Overview
I am a freelance book designer with sixteen years of experience working with some of the world's largest publishing houses including Palgrave Macmillan, Hodder Education, Orion and Taylor & Francis.I specialise in designing book covers as well as page layout/typesetting, (and designing marketing materials) and I have worked on an array of both fiction and non fiction titles, (genres including biography, young adult, academic, cookery, children's, true crime and trade). Being dedicated to every project helps me to keep a close working relationship with the editors and authors involved and I feel that good communication is key to produce the best possible design solution.
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits
Education & Reference
Writing & Publishing
Fiction
Classics
Historical Fiction
Humor & Comedy
Mystery & Crime
Languages
English
Work experience
Macmillan International Higher Education
Sep, 2019 —
Dec, 2020
(about 1 year)
Self-employed
Sep, 2017 —
Present
I am a freelance book designer with sixteen years of experience working with some of the world's largest publishing houses including Palgrave Macmillan, Hodder Education, Orion and Taylor & Francis.
I specialise in designing book covers as well as page layout/typesetting, (and designing marketing materials) and I have worked on an array of both fiction and non fiction titles, (genres including biography, young adult, academic, cookery, children's, true crime and trade). Being dedicated to every project helps me to keep a close working relationship with the editors and authors involved and I feel that good communication is key to produce the best possible design solution.
Self-Employed
Mar, 2009 —
Jul, 2017
(over 8 years)
Full-time, contracted, freelance work with a design company specialising in book publishing design
with an array of clients, (Fiction and Non Fiction titles – Religious, Biography, Young Adult,
Children’s, Integrated, Cookery, Sport, True Crime and Trade). Reporting to the Creative Director,
my role included cover design, page design, typesetting, page layout, (from initial layout through
to print ready artwork) designing plate sections, web banners, picture research, commissioning
designers/illustrators, all whilst working in a fast-moving paced environment. I was also the main
contact should the Creative Director be out of office.
Hodder Education
Feb, 2006 —
Feb, 2009
(about 3 years)
My principle responsibilities included:
• Solely managing eight Education subject lists, (ranging from Medical text books to Key Stage
3 student books) where I was overseeing titles from new cover briefs/designs, text design
completions, through to compiling typespecs.
• Commissioning artwork and working with freelance designers and photographers, whilst
working to keep within allocated budgets, tight schedules and deadlines.
• Reporting to the assistant Design Manager and attending regular design and production
meetings. Liaising closely with Production, Editorial, Marketing and Sales departments.
• Processing invoices and Purchase Order forms. Maintaining project files and archiving
materials/files for published titles.
• I experienced and assisted in art directing photo shoots for the Catering list.
• General assistance in departmental tasks.
Carroll and Brown Limited
Jan, 2005 —
Jan, 2006
(about 1 year)
My responsibilities and skills included:
• Assisting the Art Director and Managing Art Editor. Initial duties included page layout/
typesetting, picture researching via picture libraries, and image retrieval from previous
projects.
• Creating templates for use on new books and projects.
• Preparing pages for colour repro. This included colour specifying and organising
transparencies, artworks and digital files.
• Liaising with Production, Editorial and I.T departments.
• Prop buying and styling for photoshoots.
• Creating promotional material for the sales department.
Portfolio
This book presents the foundational knowledge to ethically and knowledgably integrate yoga into play therapy practice with children and families and create life-long change.The mind-body connection that underpins the approach taken by the authors helps childre... read more
Invites readers into the glamorous world of Essex where champagne, nail bars, nightclubs and tanning salons are a fundamental part of everybody's life. Packed with cast interviews, behind the scenes gossip and pictures and tips on living life the Essex way, th... read more
The first official book to tie-in with the hugely popular MISFITS series - publishing to coincide with the new series this Christmas.
Chemistry as a discipline is arguably now complete – all the major problems have been solved and there are no more great discoveries to be made. In his engaging new book, Bernie Bulkin explores the research that led to the solution of all the major problems of... read more
LEARN TO BAKE WITH BRITAIN'S YOUNGEST BAKER AND COOKERY WRITERRising star of the baking world, Amy-Beth Ellice has been cooking and baking since the tender age of three. Now, accompanied by beautiful photography, 16-year-old Amy has lovingly put together a col... read more
Betrayed by those who had sworn to protect her and cornered by her past, Rosie has to fight with every breath to protect herself and her beloved daughter, Ruby. She finds herself forced to play a very, very dangerous game: setting her old family against her ne... read more
THEN: Once upon a time in south London, three young men without a future decide to invent their own. The Sixties are starting to swing and Jimmy, John and Billy want it all: the clothes, the pills, the music and the women. Through drugs, protection and armed r... read more
From pub open mic gigs to headlining at Madison Square Garden and performing with the likes of Sir Elton John and Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran has conquered the world.Self-described as a 'spotty, chubby, ginger teenager' with a love for Damien Rice and Nizlopi, Ed... read more
As one of Britain's best known TV and radio personalities, Gloria Hunniford requires little introduction. From chat show and current affairs host to presenter of consumer and lifestyle programmes, Gloria is one of the few broadcasters who can genuinely claim t... read more
This book presents an account of legal, economic and managerial perspectives on governance in situations of financial distress and insolvency. It uses detailed real-life case studies of executive decision making to explore and illustrate the discussion. The bo... read more
As human beings we all have creative potential, a quality essential to human development and a vital component to healthy and happy lives. However this may often remain stifled by the choices we make, or ways in which we choose to live in our daily lives. Fram... read more
