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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.

Rachel 5 star rating

New York, United States

I'm a freelance book interior designer and typesetter with years of experience in the publishing industry.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Fantasy, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Bantam-Dell Publishing Group

Cover and Interior Designer with 10+ years of industry experience. Specializing in Picture Books, Adult Nonfiction, and Adult Fiction.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Biographies & Memoirs, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Picture Books, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • Sourcebooks

Alan 5 star rating

Kentfield, CA, USA

With over 20 years of experience designing books, I specialize in helping authors stand out and succeed on self-publishing platforms.

Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Technology, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Biographies & Memoirs, Religion & Spirituality, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

  • Palace Press International
  • Insight Editions
  • Restoration Hardware
  • Alian Design
  • theBookDesigners

Susan 5 star rating

Downingtown, PA, USA

I’ve designed covers for 20+ years, with award-winning and bestselling titles in management, leadership, self-help, spirituality in work.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Verve Marketing & Design

Wesley 5 star rating

Charleston, SC, USA

Book Designer. Illustrator. Printmaker. Wesley is an experienced booksmith specializing in production-ready design for publishers + authors.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Forbes Books
  • Self-employed

Gillian 5 star rating

Oakland, CA, USA

I'm an illustrator from California specializing in vibrant pictures with a hand-drawn feel for YA, children's, self-help, and biographies.

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Comics & Graphic Novels, Coming of Age, Young Adult, Calendars, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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Jasmine 5 star rating

Memphis, TN, USA

Cover/ interior book designer specializing in all sorts of non-fiction: activism, wellness, and everything in between.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Nature, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Design.

Work experience:

  • North Atlantic Books
  • Various

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

Alan 5 star rating

New York, United States

Book design and production specialist with more than 30 years experience working for self-published authors through major publishers.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Sex & Relationships, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Oxford University Press
  • Courier Corporation

I'm an illustrator and designer from Miami, Fl. Children's book illustrations with a fantastical twist and a traditional look are my thing.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Picture Books, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Premium Toys

Sally 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Senior-level book designer specializing in non-fiction covers and interiors.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, DIY & Crafts, Education & Reference, True Crime, Sports & Outdoors, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Rowman & Littlefield
  • Oxford University Press
  • Bloomsbury US

Kristen 5 star rating

Nashville, TN, USA

Big 5 publishing Creative Director and Designer with 15+ years experience and award-winning book cover designs.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, Inspirational, Parenting & Families, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Hachette Book Group
  • HarperCollins Publishing

Amanda 5 star rating

Montclair, NJ, USA

I have been an Art Director for over 15 years. I design non-fiction books (covers and interiors), happy to chat!

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Home & Garden, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Brian 5 star rating

Austin, TX, USA

I help independent authors, publishers, and entrepreneurs give their book that professional finish and help them stand out in the crowd.

Genres: Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

  • Marc English Design
  • Greenleaf Book Group
  • Self-employed

Cover/interior designer with 15+ years experience. Worked for Amazon.com and small publishers. A passion for beautiful, simplistic books.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Historical Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Biographies & Memoirs, Art, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Amazon.com

Design and typography are my passion. I love to work on both covers and interiors. Self-help and special interest ideas? Bring it on!

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, New Age, Education & Reference, DIY & Crafts, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Biographies & Memoirs, and Home & Garden.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • GTS Graphics
  • Houghton Mifflin Company

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