Joe Montgomery

Joe Montgomery – Designer

I'm a book jacket designer with a proven track record of success in the world of jacket design. Your cover will fit in as well as stand out.

Overview

I'm a book jacket designer with almost 20 years of experience working with top publishing houses. I have worked with Penguin RandomHouse, W. W. Norton, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins to name a few. My job is to not put my own design stamp on a cover, but to capture the essence of each title and make the end result so graphically strong that it's too irresistible not to pick up.Authors that I've designed covers for include Laura Hillenbrand, James Ellroy, Joe R. Lansdale, Laurie R. King, Ivan Doig, Karin Slaughter, Alan Bradley, Robert Reich, Ron Chernow, Daniel Dennett, and Barry Unsworth, among others.If you want an impactful cover that matches the quality and professionalism of your own work (as well as working with someone who is friendly, prompt and flexible), please consider me for your next project. Thanks!
Services
Fiction
Anthologies Contemporary Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery & Crime Thriller & Suspense
Non-Fiction
History Political Science & Current Affairs
Languages
English

Work experience

Self-employed

Jan, 2002 — Present

Joe has 22 reviews

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Nick M.

Nick M.

May, 2026

I can't recommend Joe enough. He is top-notch from both a design and communication perspective. I offered feedback at various stages, which was always warmly received and incorporated into the work. The final cover far exceeded my expectations, and I couldn't be happier with how this whole proces...
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Joe M.
Nick is a great client. He knew what he wanted but was open to new ideas. It was a pleasure to work with him and I hope to again in the future!
Erik P.

Erik P.

May, 2026

Working with Joe was exceptional. the cover he created was great. Can't wait to work with him again.
Sandro M.

Sandro M.

Apr, 2026

Second time I've worked with Joe, and it's always a fantastic experience. Kind, professional, responsive, keen attention to detail, always offering solutions and alternatives. And did I mention super-talented? If I could work with people like Joe every day, every day would be an absolute pleasur...
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Joe M.
Sandro is a great client. He was organized and knew what he wanted, but very open to new ideas. This is my second cover for Sandro and I hope to do many more!
Gerry P.

Gerry P.

Feb, 2026

Joe was terrific; however, Mother Nature threw everything she had at Joe, and he was almost two weeks without electricity, so time tables had to be adjusted not just for this project, but my initial internal format help was also plagued with weather-related backup, so my final formatting had to f...
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Joe M.
Gerry was a trooper. He had to endure the bad luck that befell me in late January - early February (11 days with no electricity due to an ice storm). There were also issues with my elderly father, ...
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L S.

L S.

Jan, 2025

Joe has been a pleasure to work with. I started with a vision of exactly how I wanted my book cover to look like. Most of the designers I corresponded with insisted that they wanted to read my novel and come up with their own ideas for the cover. Joe was willing to take MY vision for the cover an...
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Joe M.
L. was a pleasure to work with. He knew what he wanted but was open and flexible enough to allow me to help interpret his ideas. Great client!

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