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Jake

Jake

Blacksburg, SC, United States

Versitle, easy-going and ready to work for you!


Work experience:

  • Print Depot
  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Typography

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Dystopian, Urban Fantasy, Gaming & LitRPG

Ricardo

Ricardo

Philadelphia, United States

I'm illustrator and Graphic Designer. I love the freedom children's book illustration brings. I love small details just kids can understand.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Book Interior Design

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Nature, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Life Sciences, Math & Science, Fantasy, Action & Adventure

Brianna

Brianna

New York, United States

I'm a freelance book cover designer and illustrator with nearly a decade of in-house experience at a top publishing house.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design Production Management

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Travel, Poetry, Historical Fiction, Music, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Sports & Outdoors, Thriller & Suspense

Karen

Karen

New York, United States

Hello! I'm an award-winning illustrator and Grammy® nominated designer with 20+ years in the publishing, arts and entertainment worlds.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design

Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Design, Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Photography, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Picture Books, Children's, Contemporary Fiction

Elynn

Elynn

South Orange, United States

A versatile, creative, collaborative book design professional who designs covers and interiors with a focus on the children's market.


Work experience:

  • HarperCollins Publishers
  • Freelance

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Picture Books, Children's, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, Comics & Graphic Novels, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction

Lesley

Lesley

White Plains, NY, United States

Creative art director and book cover designer specializing in commercial woman's fiction, young adult, and romance.


Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House (Formally Penguin Group USA)
  • Penguin Group USA
  • St. Martin's Press
  • Tor Publishing Group

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Typography

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult, Historical Fiction, African American Fiction, Anthologies, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense

Samantha

Samantha

California, United States

Children's Illustrator and designer specialized in colorful, whimsical illustrations with experience from Disney.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Jam City
  • RockYou Inc.
  • Walt Disney Interactive

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Book Interior Design

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

Caroline Teagle

Caroline Teagle

Brooklyn, NY, United States

I am not accepting any new requests to collaborate at this time.


Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House
  • Random House
  • Penguin Publishing Group
  • HarperCollins

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design Production Management

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Entertainment, Mystery & Crime, True Crime, Thriller & Suspense

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