Jeffrey Nguyen

Jeffrey Nguyen – Designer

A professional book designer and illustrator specializing in Young Adult and Adult Fiction novels.

Overview

A focused and passionate Illustrator and Graphic Designer, I design book jackets to drive publishing businesses, inspire the Adult and Young Adult audience, and cultivate profitable business relationships built on respect, loyalty, and trust.

I am passionate about illustration and typography and how they are integrated to promote ideas and narratives. Driven by classical imagery, minimalism, current events, lifestyle photography, and plain ole' curiosity, my goal is to advertise concepts and stories through captivating book covers.
Services
Fiction
Action & Adventure Literary Fiction Mystery & Crime Thriller & Suspense Young Adult
Languages
English
Awards
  • Illest of Illustration (2nd Place), Ringling College of Art and Design, FL 2016
  • Best of Ringling, Ringling College of Art and Design, FL 2016
  • Illest of Illustration, Ringling College of Art and Design, FL 2016
  • Intersections of Typography, Rust Hall Gallery, TN 2015
  • J.R Hyde Full-Tuition Scholarship, Memphis College of Art, 2013-2015
  • Rau for Art Finalists Exhibition, Rau Antiques Gallery, LA 2012
  • Rau for Art Scholarship, Florence, Italy 2012
  • Student Work Exhibition, Governor’s Mansion Hall, LA 2012
  • Restore Our Coast; Save the Wetlands, Governor’s Mansion Hall, LA 2012
  • Our History Art Contest, New Orleans Museum of Art, LA 2011 • 2010 • 2009
  • Best of Ringling, Ringling College of Art and Design, FL 2017
  • Society of Illustrators Student Competition, NY 2017

Work experience

Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Aug, 2017 — Present

Hallmark Cards, Inc.

May, 2017 — Present

Ringling Library Association

Feb, 2016 — Jan, 2017 (11 months)

Commissioned twice in a year to paint a portrait of former Vice President, Dick Cheney and President Obama’s re-election campaign manager, Jim Messina.

Self-employed

Jun, 2013 — Present

Collaborate on book covers, branding graphic design, and illustration work for clients.

Portfolio

Miss Silver Comes to Stay (The Miss Silver Mysteries)

Patricia W.

Governess-turned-sleuth Miss Silver, who “has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot,” visits a small village hiding big secrets (Manchester Evening News). The citizens of Melling are perfectly ordinary. Some might even... read more
In the Balance (The Miss Silver Mysteries)

Patricia W.

His first wife died suddenly—and his wealthy new bride may be about to meet a similar fate . . . Former schoolteacher Miss Maud Silver is on her way back to London when, with a violent shudder of the train, a young woman is thrust into her compartment. She’s b... read more
Grey Mask (The Miss Silver Mysteries)

Patricia W.

Governess-turned-detective Miss Silver investigates a deadly conspiratorial ring Charles Moray has come home to England to collect his inheritance. After four years wandering the jungles of India and South America, the hardy young man returns to the manor of h... read more
Cursed!: My Devastatingly Brilliant Campaign to Save the Chigg, a YA Detective Novel (The Mortal Frenemies)

Idabel A.

"Hey, hey, Lady Godzilla, don't burn me with your fire lizard breath!" And so begins this epic mortal frenemies adventure.14 year old Ginny, the creative girl genius and future award-winning zombie movie screenwriter/director/producer assured her parents she w... read more

Jeffrey has 16 reviews

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Kenny G.

Kenny G.

May, 2021

Jeffrey absolutely knocked it out of the park. I couldn't have asked for a better cover or a better professional experience.
Steven B.

Steven B.

Mar, 2021

Jeffrey is an extraordinarily talented artist with a remarkable sense of color and design. He came up with three cover designs based on a physical description we gave him and then worked tirelessly to refine the one we settled on. The result, for a series with a unified design and subtle changes from book to book, is exactly what we wanted. Jeffrey responded to messages usually within hours of ...
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Heather M.

Heather M.

Oct, 2020

Jeffrey is wonderful to work with. I highly recommend that you hire him!
CONOR B.

CONOR B.

Oct, 2020

Jeffrey is very easy to work with and very attentive to inputs provided for a project. I’ve spent the last few months struggling to find an artist able to help me develop a cover and Jeffrey did it with ease. If your looking for a quality product I highly recommend working with him as I intend to do again on future projects.
Jeff S.

Jeff S.

Oct, 2020

Jeffrey was great. He was patient as we had to work through a few iterations before we landed on what we were looking for.