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Morgane 5 star rating

Los Angeles, CA, USA

I am an Art Director with over ten years of experience, I love to craft award-winning covers and beautifully detailed layouts.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Design, Health & Wellbeing, Home & Garden, Photography, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Architecture, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

  • Mango Publishing
  • Zao
  • Self-employed

Dana 5 star rating

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Art Director and Graphic Designer who brings over 20 years of experience within the editorial and publication sectors.

Genres: Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Sociology, Music, Education & Reference, Anthologies, Fiction, Classics, Science Fiction, and Poetry.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Kristen 5 star rating

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Designer and Illustrator helping clients create memorable work that sparks joy and establishes a lasting relationship with their audience.

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

Work experience:

  • Rebel Girls
  • Self-employed
  • Let Grow
  • ownerIQ

Lauryn 5 star rating

Los Angeles, CA, USA

I’m an LA born and based Eisner-nominated graphic designer here to make your book dreams come true!

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, and Photography.

Work experience:

  • Z2 Comics
  • Self-employed
  • Riot Games
  • Baby Tattoo Books

Roberta 5 star rating

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Italian illustrator in love with pencil & watercolors. HarperCollins, Newton Compton, Saatchi&Saatchi, Mondadori, Mandarina Duck.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, New Adult, Young Adult, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, and Fashion & Textiles.

Work experience:

  • Mondadori S.p.A.
  • Univers Poche / Pocket Jeunesse
  • Syn Creativi e Tecnici
  • Skyscanner
  • Self-employed

Sarah 5 star rating

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Hello! I'm a multicultural illustrator and designer with 6+ years in developing art for Children's books, digital content, and stationery.

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

Work experience:

  • Amplify Inc
  • Craft Smith
  • Advocate Art

Kayleigh 5 star rating

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Art book designer and PM with a passion for color and typography. I can't wait to bring your project to life!

Genres: Photography, Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Antiques & Collectibles, Design, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

  • Chronicle Chroma, an imprint of Chronicle Books
  • Self-employed
  • Rizzoli International Publications, Inc.

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Helen 5 star rating

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Published Illustrator specializing in young adult and children's book covers, picture books and more!

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

Work experience:

  • Helen H Illustration

Kim 5 star rating

Austin, United States

Experienced print book designer/compositor specializing in photography, allied health, technology, academic, and other non-fiction.

Genres: Computers & Internet, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Photography, DIY & Crafts, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Pearson Education
  • BuildNet, Inc.

Samantha 5 star rating

California, United States

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

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

Work experience:

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

Ashley 5 star rating

Portland, ME, United States

I'm an art director, graphic designer and illustrator that loves book design, typography and the interplay of graphics and text.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Nature, Home & Garden, Middle Grade, Education & Reference, and Middle Grade Fantasy.

Work experience:

  • HarperCollins Publishers
  • Macmillan Children's Books
  • Sellers Publishing, Inc.

Jake 5 star rating

Blacksburg, SC, United States

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

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Print Depot
  • Self-employed

Elynn 5 star rating

South Orange, United States

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

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

Work experience:

  • HarperCollins Publishers
  • Freelance

Caroline Teagle 5 star rating

Brooklyn, NY, United States

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

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

Work experience:

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

Danielle 5 star rating

Penn Valley, United States

I am a book designer and production artist. Current clients include Pearson, Callisto Media, No Starch Press, ISTE, and Rosenfeld Media.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, and Photography.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Zach 5 star rating

Los Angeles, CA, USA

I'm an Author, Illustrator, and TV Show creator. Clients include: Nickelodeon, Viking Books, GIPHY, Cartoon Network.

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Humor & Comedy, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Viking Books
  • Pixel + Ink / Penguin
  • Nick Jr
  • Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, FOX, Comedy Central, Disney
  • Nickelodeon, Netflix, Warner Brothers, Paramount Feature

Stacy 5 star rating

New York, United States

Enthusiastic designer of illustrated books including cooking, craft, gardening, how-to, art, photo and architecture.

Genres: Travel, Non-Fiction, Calendars, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, DIY & Crafts, Photography, and Architecture.

Work experience:

  • D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers
  • Artforum
  • Vice Media
  • Village Voice
  • Index Magazine
  • SmartMoney Magazine
  • Stacy
  • Taunton Press
  • Diverse artists, arts groups & galleries
  • Evil Twin Publications
  • Akashic Books

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Hire the best book cover designers in Los Angeles, California

If you want your book to be successful, you need to attract readers — and nothing attract readers more effectively than a good book cover. Your cover is vital because it's how readers get their first impression of your work. It can draw readers in or turn them away. It becomes a part of your brand identity and can help make you easily recognizable to readers and fans.

Great design is important whether for print and digital books. A skilled graphic designer will help you create a professional book cover that manages to communicate to your readers the genre, theme, and tone of your book before they even read anything. Hiring a specialist gives you peace of mind that your work will look professional and stand out among many other titles on the market.

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