17+ Best Book Designers for Hire in Australia

Veronica

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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Lisa

Brisbane QLD, Australia

I’m Lisa, a graphic designer and artist who works with writers to bring their stories to life through thoughtful, colourful book design.

Genres: DIY & Crafts, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Citipointe Church

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Tara

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

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Amanda

Sydney NSW, Australia

Creative and collaborative senior book designer and art director, 15 years experience with major children's publishers, covers/internals.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade, Contemporary Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

Walker Books Australia
Scholastic Australia (Koala Books imprint)

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Dani

Perth WA, Australia

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

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Vaughan

Denman Prospect ACT, 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

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Amanda

Brisbane QLD, Australia

I'm a children’s book illustrator and book designer with over 40+ published books and love to use texture and bold colour.

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

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Daniel

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

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Tess

Melbourne, Australia

Attention-grabbing book cover design ~ On time and on budget. Specialising in business non-fiction.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Career Guides, Design, Parenting & Families, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Education & Reference, Health & Wellbeing, and Computers & Internet.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Wiley

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Joshua

Melbourne VIC, Australia

Digital Painter + Cover Designer for ✨Fantasy and 🚀SciFi - I read your manuscript and illustrate truly resonant covers - No AI

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

Work experience:

Freelance

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Laura

Melbourne VIC, Australia

Book cover designer with extensive trade publishing experience, creating professional, market-aware designs.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Women's Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Biographies & Memoirs, and Psychology.

Work experience:

Penguin Books Australia
Scribe Publications
Self-employed

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Julia

Sydney NSW, Australia

Helping authors bring their important message to the world by designing covers that SELL, through bold, colourful, impactful cover designs.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Career Guides, Parenting & Families, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Matthew

Melbourne VIC, Australia

A graphic designer with a passion for book design. Over 600 cover credits with clients including Jeff VanderMeer. Let me dress your book!

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Poetry, Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Anthologies, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Adam

Brisbane QLD, Australia

illustrator with 20 years of experience illustrating for various publishers. If I can help bring your project to life please contact me!

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade, Comics & Graphic Novels, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Comics Non-Fiction, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Kim

Melbourne VIC, Australia

Illustrator and designer specialising in fantasy. I always read the manuscript if it's available! AI-free.

Genres: Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Epic Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Urban Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, Magical Realism, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

Self Employed

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Samantha

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

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Nick

Sydney NSW, Australia

I'm a multidisciplinary artist and illustrator working digitally and with watercolors. My work is playful focusing on characters and color.

Genres: African American Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Fashion & Textiles, Entertainment, Music, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

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