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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

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

Sandra 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

I am book designer with 15 years of experience creating covers and interiors for non-fiction and illustrated books.

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, History, Political Science & Current Affairs, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Photography, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Design.

Work experience:

  • McGill-Queens University Press
  • Wilfrid Laurier University Press
  • University of Toronto Press
  • Pearson Canada
  • University of Minnesota Press
  • British Library
  • Princeton University Press
  • Reaktion Books

Experienced Designer and Art Director specialising in Illustrated Books, Book Formatting and Cover Design.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Fashion & Textiles, Biographies & Memoirs, Classics, Fiction, Home & Garden, and DIY & Crafts.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House

I'm an illustrator with over 15 years of experience, specialising in book covers and children's books.

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Picture Books, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Historical Mysteries, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Expert children’s book designer helping authors and publishers create beautiful, print-ready books across all formats.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, ELT, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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Jem 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

I have over 20 years experience in designing bestselling book covers

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Action & Adventure, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Espionage, Thriller & Suspense, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

  • Simon and Schuster
  • Transworld

Specialising in non-fiction, Kam has designed covers for 7 years, working with private clients and authors on the Hay House Publishers list.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Sex & Relationships, New Age, Parenting & Families, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

  • Hay House UK Limited
  • 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

Seasoned award-winner book cover designer and illustrator on a mission to make your book stand out online or on a shelf!

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Design.

Work experience:

  • Kogan Page
  • Springer Nature
  • Macmillan Publishers
  • Egmont Publishing

I am an experienced illustrator who loves the surreal and gothic and creates eye catching, bold covers and maps for YA and adult fiction.

Genres: Classics, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Nature, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Magical Realism, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Award winning art director, designer & publisher. Designing for Game of Thrones, Queen, Harry Potter, The Met New York and many, many more.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Design, LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Entertainment, Picture Books, Children's, and Classics.

Work experience:

  • Harper Collins Publisher
  • DK
  • Welbeck Publishing Group (now part of the Hachette group)
  • Self-employed
  • Bloomsbury

Award-winning children’s book designer and art director with over 30 years experience specialising in pictures books.

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

Work experience:

  • Templar Books
  • Reed Children's Books

Very experienced Designer for projects from initial concepts to print ready files for self publishing on KDP, Ingram Spark, or printers.

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

Work experience:

  • Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Pearson
  • Self-employed

Mickey is a multidisciplinary award-winning creative specialising in art direction and design. Her style is bold, colourful and playful!

Genres: Travel, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Health & Wellbeing, Cultural & Ethnic, Fiction, Humor & Comedy, and Design.

Work experience:

  • ACNE
  • Self-employed

Book designer based in London. Over twenty years experience in book design working with leading publishing houses and self published authors

Genres: Travel, Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Entertainment, Nature, Writing & Publishing, Sports & Outdoors, and Photography.

Work experience:

  • DW DESIGN
  • TOWN GROUP
  • 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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