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Gary

Gary 5 star rating

United Kingdom

Graphic designer with first rate image editing skills. Experienced in book design for both print and Kindle KDP.

Genres: Computers & Internet, Non-Fiction, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Engineering, Math & Science, Physics & Chemistry, Mathematics & Statistics, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

  • Freelance
Anders

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
Jem

Jem 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

I have over 20 years experience in designing bestselling book covers

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Simon and Schuster
  • Transworld
Peter

Peter 5 star rating

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Publishing professional with over ten years' experience, specialising in cover design and layout for non-fiction and sport.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

  • Birlinn Ltd, Arena Sport, Polygon
  • Self-employed
Jason

Jason 5 star rating

Hassocks, United Kingdom

Book jacket design designer with over twenty years experience in the industry.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, and Technology.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
Geoff

Geoff 5 star rating

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

I have over 20 years experience designing a wide range of book covers and page layouts for some of the UK's top non-fiction book publishers

Genres: Home & Garden, Non-Fiction, Architecture, DIY & Crafts, Health & Wellbeing, New Age, Nature, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

  • Mitchell Beazley
  • AGA Creative LLC
  • Hamlyn
  • Self-employed
Jack

Jack 5 star rating

St Austell, Saint Austell, United Kingdom

Book covers and visual story telling is my passion. I enjoy creating characters and worlds in the sci-fi/fantasy genre

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction, Short Story, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Land Rovers UK
  • Alderac Entertainment Group
  • Lone Shark Games
  • Self-employed

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Patrick

Patrick 5 star rating

Brighton, United Kingdom

With 30 years experience designing covers for the UK's top publishing houses, I also art direct, illustrate and do hand lettering for covers

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller & Suspense, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Historical Mysteries, and Science Fiction.

Vanessa

Vanessa 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

🟡 Experienced book designer available for book cover and interior book design/typesetting, specialised in Self Publishing. 🟡

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Poetry, Thriller & Suspense, Humor & Comedy, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
Emma

Emma 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

A freelance book cover designer with over 10 years of experience working across a wide variety of imprints at HarperCollins and LittleBrown.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction, Classics, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Little Brown
  • HarperCollins
Andy

Andy 5 star rating

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Over 25 years in publishing design, specialising in non-fiction titles. I spent 15 years as a senior designer at Oxford University Press.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Sports & Outdoors, History, Law, Economics, Parenting & Families, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

  • Oxford University Press
  • Meaden Creative
James

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, Epic Fantasy, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • James Warwood Books
Jenny

Jenny 5 star rating

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

I'm an experienced book designer and illustrator. I specialise in all fiction and non-fiction genres from kids books to cook books and more!

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, Home & Garden, Art, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House New Zealand
  • Penguin Books New Zealand
  • Book Design Ltd (now Smartwork Creative)
  • Pearson Education New Zealand
  • Self-employed
Andy

Andy 5 star rating

Brighton, United Kingdom

An illustrator of children's picture books, Young Adult books and book covers. A humorous style with expressive characters.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Humor & Comedy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Minds eye productions
  • Artworld
  • Climax
  • Beyond Reality Games
  • Self-employed
Dominika

Dominika 5 star rating

London, UK

London based illustrator and visual artist, focusing on graphic and clean aesthetic for her commercial and editorial clients.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
Finn

Finn 5 star rating

Worthing, UK

Award winning designer with over twenty years experience. Produced covers for Penguin, Faber, Vintage, Folio Society and more.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Classics, Espionage, Thriller & Suspense, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Psychological Thriller, and Poetry.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
Reece-Alexander

Reece-Alexander 5 star rating

London, UK

Let’s create a book cover that reflects the excellence of your writing. Bring your story to life with a stunning, bespoke cover design!

Genres: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Gaming & LitRPG, Comics & Graphic Novels, Military Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Steampunk, Post-Apocalyptic, and Dystopian.

Work experience:

  • Self Employed

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