Lena Yang

Lena Yang – Designer

Book cover designer specializing in fiction, young adult, romance, and non-fiction, with experience in-house and with independent authors.

Overview

I'm a book and magazine editorial designer with 7+ years of experience in print and digital design. I am currently the Design Director of Sutherland House, a recently established Toronto-based publishing company specializing in narrative non-fiction—although, my specialties extend far beyond non-fiction design! My experiences are broad: I have worked with independent authors, cover design studios, newspapers, and magazines, and I also have marketing design experience in the audiobook industry.

I love a good challenge and am happy to work in all genres. If you need a creative eye to put the finishing creative touches on your book, I am happy to help.

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"A superb, professional, strong design, following the brief well with a splash of creative input. Exemplary reaction to requested changes and variations - all in all a joy to work with. I would highly recommend this designer."

—Tandem Publishing

"Lena is absolutely brilliant! She got my almost perfect on her first swing at it and was super patient and persistent through all my nit-picking revisions. This cover exceeded my wildest expectations and I'm so grateful."

—Sarah Taylor Gibson

Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Fiction
Fantasy Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Romance Thriller & Suspense Young Adult
Languages
English

Work experience

Spotify

Nov, 2022 — Present

Sutherland House

Sep, 2018 — Present
● Design front covers and full jackets for a range of non-fiction titles, including memoirs, biographies, history, social science, and politics ● Lead design direction of newly established non-fiction publishing house including website development and all aspects of print design ● Design all marketing assets including catalogue and promotional flyers

Audiobooks.com

May, 2018 — May, 2022 (about 4 years)
● Plan and implement all customer-facing audiobook merchandising across major markets (US, CA, UK, AU, and Spanish-language) including editorial campaigns, email marketing, member deals, and in-app promotions ● Develop a cohesive brand presence across all marketing channels and design all marketing-related graphic assets ● Measure marketing campaign effectiveness and interpret and react to metrics in order to establish best practices and achieve objectives

Self-employed

Jan, 2018 — Apr, 2018 (3 months)
● Illustrated and designed full jackets, audiobook covers, boxsets, and social media advertisements ● Designed custom typography and provided type support to teammates

Portfolio

Robbergirl

S.T. Gibson

It's Deathless meets Of Fire and Stars in this coming-of-age fable!In a Sweden wracked by war and haunted by folk stories so dark they can only be spoken of in whispers, Helvig has been raised by her brigand father to steal whatever treasure catches her eye. W... read more
Odd Spirits

S.T. Gibson

THE COUPLE THAT CASTS SPELLS TOGETHER STAYS TOGETHERIt takes a lot of commitment to make a marriage between a modern ceremonial magician and a chaos witch work, but when a malevolent entity takes up residence in Rhys and Moira's home, their love will be pushed... read more

Lena has 82 reviews

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Amelie F.

Amelie F.

May, 2026

Lena was fantastic! She really captured the essence of my novel, and did a wonderful job in bringing my story to life. While I didn't know exactly what I was looking for, Lena pulled pivotal moments from the novel, capturing them in a beautiful way that suited my book perfectly.
Kathryn E.

Kathryn E.

Mar, 2026

Lena was totally brilliant - I absolutely love my new covers, she nailed the brief and was so willing to tweak and change things - even when I changed them back! Highly, highly recommended
Nicki K.

Nicki K.

Dec, 2025

As an artist, I had already provided a painting for Lena to turn into my cover. She worked WITH me to capture my vision, which was so refreshing! After providing me with choices of how it could look, she was happy to change different ones so I could see the difference. This collaboration has been...
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Siri S.

Siri S.

Nov, 2025

This is the third time I've worked with Lena for a reason! She creates such beautiful covers and really listens to my ideas. I absolutely love how it turned out!
Emily A.

Emily A.

Nov, 2025

This is my second time working with Lena and won't be the last. She created a cover for book two in my series that I know readers are going to love—I certainly do! Lena is open to ideas but also brings an excellent eye and creative vision to each project. I highly recommend her!

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