David Drummond – Designer

I have worked in book publishing for many years and have worked with a full range of publishers from small independent presses, self published authors, right up to the bigger trade houses. My covers have been featured in AIGA (American Institute of Graphics Arts) design competitions, AAUP (American Association of University Presses) Cover and Jackets Competition, Communication Arts Design Annual, and Print magazine’s Regional Design Annual.

The focus of my cover design work is finding creative solutions. I see book cover design as solving a visual problem. The challenge is to convey the content of the book with an arresting visual solution. The most important part of the cover design process is the initial brief, where I engage with the author to get a good sense of what the book is about, and their intentions for the cover, before putting pen to paper.