Laura Duffy - Designer

My two decades as an Art Director working with some of the most talented editorial, marketing, and publicity professionals in the world of publishing, gets passed on to my clients as I work towards creating a stunning book cover design that will stand out in a crowded marketplace.

MY PROCESS
I prefer to read as much of a manuscript as possible to get inspiration, so I ask for at least 2 weeks from receipt of the script to delivery to you of the first round of comps.

After the delivery of the first round, we'll go over changes and move on to the next round of revised comps. Once the cover is approved, and the interior design is complete we move on to the creation of the full layout.


TESTIMONIALS

"In my experience, the world of book publishing essentially boils down to three levels of art designers: many are decent, some have real talent, and a tiny fraction are stone-cold, lights-out pros that can make an author do backflips out of sheer delight. Laura Duffy is that third one. "
—Kent Hartman, bestselling author of The Wrecking Crew and Goodnight, L.A. and editor of Life In the Key of Rubini

"I came to Laura from one of the big box self publishing companies that do it all for you. My experience with this company had been disappointing at every step. But when I saw the cover they had designed, I knew that I needed to jump ship and find a professional graphic artist to completely rework the cover. Laura did an awesome job. After reading through my book, she provided several different conceptual suggestions for a cover. From that group, we worked together to fine tune the image, text and font. In the end, Laura provided me with an absolutely perfect cover for my book. She was good natured and easy to work with. In addition, I found Laura to be flexible, attentive and most important, artistically talented and knowledgeable. I highly recommend Laura for book cover design."
—Rob Brown M.D., author of Toxic Home | Conscious Home

"Laura is a fantastic book cover designer. Beyond the creative inspiration she has brought to my novel's cover, she has also been available night and day to promptly answer my emails. She brought together the e-book and mechanical covers, and actually helped me when I ran into issues with my interior epub/MOBI formatting--which I hadn't even hired or paid her for. Very professional and personable. Strongly recommend."
—Sean Dunn, author of Anthem's Fall

"Laura did excellent creative work designing the book cover for Double Happiness. She was patient, inventive, and knowledgeable, and she created not just a stunning front cover, but also a gorgeous back cover for the book, as well as a set of special covers for the book's Advanced Review Copies and a fully functional cover for the e-book that works beautifully across electronic platforms and formats. She was also incredibly patient as I requested numerous copy and design changes throughout the creative process, and she always responded in a timely manner. Dynamite creative!"
—Tony Brasunas author, of Double Happiness