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 31 reviews

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Pas C.

Pas C.

Nov, 2026

It was a delight working with Joe. He was very professional, prompt and helpful with suggestions that helped to improve my coverpage. I will readily hire him again.
Joe M.
Pas was a fantastic client. He knew what he wanted but was also open to suggestions. I wish him the best of luck and I hope to work with him again.
Ian A.

Ian A.

Oct, 2026

Over the last few weeks, I have had the pleasure of working with Joe, as he created the cover for my novel. From the initial brief, which identified the scope, period and nature of the story, he produced a beautiful set of candidate designs, from which I eventually selected one. We then collabor...
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Joe M.
Ian was a great client. Open-minded, flexible and really easy to work with. He has a great eye and we got along famously. I look forward to working with him again!
Geoff C.

Geoff C.

Jul, 2026

Joe did an excellent job and was a pleasure to work with. He presented a number of possible cover designs for me to consider and was responsive to suggestions for changes. He also promptly made adjustments to the cover design that were necessary because I had incorrectly estimated the book’s pa...
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Joe M.
Geoff was a great client. He was super easy to work with and utterly professional at all times. I hope to work with him again!
Maria P.

Maria P.

Jul, 2026

Joe was great! His drafts came very quickly and were so great we basically went with his initial ideas because they fit the project so well. Couldn't recommend him enough.
Tony E.

Tony E.

Jun, 2026

Joe's a great designer, easy to work with, and a solid Reedsy vendor...

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