The best typesetters for hire near Birmingham

Lucy

Birmingham, UK

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Hi! I'm a picture book designer with five years experience in the industry. 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

James

Chester, United Kingdom

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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

Sarah

England, United Kingdom

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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

Andy

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

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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

Catherine

Knebworth, United Kingdom

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Making books beautifully easy to read. Design + production services from edited script to print-ready + digital files for indie authors.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Parenting & Families, Thriller & Suspense, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

• Able Publishing
• Robert Hale Ltd
• DK
• Self-employed

Alison

London, United Kingdom

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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

Jason

Hassocks, United Kingdom

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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

Louise

London, UK

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Fueled by coffee & cats, I create clean, reader-friendly layouts that turn complex content into polished pages readers love.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Home & Garden, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Sex & Relationships, Travel, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

• Titan Publishing
• Self-employed
• Dorling Kindersley

Patricia

Talsarnau, UK

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Award winning illustrator and designer. I love illustrating magical and strange worlds. Let's start working on making your project sparkle!

Genres: Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Classics, Young Adult, Romantic Fantasy, and Romance.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Longman Group
• Oxford University Press
• Aberystwyth University

Neil

Harpenden, UK

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Book cover designer and illustrator with 15+ years’ publishing experience, creating bold, story-driven and memorable visuals.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Design, Education & Reference, Sports & Outdoors, and Travel.

Work experience:

• Sotheby's
• Anova Books
• Taylor & Francis
• Self-employed

Mark

Hamilton, UK

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Hello! I can help give your book the cover that it deserves: bespoke, beautiful and bold. I've spent 30 years designing and illustrating.

Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Anthologies, Picture Books, and Children's.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Waverley Books
• Department of Medical Illustration, West Glasgow Hospitals University

Lukas

London, UK

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Experienced Illustrator and Book Designer, originally trained as an Architect. Main focus in Cities, Transport and Technology.

Genres: Architecture, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Geography, Humanities & Social Sciences, History, Transportation, Travel, and Technology.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Emma

Nottingham, UK

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I'm an award-winning children's book illustrator and designer living in Nottingham, UK. I specialize in bringing children's books to life.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Marianne

London, UK

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Creative, versatile book project manager and designer with over 20 years experience producing bestselling illustrated non fiction publishing

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, DIY & Crafts, Sex & Relationships, Parenting & Families, Home & Garden, Children’s Non-Fiction, and New Age.

Work experience:

• DK Penguin Random House
• Self-employed

Nathan

Sheffield, UK

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Professional book designer with a wealth of design, typesetting and production knowledge. Together, we'll make your book exceptional.

Genres: Nature, Non-Fiction, Photography, Sports & Outdoors, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Biographies & Memoirs, and Travel.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Vertebrate Publishing
• Deepblue
• Cybertechnics Limited
• Bodymatters Health & Fitness Limited
• Grafiqué Communication Limited

Stephen

Derby, UK

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Picture Book Designer & Illustrator specialist in character led stories with humour and whimsy. No AI Art. Current avail: Jan 2026

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Humor & Comedy, and Middle Grade.

Work experience:

• BCU
• Self-employed

Allan

London, UK

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I manage a small design studio in central London. Publishing services include book design, project management and art direction.

Genres: Architecture, Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Religion & Spirituality, Parenting & Families, and Design.

Work experience:

• Duncan Baird Publishing
• Smith and Gilmour
• Self-employed