Overview
I am a book cover designer with over 20 years of experience in the editorial industry.
My professional journey includes a 7-year tenure at the Design Department of Record Publishing Group, the largest non-didactic book publishing conglomerate in Latin America.
During my time at Record Publishing Group, I specialized in designing covers for a wide array of high-volume, mass-market literary genres.
Currently, in addition to my full-time commitments, I collaborate with authors and publishers as a freelance editorial designer.
I am passionate about my work and look forward to discussing potential collaborations and how I can contribute to your upcoming publication.
I provide the following files:
— Paperback cover (front, back, spine and flaps)
— Printed endpapers art (paperback)
— Endpaper art (hardcover)
— Hardcovers: Case Laminate + Dust Jacket covers = Jacketed Case Laminate (Case Laminate = Dust Jacket)
— Source files (in case of future changes in text)
— 3D covers
"Working with Elmo has always been a great pleasure. Punctual, creative, collaborative, and a professional with a very diverse portfolio, he has the ability to dive into each briefing and capture the message in the details. I always found it easy to approve his proposals because they are carefully thought out and, in addition, are beautiful."
— Andreia Amaral do Espírito Santo (Civilização Brasileira, an imprint of Grupo Editorial Record)
"Elmo is one of my favorites designers to work with. He's very talented and his aesthetic sense is incredible. His award winning designs always blow my mind. His cover for the Brazilian edition of 'The Exorcist', by William Peter Blatty, is one of my favorites ever. He's also one of the most easygoing person I have ever met. He listens very carefully to the client's requests and can still present an amazing design with his own twist. When I work with Elmo, I truly feel that there is a collaboration between client and designer. You simply can't go wrong with Elmo."
— Ulisses Teixeira (HarperCollins Brazil)
"Elmo is an extremely skilled and creative designer. From minimal ideas, he would present ingenious solutions. It is worth noting that he is a versatile professional and easy to work with."
— Felipe Harrison (Grupo Editorial Record)
Services
Non-Fiction
Fiction
Languages
Awards
- 60º Jabuti Awards 2018 – Finalist with the cover of the book 'Ó, o Globo!'
- 54º Jabuti Awards 2012 – Winner with the cover of the book 'Dresden'
- Getty Images Best Book Cover Awards 2011 – Finalist with the cover for the book ‘Como era triste a Chinesa de Godard’
- Getty Images Best Book Cover Awards 2010 – Finalist with the cover for the book ‘O fim da América’
Work experience
Record Publishing Group
Work at the in house design department.
– Design of book covers from every sort of genre, written by national and foreign authors.
Record Publishing Group is the biggest publishing conglomerate of non-didactic books in Latin America. At that time, it edited more than a thousand of new publications per year.
Contra Capa Publishing House
Responsible for the graphic project and design of the books – covers and interior, as well as all the design of graphic material used to promote them.
Self-employed
Collaborate with book publishers as a freelancer designing everything related to the universe of the printed book.
Record Publishing Group
Responsible for the graphic project and design of the book covers, as well as all the design of graphic material used to promote them.
Self-employed
Concept, creation and development of projects for everything that concerns the graphic universe of the book. That embraces the design of covers, interiors, inserts, promotional material, identity projects for the publishing houses and their labels, among others.
Portfolio
