The best book designers for hire in Australia

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Jordan 5 star rating

Brisbane QLD, Australia

I'm an illustrator and designer who loves to create eye-catching book covers that take an unconventional approach to the source material.

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Horror, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Mary 5 star rating

Melbourne VIC, Australia

Children’s Author and former Creative Director for Five Mile Books and Larrikin House, I have designed and created in excess of 200 titles.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Five Mile Books
  • Larrikin House

Peter 5 star rating

Melbourne VIC, Australia

I'm an award-winning book cover designer, looking to work with you to create a beautiful, individual and distinctive book.

Genres: Classics, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Plays & Screenplays, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Entertainment, and Art.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Elin 5 star rating

Melbourne VIC, Australia

Hi! I'm Elin, a professional Illustrator bringing ideas to vivid reality. Let's turn your vision into stunning visuals together!

Genres: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, and Comics & Graphic Novels.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Tara 5 star rating

Sydney NSW, Australia

I’m an illustrator with 10+ years of industry experience. Clients: Disney, Simon and Schuster, Penguin Random House, Macmillan, Del Rey.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Space Opera, Science Fiction, Entertainment, Non-Fiction, Historical Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, and Dark Romance.

Work experience:

  • Disney books
  • Publishing

Amanda 5 star rating

Brisbane QLD, Australia

Children’s book illustrator and book designer. I specialise in picture books and middle grade fiction and love to use texture and colour.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, and Middle Grade.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Veronica 5 star rating

Sydney NSW, Australia

Freelance illustrator with years of experience painting characters and creatures for clients such as Darrington Press, MCDM and Illumicrate.

Genres: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Gaming & LitRPG, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Middle Grade Fantasy, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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Nada 5 star rating

Sydney, Australia

An experienced book designer working with major publishers and best-selling authors; Penguin Random, Harper, Hachette, Allen and Unwin +.

Genres: Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Daniel 5 star rating

Melbourne VIC, Australia

I am a professional illustrator with over 15 years experience in book and album cover illustration, my specialty is comic illustration.

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Dystopian, Middle Grade Fantasy, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Ehsan 5 star rating

Melbourne VIC, Australia

An illustrator passionate about literature and visual arts who tries to convey words through illustrations.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, and Comics & Graphic Novels.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Hoorakhsh studios

Dani 5 star rating

Perth WA, Australia

Senior designer and art director of award-winning children's books. I have over a decade of publishing industry experience.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Adeline Media (Oh Comely magazine)
  • Carlton Books
  • Self-employed

Vaughan 5 star rating

Pooraka SA, Australia

Children's Book Illustrator with trade and educational publishing experience. Quirky style perfect for fun picture books and chapter books.

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, and Middle Grade.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Mike 5 star rating

Sydney NSW, Australia

I’m a Creative based in Sydney Australia, with over 25-years experience in editorial and book publishing design.

Genres: Nature, Non-Fiction, and Travel.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Samantha 5 star rating

Sydney NSW, Australia

Book loving, award-winning art director and graphic designer who has a great idea for your next cover!

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, History, Inspirational, Parenting & Families, Photography, Biographies & Memoirs, Classics, Fiction, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Emma 5 star rating

Brisbane QLD, Australia

Hello! My name is Emma. I work fulltime from my office in sunny Brisbane, as a Children’s book Illustrator, with over 15 published titles.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Skoolbo
  • ChuChu TV Studios
  • Self-employed
  • Playtime Books

Matthew 5 star rating

Melbourne VIC, Australia

I can help get eyes on your work with bold, colorful, and professional fantasy illustrations. So let's bring your project to life!

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, History, Dystopian, Gaming & LitRPG, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Cadre Pictures
  • Nectar Game Studios
  • Renegade Game Studios
  • Game Heretics

Joshua 5 star rating

Melbourne VIC, Australia

Digital Painter + Designer for Fantasy✨ and Sci-Fi🚀- I stand out by reading the manuscript, guiding authors, and creating promo art!

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Gaming & LitRPG, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, and Space Opera.

Work experience:

  • Freelance

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Hire the best book designers in Australia

With ebooks getting more and more popular by the day, authors should begin concerning themselves with getting both their physical and digital copies looking perfect. It’s not necessarily a requirement, but if you want to expand your readership, getting used to new mediums for reading is a great choice.

Doing this yourself may look easy, until you realize that the format for a printed version doesn’t work well with an ebook, and vice versa. Margins are askew, font sizes are too small, and page numbers are nowhere to be seen. You can’t really blame yourself — you’re a writer after all. A book’s design is not within your expertise, but hiring a talented book designer in Australia can certainly preserve the same magic of a physical copy to an ebook.

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