Kathy Lee

Kathy Lee – Designer

⭐ I work with authors and publishers to create beautiful books from cover to cover. 📚 Cover Design ⋆ Interior Formatting ⋆ Illustration 📖

Overview


📚 Cover Design ⋆ Interior Formatting ⋆ Illustration

Two things I have always loved are creating art and reading, so it was a perfect fit for me to become an illustrator and designer for books. With over 15 years of experience, I know how to take your story from manuscript to printed book, walking you through each step of the process along the way. I have worked on hundreds of projects, both through small publishers and authors self-publishing their own books, and I would love to work with you, too!

⭐ COVER DESIGN
I create eye-catching cover designs for all genres of books. Whether you need an illustrated cover, or someone to creatively utilize typography and images to help your book stand out from the rest, I would love to hear from you.

⭐ INTERIOR FORMATTING
Every layout design is created custom for your book, not from a template. I create professional book layouts drawing inspiration from the cover design.

⭐ ILLUSTRATION
I have an adaptable style suited for many types of books, from colorful and whimsical, to soft watercolors, or highly detailed fantasy cover illustrations. I am passionate about every aspect of creating picture books. I love creating unique character designs full of personality and imagining the worlds they live in. I will create a storyboard, and offer suggestions on the optimal way to break up the story. I can also help you complete the process by creating a cover and interior design that complement the style of illustrations.


Every story is unique and deserves a custom approach. Whether you are looking for design or illustration, I am here to help you on your publishing journey.
Services
Fiction
Chick Lit Middle Grade Middle Grade Fantasy Picture Books
Non-Fiction
Children’s Non-Fiction Self-Help & Self-Improvement
Languages
English
Certifications
  • BFA from the University of Central Oklahoma

Work experience

Self-employed

Jan, 2013 — Present

I provide design and illustration services to authors and publishing companies. I create character designs, illustrations, cover and layout designs, ebooks, and marketing materials.

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David H.

David H.

Nov, 2024

Love working with Kathy. She is creative, flexible, and responsive! I look forward to working with her again on my next project!
Allyson J.

Allyson J.

Aug, 2024

I can not say enough good things about Kathy. Hiring an illustrator is a bit scary because you want to choose the "right" one. I have no doubt that I chose the perfect one for my first picture book. I threw a lot of curve balls to her and she handled it with grace and professionalism. This was not an easy book because it had real people in it and also some fantasy. Her illustrations were absolu...
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Vicki B.

Vicki B.

Jul, 2024

Kathy was wonderful to work with! I'm so glad that I found her! She was very professional, and at the same time she was also friendly and helpful. As a new author/self-publisher, I really appreciated her patience with me. She not only answered all of my questions, but she offered additional information that has been extremely valuable to me. The quality of her work is fantastic! She listened to...
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David H.

David H.

Jun, 2024

I love working with Kathy. She is so creative and thoughtful in her approach to layout, and helped me create a much better solution than was in my head!
Galit K.

Galit K.

Jun, 2024

I cant imagine a better, more professional, creative, responsive, expert, collaborator than Kathy Lee. She brought my daughters book to life and exceeded all my expectations of what was possible. The final product is visually stunning and I know will be a big success thanks to her. I literally cant praise her enough. She had infinite patience with my very specific requests and my frequent conta...
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