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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

Freelance book designer specialising in non-fiction covers and layouts (lifestyle, cookery, MBS, health & wellbeing).

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Hardie Grant London
  • Quadrille
  • Batsford Books
  • Smith Street Books
  • Quarto Publishing PLC

A self motivated, highly skilled graphic designer with over 18 years experience and a passion for book design.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Nature, Transportation, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

  • Dorling Kindersley
  • Self-employed
  • Self employed
  • Which? Consumers Association

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

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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

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

Is an Irish illustrator living in London who loves to create artwork that captures the moments between moments in pop culture.

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Science Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Action & Adventure, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Fantasy, Horror, Entertainment, and Non-Fiction.

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

Your book, perfectly designed and formatted for print and eBook. Self-publishing assistance. Over 15 years' publishing industry experience.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Contemporary Romance, and Romance.

Work experience:

  • Faber & Faber
  • Self-employed
  • Vision Sports Publishing
  • The History Press

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

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

A Japanese illustrator currently based in London, UK Speciality: Illustration for Landscape, Architecture, Cities

Genres: Travel, Non-Fiction, Holiday, Fiction, Calendars, DIY & Crafts, Coming of Age, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, and Architecture.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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