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Jess 5 star rating

Birmingham, UK

Jess has 20 years of experience illustrating books for publishers such as Bloomsbury, Orchard Books, Usborne and Oxford University Press.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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

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

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

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

Vanessa 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

🟡 Experienced book designer available for book cover and interior book design/typesetting. 🟡

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

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

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Sarah 5 star rating

England, United Kingdom

Specialist children's book illustrator and designer, creating beautiful and engaging books and content.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Pearson Education
  • John Brown Media
  • Redan Publishing

Graphic designer and art director with over 15 years experience working in the publishing industry.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery & Crime, and Middle Grade.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Penguin Random House

Designer, typesetter and illustrator with excellent typographic skills and a quirky drawing style.

Genres: Math & Science, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, Transportation, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • The Folio Society
  • Veloce Publishing
  • Clarity Media

I am an illustrator and art director based in London. I love illustrating children's and young adults books!

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Nature, and Parenting & Families.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

I'm a creative, ideas-based book designer with over 15 years experience in publishing.

Genres: Calendars, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Humanities & Social Sciences, Nature, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

  • Dorling Kindersley

Your story, beautifully designed. Print & eBook layout by a trade publishing professional of 15 years – August offer: $600 (reg. $900+)

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Coming of Age, Contemporary Romance, Romance, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

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

YA & middle grade book designer with 3 years’ experience at HarperCollins UK, working on award-winning titles.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Young Adult, and Middle Grade Fantasy.

Work experience:

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

Award-winning graphic designer, author and artist with 25+ years experience in cover design, layout, typography and illustration.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Design, Photography, Writing & Publishing, Entertainment, Economics, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Political Science & Current Affairs.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Tate
  • The Guardian
  • AGM
  • APN New Zealand
  • The Independent

Award Winning Book Designer specialising in Illustration and attention-grabbing Graphic Design.

Genres: Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, New Adult, Young Adult, Contemporary Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Better Food
  • VIVID. a post_rock festival

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

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