Latte Goldstein - Designer
Creative book cover designer and typesetter, I work with international publishers, university presses and independent authors.
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Overview
“Good design is like a refrigerator—when it works, no one notices, but when it doesn’t, it sure stinks.”
— Irene Au
I'm a New Yorker living and working in the scenic Berwickshire Coast area of Scotland. I have 25 years professional experience designing cover artwork for publishers world-wide. I design interiors for both fiction and non-fiction books and have also produced dual-language publications.
Recent award winning publications:
Old Ireland in Colour — Winner of the Best Irish Published Book Award 2020.
The Presidents' Letters — Shortlisted for the Best Irish Published Book Award 2021.
For both of these titles I designed the covers as well as the interior pages (see examples below)
As a professional book designer I will bring:
• Skilfulness to unravel a brief to find key creative concepts
• Impactful and dynamic design solutions
• Swift response to amendments and alterations
• Expert technical knowledge of printing guidelines and KDP requirements
• Friendly, responsive and creative service throughout the entire process
• Help and guidance for all your self publishing questions
Languages
English
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
History
Humanities & Social Sciences
Philosophy
Political Science & Current Affairs
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Certifications
- University of the Arts Philadelphia BFA
- Arts Students League of New York
- Temple University Rome
- Certified: Word and InDesign integration
- Certified: InDesign CC EPUB construction
- Certified: InDesign Long Document framework
Work experience
Book Designer
Self-employed
June, 1994
–
Present
(almost 28 years)
Prior to establishing myself as a freelance book designer in 1994, I worked as an illustrator for newspapers, magazines, advertising and design agencies.
Portfolio (25 selected works)
Old Ireland in Colour
Buckley, Sarah-Anne, Breslin, John
Sod This for a Game of Soldiers: My Life in Conflict: Corruption, Bombs, Bullets (and the Odd Cockup)
Newman, Stephen, Andrews, Sir Ian, Callan, Michael
The Book of Hermits: A History of Hermits from Antiquity to the Present
Rodriguez, Robert
The Presidents' Letters: An Unexpected History of Ireland
MacCarthy, Flor
Frontline Turkey
Ezgi Basaran
The Unbeliever
Oggy Boytchev
Practising EU foreign policy: Russia and the eastern Neighbours
Beatrix Futák-Campbell
The Shape of Craft
Ezra Shales
Bob Crow: Socialist, Leader, Fighter: A Political Biography
Professor Gregor Gall
Hornblower's Historical Shipmates: The Young Gentlemen of Pellew's Indefatigable
Heather Noel-Smith, Lorna M. Campbell
Ballads and Songs of Peterloo
Alison Morgan
Speaking Up: Understanding Language and Gender
Allyson Jule
The Teacher's Saint: John Baptist de La Salle - Patron Saint of Teachers
Van Grieken, George
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Femininities in the Field: Tourism and Transdisciplinary Research (Ttr)
Brooke A. Porter, Heike A. Schänzel
Finding Autumn
William Murphy
Liam’s invisible wounds took away his ability to feel the emotions he once had. His untreated condition drives him to suicidal thoughts, uncontrollable anger, and a disconnection from life as a whole. He finds that his only connection to life and return to some level of normalcy comes from the touch of his wife. After his untimely, but natural death, he is reanimated by science 60 years later;... read more
Latte has 19 reviews
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All good. Many thanks.
Bridget Walsh, May 2022
Latte has been courteous and positive in his approach to my requirements for my book cover. I am very happy with the finished cover.
Thank you, Latte.
Bridget Walsh, May 2022
Reply from Latte Goldstein
Latte did a great job in such a timely manner. He was very willing to work with my schedule and the outcome of his work was great. I would love to work with him in future projects as well.
Raul Leon, May 2022
Reply from Latte Goldstein
Wonderful, great, simple, professional, helpful, fantastic, efficient... you pick a great work to describe a person and working relationship and it applies here. I've got several more books in the works, and Latte will be the person I choose to use.
Stephen Haag, April 2022
Reply from Latte Goldstein
I have enjoyed working with Latte. My cover is almost completed and I'm really looking forward to uploading it onto KDP!
Bridget Walsh, February 2022
Reply from Latte Goldstein
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