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Book cover designer and illustrator working primarily in adult non fiction and fiction.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Short Story, Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Writing & Publishing, Anthologies, and Poetry.

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

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

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

Book cover designer + illustrator making striking covers for unique books.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery & Crime, Psychological Thriller, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Valancourt Books
  • Troubador Publishing

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

Gary 5 star rating

United Kingdom

Graphic designer with first rate image compositing skills. Many years experience in print and digital book design.

Genres: Computers & Internet, Non-Fiction, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Engineering, Math & Science, Physics & Chemistry, Mathematics & Statistics, Business & Management, and Technology.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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I am a cover designer/illustrator with over 20 years experience having worked with Penguin, LittleBrown, Harper Collins, Faber and more.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Legal Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery & Crime, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, True Crime, Young Adult, and Horror.

Work experience:

  • Harper Collins Publishers
  • 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

Andy 5 star rating

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

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

Design, Art Direction and PM with over 20 years publishing experience. Working predominantly across lifestyle, wellness, travel and art.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Health & Wellbeing, Home & Garden, Travel, Children’s Non-Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • DK - Penguin Random House Group

Award-winning book designer with 25+ years of experience. Clients include Oxford University Press, HarperCollins, and self-publishers.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Education & Reference, ELT, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Oxford University Press
  • Kochan & Partner Design Agency, Munich

Adam 5 star rating

Cheltenham, UK

I am a book designer with over 40 years experience collaborating with authors to produce intelligent, creative solutions.

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Music, Entertainment, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Mystery & Crime, Dystopian, Science Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Haymarket Publishing
  • CW Communications
  • The Architectural Press
  • Wordsearch
  • Redwood Publishing
  • Burnett Associates
  • Pearce Marchbank, Studio Twenty
  • Self-employed
  • Graphic Design: A Concise History

15+ years experience, hundreds of books designed! Versatile, friendly book designer. Eye-catching covers and attractive, readable internals.

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Travel, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Historical Fiction, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • The History Press

A creative, reliable cover designer, here to help your project be the best it can be, with over 10 years non-fiction publishing experience.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Physics & Chemistry, Math & Science, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Law, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Mathematics & Statistics.

Work experience:

  • Oxford University Press
  • Self-employed

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

Book designer with over a decade of experience with Penguin Random House.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Fashion & Textiles, Biographies & Memoirs, Classics, Fiction, Home & Garden, and DIY & Crafts.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House

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Trust us when we say that typography matters to readers. Just as they wouldn't want to read a book rendered in Comic Sans, there are a million other details in how text is presented that can affect a reader's experience.

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