Giorgia Chiarion

Giorgia Chiarion – Designer

Book designer with 10+ years' experience in creating smart, striking, market-ready designs.

Overview

🎨 Distinctive book design that captivates and connects

With 10+ years of experience designing for leading publishers like Penguin Random House, Hachette, DK, and Wonderbly, I now focus on partnering directly with authors to create bold, high-quality designs tailored to each book’s unique vision and audience.

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📚 I specialise in covers that stand out.

My process begins by understanding your story, your goals, and your ideal readers. From there, I build moodboards to lock in a visual direction, before exploring typography: sourcing distinctive typefaces or crafting bespoke hand lettering where needed (you’ll find many examples of this in my gallery).

🎨 Visual storytelling is at the heart of what I do.

Whether working with stock imagery, commissioning custom illustrations, or compositing visuals into striking compositions, I’m resourceful and style-flexible. My background in personalised publishing has honed my ability to adapt to different aesthetics while keeping quality and cohesion at the forefront.

✨ Design services include:

– Cover design (including hand lettering, sourcing and briefing illustrators);

– Interior layout and typesetting;

- Print-ready and EPUB file preparation

🔍 Genres I’m especially drawn to: Lifestyle non-fiction and contemporary fiction, projects where design plays a powerful role in helping ideas come to life and reach the right audience.

🤝 Collaborative, detail-focused, and always deadline-ready. I’d love to help bring your book to life with design that speaks volumes.

💬 I am fluent in English, Italian and Spanish;

⭐️ Past client feedback ⭐️

"I was delighted that Giorgia agreed to design my book. Giorgia created a schedule for the process, stage by stage, which worked well for both of us. We talked over the novel's themes initially. Then, Giorgia sent me some inspiring mood boards which we discussed. From there she came up with several possibilities for my book which were all tempting. She made an e-version for Kindle as well as covers for a paperback and hardback. I've had many compliments on the design. Everyone says, 'what a lovely cover', and other writers have admired it. The whole process was professional, enjoyable and collaborative. I would definitely work with Giorgia again and highly recommend her. " Stephanie Norgate, author of "Hartisborne"

Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs Children’s Non-Fiction New Age Sex & Relationships
Fiction
Picture Books Poetry
Languages
English
Certifications
  • Typography, Central Saint Martins, UAL

Work experience

Wonderbly

Nov, 2022 — Aug, 2024 (over 1 year)
Between November 2022 and August 2024 I worked alongside the Managing Director to create a new book list aimed at adults. During this time I established a new design team, developed the look and feel for the list, recruited new illustrators to work with us and helped come up with ideas for new products. I am particularly proud of the personalised cocktail book which became a global best-seller soon after launch in Autumn 2024.

Laurence King Publishing

Feb, 2020 — Mar, 2021 (about 1 year)
At Laurence King I was working primarily on the gift list. I worked closely with the managing director, editors and the creative team at MAGMA. I helped develop the range, recruited illustrators, supported a team of designers and designed specific products (see below for a few examples).

Wonderbly

Jul, 2015 — Mar, 2019 (over 3 years)
Responsibilities included: Art and design direction of the entire book range; managing a team of designers and artists; initiating and developing new book ideas; scouting and recruiting new talent; writing briefs for illustrators and designers; overseeing the development of each book and ensuring it was of the highest quality; organising workshops and skill- sharing events; representing the company at major events by taking part in talks and panel discussions; writing articles describing our processes and findings.

Nosy Crow

Jan, 2015 — Jul, 2015 (6 months)

Penguin Random House

Jul, 2013 — Dec, 2014 (over 1 year)

Portfolio

Hartisborne

Norgate, Stephanie

Cover Design Typography
Cover Design Typography Book Interior Design
Cover Design Book Interior Design
Made with Reedsy
GREEK GODS REIMAGINED: TALES TOLD IN POETRY

Tractenberg, Calia Jill

Independently published

Book Interior Design
Made with Reedsy
Shut Up & Shift!: From Chaos To Consciousness

Scaduto, Ginny

Platypus Publishing

Cover Design
Cover Design Typography Book Interior Design
Cover Design Typography Book Interior Design

Giorgia has 6 reviews

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Zoe L.

Zoe L.

Apr, 2026

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Giorgia is amazing and was such a pleasure to work with on my debut poetry book. I didn’t know what to expect working with a designer, but my expectations were far exceeded. Giorgia presented her ideas timely and professionally with great communication, and took my ideas and feedback into conside...
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Giorgia C.
thank you zoë 🥰
Valérie D.

Valérie D.

Apr, 2026

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Working with Giorgia on the design of my poetry book (both the cover and the interior chapter section designs) was a truly positive experience from start to finish. She was highly responsive and took the time to clearly outline each step of the process, which made everything feel structured and r...
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Giorgia C.
Thank you so much, Valérie. It has been a pleasure to work with you.
Regina L.

Regina L.

Apr, 2026

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Giorgia--well, I almost don't want to give her the FIVE STAR review she deserves, because I don't want her to become so busy that I can't reach her, lol! But in all fairness, "G" as i began to call her, is the BUSINESS! You here me, she is all that and a bag of chips. PERIODT!
Giorgia C.
Thank you so much, Regina!
Fred V.

Fred V.

Feb, 2026

Great experience for this first-time author. Professional. Responsive. Instructions easy to follow and understand. Finished product superb.
Giorgia C.
Thank you for the kind feedback, Fred. I was very glad to collaborate with you.
David T.

David T.

Dec, 2025

Giorgia was terrific to work with. I needed help getting my daughter's book of poetry ready for publication in both print and on Epub. Giorgia was very responsive and professional helping me (us) out the entire time.
Giorgia C.
Thank you so much David!

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