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I am a non-fiction specialist, designing covers and layouts for photographic / illustrated books (cookery, travel, reference, pop culture)

Genres: Architecture, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Photography, Travel, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Carlton Books (now Welbeck Publishing)
  • Amberley Publishing

I’ve been an illustrator since 2008 I work in editorial, publishing and advertising.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Classics, Fiction, Cultural & Ethnic, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Steampunk, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

A passionate children's book illustrator bringing stories to life for 15+ years :)

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Let's collaborate! I work with typography, illustrations and photographs for children’s books, fiction and art and photography titles.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Education & Reference, Photography, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • The Curved House / Curved House Kids
  • The Hoxby Collective

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

Vanessa 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

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

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

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

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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

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

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

Catherine 5 star rating

Knebworth, United Kingdom

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

Experienced Graphic Designer with over a decade in the publishing industry and a specialisation in children's books.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • i am a bookworm
  • Blaze Entertainment Ltd
  • Parragon Ltd

Experienced illustrator with humorous, quirky, detailed style. Offers illustration, project management, book formatting and cover design.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Psychology, Middle Grade, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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

Illustrator specialized in visual story telling through fantastical pictures and bold colour palettes.

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

Work experience:

  • The Design Solution, London, UK
  • Bucharest, Romania
  • Self-employed

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

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

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Even the most avid readers rarely analyze the intricacies of a book's layout. What makes a book's interior so appealing and easy to read? Before publishing, a professional processes the text and layout to ensure the work is cohesive and visually engaging. This can include editing line spacing, paragraphs, framing margins, and arranging images to ensure the presentation is to a good standard.

It also has a very practical purpose; the aim is to establish a document that is easily readable and does not cause confusion or disturbance to the reader. An experienced local typesetter in Bristol can help you layout your book in a professional way.

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