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Vanessa 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

🟡 Book designer with 10+ years of experience, specialising in book covers, interior typesetting for indipendent authors and publishers. 🟡

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Romance, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Anders 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

Hi! I’m a highly experienced graphic designer with a passion for the whole creative process with clients ranging from Penguin to Universal.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Humanities & Social Sciences, Parenting & Families, Thriller & Suspense, Poetry, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • The Creative Partnership
  • Self-employed

Scott 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

I am a Graphic Designer specialising in book cover design and artwork, with over 25 years design experience bringing book covers to life.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Computers & Internet, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Design, Economics, Humanities & Social Sciences, ELT, Health & Wellbeing, and Geography.

Work experience:

  • Oxford University Press
  • Qudos Design, London
  • Total Design, Amsterdam
  • Self-employed
  • Detail Management Services

Hi, I'm Phillip, a graphic designer with an extensive background in editorial and cover design for established and independent publishers.

Genres: Anthologies, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Cultural & Ethnic, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Design, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Art.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Conde Nast
  • Self Employed

Experienced Illustrator with a passion for beautiful books, excited by the prospect of helping Authors achieve their creative vision.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Classics, Poetry, Science Fiction, Short Story, Math & Science, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

A designer of non-fiction titles, adept at distilling a book into a compelling cover and typesetting the interior for an enjoyable read.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Book cover designer with 25 years experience, based in London.

Genres: Classics, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Literary Fiction, Math & Science, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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Book Designer and Illustrator with experience working with publishers such as Harper Collins and Random House and love for literature!

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Romance, Short Story, Historical Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Marmalade London
  • 20Ten Creative Ltd

Book designer creating distinctive, thoughtful covers and interiors for fiction and non-fiction publishers, independent presses and authors.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, History, Photography, Design, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

  • Nam Aidsmap
  • Self-employed
  • Thames & Hudson
  • StoryTerrace

Children’s book designer & published illustrator, with 3 years’ experience as a designer at HarperCollins UK.

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

Work experience:

  • Harper Collins UK
  • Baker Ross Ltd
  • Self-employed

Hi! I'm Linda and I'm a children’s books illustrator with a love for bright, whimsical and inclusive illustrations.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Positivamente S.r.l.
  • -
  • iAM Compliant
  • Central23
  • Settle Stories
  • Babidi-Bù Libros

Award-winning illustrator focused on fantasy, horror, and sci-fi. Working with worldwide Publishers since 2003. No AI used in my work.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Post-Apocalyptic, Steampunk, and Epic Fantasy.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Illustrated book covers crafted around your story to make your book unique and stand out. Now particularly interested in fiction projects!

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Travel, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Literary Fiction, Nature, Dystopian, Science Fiction, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Fig Leaf Group
  • Imagine Learning

Experienced children's book designer specialising in innovative novelty books

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Campbell Books

James 5 star rating

Chester, United Kingdom

Simple, but fun pencil and pen illustrator. I love middle grade, chapter books, and non-fiction for kids and adults.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Humor & Comedy.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • James Warwood Books

Experienced freelance editorial designer & art director covering creative visual book design & all aspects of editorial printed publishing.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Art, Home & Garden, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Design.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Kelsey Publishing

I am an extremely creative and versatile designer with over 30 years experience designing books from film to food to travel and sports.

Genres: Sports & Outdoors, Non-Fiction, Travel, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Nature.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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Hire the best book cover designers in London

Think about any time you’ve ever strolled through a bookstore or scrolled through Amazon. Unless you’re looking for a specific title, chances are it’s a book’s cover that’s drawn you in and compelled you to learn more — or even make a purchase. The same applies to your book: readers will be drawn in by the cover, or they'll keep skimming.

But that doesn’t mean you want to splash loud colors and bold fonts all over your cover. A good cover is one that resembles comparable titles in the same genre, and still tells its own unique story.

Enter your book cover designer: a person with the industry experience and creative flair to turn your cover into your book’s #1 marketing tool.

If you’re on the lookout for book cover designers for hire, Reedsy is an excellent tool to connect with a designer in London. We’ve got a diverse roster of designers with years of experience, many of whom have worked with Big 5 publishers to create covers for bestselling books. To get started, sign up for a Reedsy account, and you’ll have instant access to the profiles of hundreds of book cover designers in London.

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