Overview

After years of working for various studios and agencies I am now a self employed book designer, collaborating with publishers such Bloomsbury, Hay House, I.B.Tauris, Jessica Kingsley Publishers and Canelo. Having previously spent almost four years working for Macmillan Publishers, most recently as Managing Designer responsible for ~1,000 covers per year, I am highly experienced at handling high volumes of work without compromising on the finest aesthetic and conceptual details to each individual project. I believe in open channels of communication and constructive feedback which together lead the design to its full potential.

My vast experience designing for the non-fiction market means I can offer insight into design trends and current industry standards, and how to surpass those in order to stand out from the crowd. My own design work is bold, colourful and strongly typographic. I specialise in creating aesthetic connections between text and image, visually captivating hierarchies and unusual interpretations of familiar images.

I'd like to offer you my skills and experience in giving your book its best visual representation - inside and out.

Services

Languages

Non-Fiction

Fiction

Responsible for the design and pre-press of 450+ covers per year across a variety of non-fiction lists and liaising directly with Editorial and Production staff , as well as overseeing an additional team of two designers working on 800+ covers per year for the US Scholarly market. Providing regular training and mentoring on industry trends and briefing processes while ensuring a uniformly high standard of design across the two divisions.

Soft Systems Thinking, Methodology and the Management of Change

Brian Wilson, Kees van Haperen

What is Soft Systems Methodology? How can it help make sense of complex business scenarios, providin....

What is Soft Systems Methodology? How can it help make sense of complex business scenarios, providin....

Being Critically Reflective: Engaging in Holistic Practice (Practice Theory in Context)

Fiona Gardner

Being Critically Reflective

Being Critically Reflective

Musical Theatre: A Workbook

David Henson, Professor Kenneth Pickering

This unique workbook is your companion to Musical Theatre training, guiding you through the entire p....

This unique workbook is your companion to Musical Theatre training, guiding you through the entire p....

Special Effects

Special Effects

Special Effects

The Grierson Effect: Tracing Documentary's International Movement (Cultural Histories of Cinema)

Grierson Effect

Grierson Effect

Research Methods (Palgrave Business Briefing)

Peter Stokes, Dr Tony Wall

Research Methods

Research Methods

Social Psychology of Social Problems: The Intergroup Context

Social Psychology of Social Problems Encompassing contemporary social problems and cutting-edge research, top international experts provide a window into understanding the psychology behind societal problems and why they develop, offering crucial applications of psychological theory for the undergraduate student. Full description

Social Psychology of Social Problems Encompassing contemporary social problems and cutting-edge research, top international experts provide a window into understanding the psychology behind societal problems and why they develop, offering crucial applications of psychological theory for the undergraduate student. Full description

Speaking Our Minds: Why human communication is different, and how language evolved to make it special

Thom Scott-Phillips

Speaking Our Minds

Speaking Our Minds

Animal Cognition: Evolution, Behavior and Cognition

Dr Clive D.L. Wynne, Monique A. R. Udell

Title: Animal Cognition Binding: Paperback Author: Clive D L Wynne Publisher: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN

Title: Animal Cognition Binding: Paperback Author: Clive D L Wynne Publisher: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN

A Short History of Asia

Colin Mason

The nations of Asia now make up more than half of the world's population. With increasingly affluent, educated middle classes and vigorous, innovative industries, they are more populous and powerful than ever before, and their influence on the rest of the world is only growing. Colin Mason provides a clear, readable introduction to their histories and traditions, from the Stone Age right up to... read more

The nations of Asia now make up more than half of the world's population. With increasingly affluent, educated middle classes and vigorous, innovative industries, they are more populous and powerful than ever before, and their influence on the rest of the world is only growing. Colin Mason provides a clear, readable introduction to their histories and traditions, from the Stone Age right up to... read more

Clown Training: A Practical Guide

Jon Davison

This comprehensive handbook invites you into the clown workshop and guides you through the complete processes of clown training. Both practical and reflective, it draws on Davison's 20 years of experience and provides useful exercises, games and techniques to aid the first steps in playfulness through to devising and creating performable shows.

This comprehensive handbook invites you into the clown workshop and guides you through the complete processes of clown training. Both practical and reflective, it draws on Davison's 20 years of experience and provides useful exercises, games and techniques to aid the first steps in playfulness through to devising and creating performable shows.

Empathy: What it is and why it matters

David Howe

Empathy is key to good relationships. In its absence, behavior becomes puzzling, even dangerous....

Empathy is key to good relationships. In its absence, behavior becomes puzzling, even dangerous....