — Present
Freelance text design and typesetting of books, across a very wide range of titles, genres and companies, including Penguin Books Ltd, Random House, Thames and Hudson and Hodder and Stoughton. My PDF portfolio is available on request.

Penguin Books Ltd

Aug, 1987 — Aug, 2023 (about 36 years)
This job covered all aspects of text design across the company’s adult and children’s lists. I had sole responsibility for the text design of Sphere Books, Buildings of England and Hamish Hamilton.

Dinah has 23 reviews

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Will D.

Will D.

Feb, 2026

I am sure I could not have found a better interior design partner for my poetry book. Dinah is clearly as experienced as they come, and I felt in extremely competent hands with all decisions and communications. Even more, she was a pleasure to correspond with. Very personable, responsive and unfa...
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Samantha S.

Samantha S.

Dec, 2025

Dinah was wonderful to work with. She was extremely communicative and kept me updated with every step of the process. She was very friendly and supportive, happy to make any changes I needed. I would definitely love to work with her again on my next book:)
c O.

c O.

Dec, 2025

Working with Dinah Drazin has been a precious gift. This was my first book, and entrusting it to someone felt vulnerable—but Dinah held it with such care, intelligence, and gentleness that I immediately knew it was safe with her. She didn’t just design pages; she listened to the soul of the work...
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R. S. R.

R. S. R.

Nov, 2025

Dinah is the absolute best! She has so much terrific experience and was very patient with a beginner like me. I learned a lot about the publishing design process through my collaboration with her. I would not hesitate to work with Dinah again and highly recommend her.
Heather H.

Heather H.

Nov, 2025

I found Dinah randomly through Reedsy, but wow what a find. I had written my memoir but to be honest it still wasn't in a finished state. Thank goodness she had such patience and professionalism to knock me into shape. She regularly gently suggested that an image wasn't good enough quality and I ...
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