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Andy 5 star rating

Birmingham, UK

I’ve been helping people tell their stories through my art for over 20 years! Let me help you tell yours!

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Comics Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Picture Books, Children’s Non-Fiction, Career Guides, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Lime Media
  • Lunar Animation

Lucy 5 star rating

Birmingham, UK

Hi! I'm a picture book designer with over five years of industry experience. Expert in covers, layouts and lettering that delight children.

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

Work experience:

  • Wonderbly
  • Hackney Citizen

Illustrator / designer with a conceptual approach to story telling through eye catching illustration

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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

Emma 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

A freelance book cover designer with over 20 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

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

Adam 5 star rating

Stansted Mountfitchet, United Kingdom

Experienced and creative book cover designer specialising in non-fiction trade and educational titles.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychology, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Parenting & Families, and Economics.

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Alison 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

A Designer and Art Director with over 30 years experience in Music and Publishing.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Home & Garden, Music, Entertainment, Middle Grade, Design, Photography, and Architecture.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Carlton Publishing Group

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

A experienced and passionate children's book illustrator bringing stories to life through magical artwork.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

David 5 star rating

Bristol, United Kingdom

Book Production and Project Management. Specialist in high-quality colour / photography / illustrated titles.

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Music, Photography, Architecture, Design, Home & Garden, and Travel.

Work experience:

  • BBC Books / Ebury Publishing (Penguin Random House)
  • Self-employed
  • Hodder & Stoughton (Hachette)

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

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

Book designer, typographer and type designer with 12 years experience, specialising in coffee-table art/design/lifestyle books.

Genres: Architecture, Non-Fiction, Design, Entertainment, Fashion & Textiles, Home & Garden, and Photography.

Work experience:

  • Quarto Publishing
  • Self-employed

With over 20 years as a designer I can create for you an eye catching and professional book cover design that will get your book noticed.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Historical Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Ghost Design
  • Allcity Media
  • Self-employed
  • Various

Experienced text and cover designer with clients including Oxford Dictionaries, The BNF, Thames & Hudson and many fine art and trade books.

Genres: Anthologies, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Architecture, ELT, Education & Reference, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, and Design.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Oxford University Press
  • Motivate Publishing
  • Goodfellow & Egan, Cambridge

Experienced and multi-talented book designer who can help make your book something special. Covers, layout, typography, beautiful imagery...

Genres: Design, Non-Fiction, Architecture, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Entertainment, Photography, History, Travel, and Art.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Thames & Hudson

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