Erica Patstone

Erica Patstone – Designer

Graphic designer with over five years of publishing experience, primarily with layout design for hardcover coffee-table books.

Overview

I'm a graphic designer and typography nerd with a passion for publishing, and I'd love the opportunity to bring your creation to life visually!


I have over five years of experience working with a small publishing company and have created book layouts for dozens of projects, primarily hardcover coffee-table books. The bulk of my work for book interiors has been imagery-focused; the layouts mostly consist of photos and text, such as photo captions and articles, but I have experience typesetting text-heavy books as well.


I believe that my years of experience, keen eye for typography, and attention to detail will make me a great candidate for your next book project. I look forward to hearing all about it!

Services
Non-Fiction
History Home & Garden Nature Sports & Outdoors Travel
Languages
English

Work experience

College Possible

Sep, 2022 — Present

Conceptualize and design print and digital collateral to support brand awareness, event promotion, recruitment efforts, and development across the national office and its various student programs, eight regional sites, and external stakeholders.

Pediment Publishing

Jan, 2018 — Sep, 2022 (over 4 years)

I produced assets for 30+ book publishing projects annually, including book layouts and book covers, as well as conducted pre-press activities, including proofreading, editing, preflighting, and generating press-ready files. Pediment specializes in hardcover coffee-table books that are photo-heavy rather than text only, producing primarily commemorative sports books and pictorial history books.

Erica has 7 reviews

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Mark F.

Mark F.

Oct, 2024

Our 7th project. Getting tired of saying nice things, but it's all good!
Mark F.

Mark F.

Oct, 2024

I think I've done 8 projects with Erica. Very happy with all aspects of her work and our business relationship
rod M.

rod M.

Oct, 2024

When last time we worked together I said I would work with Erica whenever I could. Now that we have collaborated again, I repeat what I promised first time. When my next novel is ready, I would not work with anyone else than Erica. First class, great service, good humoured and prompt; what more could you want? Roderick Mountain
Erica P.
It has been great working together so far and I’m looking forward to future projects we’ll get to collaborate on!
Jackson A.

Jackson A.

Oct, 2024

I worked with over 10 professionals during the writing of my book and Erica by far was the most understanding, talented, and responsive. She did an incredible job designing the book and was also just a joy to work with. Being a first time writer there was so many times where I asked Erica to make a small change, and she never made me feel like I was bothering her. It felt like Erica was more co...
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Erica P.
Thanks so much for the thoughtful review, Jackson — it means the world to hear how much you value our collaboration. It was a delight to work together and help bring your vision to life. Congrats o...
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Roy P.

Roy P.

Oct, 2024

Do you have a higher than 5 star rating? Because Erica merits more than a mere 5 stars. She has been absolutely great to work with. A real blessing. She is creative, empathetic, responsive, and professional in every way. For a newbie, who was embarking the book publishing journey for the first time, it was comforting knowing that I was being guided to my end goal by a thorough professional. Min...
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Erica P.
Roy, this review blew me away! Despite the complex nature of your project, you made it easier by being incredibly communicative, responsive, and always willing to make the process as clear and stra...
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