Florian Garbay

Florian Garbay – Designer

Middle-grade series specialist offering a simple and pleasant experience aligned with your wishes and market needs.

Overview

I am Florian, a French graphic designer, geek, and illustrator who likes to create original book covers that get young readers excited about reading.

I've been working in children's publishing for 5 years and have around thirty publications with self-published authors.

I love working with beginners because designing a cover for your book is an important step in the future of your business. Unfortunately, it's the only stage that requires you to work with someone. When you spend months writing a project, it can be frustrating and intimidating.

That's why I offer a pleasant and reassuring creative experience that leaves you in control of your project. You remain the captain!

Before we sign the quote, we exchange ideas and clearly define what your book cover will look like.

If you don't know what you want or are unsure that your idea is suitable for the market, don't worry! I can give you advice.

Once the collaboration begins, I won't limit the number of feedback requests you can make and I'll be in touch regularly to let you know how I'm getting on.

Once the project is finished, I'll give you all the files you need to publish your book.

I hope I've answered most of your questions. To get more information, send me a message! It's free!

I can't wait to hear about your story!

Florian
Services
Fiction
Action & Adventure
Certifications
  • License

Work experience

Self-employed

May, 2017 — Present

I specialize in creating book covers specifically designed for the Middle Grade market.

At the same time, I have worked on various projects like:
- Character concept art for video game industry
- Background concepts and illustrations for video game industry
- Music band covers
- Children book cover and interior illustration
- Assets for board games

ESAA Aquitaine and E-artsup Bordeaux

Sep, 2017 — Jul, 2020 (almost 3 years)

I teach academic drawing, inking, perspective, rough drawing technic for interior design and digital colorisation.

French Ministry for Internal Affairs

Jun, 2012 — Sep, 2017 (over 5 years)

This experience has taught me:
- To anticipate constraints related to print files.
- To design visuals tailored to my clients' needs.
- To communicate with various profiles, from beginners to creative directors.
- To meet tight production deadlines.
- To master every aspect of the printing process.

Portfolio

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Cave of Legends (Dragon League)

Charles, Scott

Yellow Morning Press

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Cover Design Illustration Typography
Illustration
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Up Against Mooneye

Høst, Mikkel

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Made with Reedsy
Dragon Canyon: Level 1: Fire of Four

Kristin Glasbergen

Sorrel wants to run around like the other kids, but a foot deformity -- and her hovering mom -- just won’t let her. The only place she feels free is in Dragon Canyon -- a video game where she ... read more
Cover Design Illustration Typography
What is the Fantastical Contraption? What secrets does it hold inside? And what about it convinced the Queen to abduct Annabel Pickering’s parents? Thirteen-year-old Annabel Pickering loves he... read more
Cover Design Illustration Typography
Made with Reedsy
STOP! ROBOT!

Anson, Gaz

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Made with Reedsy
Eternal Seas (The Relic Hunters Book 1)

Rees, Lexi

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Made with Reedsy
THE EERIE BROTHERS and THE WITCHES OF AUTUMN

Higdon, Sheldon

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Made with Reedsy
The Final Ingredient: A Creeptown Horror

Charles, Scott

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Made with Reedsy
Eternal Seas (The Relic Hunters)

Rees, Lexi

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Cover Design Illustration Typography
Cover Design Illustration Typography
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Florian has 29 reviews

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Dan O.

Dan O.

Feb, 2025

Excellent work. Totally unique art style that absolutely nailed what I wanted and made my rough vision for this project come to life with professional and stylish input. I will absolutely seek out Florian for to do some more work in the future.
Rafique S.

Rafique S.

Nov, 2024

I could not have asked for a better cover artist! Florian demonstrated exceptional professionalism and transparency even before the official start of our collaboration. He spent considerable time and effort to understand my vision while taking the initiative to make suggestions and revisions when needed. He is approachable and proactive. His experience and expertise in cover design were invalua...
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E. M. D.

E. M. D.

Nov, 2024

Working with Florian was in all regards a five-star experience. His skill, creativity, attention to detail, and responsiveness to feedback all shine through in the final product. To anyone considering collaborating with him, I would highly recommend leaning into the feedback process throughout the images' multiple iterations: let your artsy side take over, get specific with what you want and wh...
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Gloria B.

Gloria B.

Oct, 2024

Florian Garbay is a consummate professional. I was lucky to hit ‘gold’ when I chose to collaborate with him on the cover of the first book in my children’s middle-grade adventure series. Florian takes your work seriously and has a wonderfully creative and imaginative mind. His illustration skills are great. We started with Florian sending me a black and white version of his ideas. We procee...
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Gaius A.

Gaius A.

Sep, 2024

Florian was fantastic to work with. I was blown away not only by the finished product, but also by his approach. He is a very clear communicator, sending me updates regularly and letting me know as soon as possible about any delays. I asked for quite a few changes, which put us behind schedule, and Florian was very gracious and up front about the impact on the timeline. He took such care with m...
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