Lisa Lanzarini Öhlander

Lisa Lanzarini Öhlander – Designer

Expert book designer, art director, and illustrator crafting covers and layouts that bring your book to life. Make your story stand out!

Overview

What do Lucasfilm, Disney, LEGO—and many wonderful authors—have in common? They’ve all trusted me to help shape how their stories appear to the world.

I’m Lisa, a professional cover designer with a long-standing background in publishing and visual storytelling. I focus on custom book cover design for fiction and nonfiction, along with audiobook and ebook formatting, and typographic and layout guidance tailored to your title.

I work across genres to help each book find its most compelling visual form. Whether bold, minimalist, playful or poetic, I design with clarity, concept and character.

In my publishing career I’ve had the pleasure of working with American filmmaker John Landis, English author and entrepreneur Sir Ian Livingstone CBE, and theatre and Star Wars movie actor Anthony Daniels, as well as many first-time and indie authors. I bring the same care, curiosity and professionalism to every project—because every book deserves a thoughtful and engaging cover.

If you’re looking for a design partner to bring your story to life, I’d love to hear from you.

Services
Fiction
Anthologies Cozy Mysteries
Non-Fiction
Children’s Non-Fiction Education & Reference Entertainment History True Crime

Work experience

Self-employed

Jan, 2021 — Present
I am a publishing designer with extensive expertise in creating innovative visual stories, specializing in global collaborations with iconic brands and wonderful authors. I love working collaboratively with diverse voices and teams. While experienced in both children’s and adult fiction titles, I have also worked on visual encyclopedias and a variety of genres. I specialize in presentations, styling, layout and cover design, thrive under tight deadlines, and—like Doctor Who—can deliver presentation materials as if they were needed yesterday.

DK Publishing, Penguin Random House

Jan, 2009 — Dec, 2020 (almost 12 years)
Art Director and Designer in the Licensing Division (fiction and non-fiction / children’s and adult titles) and the Wellness and Parenting Division (non-fiction). In my role as Art Director at DK Publishing, I collaborated with the Publishing Director and global Sales and Marketing teams to define the visual strategy for the division. I led the creative direction (book covers and layouts) for over 60 trade titles published annually worldwide, contributing to the division’s recognition for innovative, award-winning, and commercially successful print and digital products.

Portfolio

The Force of Creativity (LEGO Star Wars)

Hancock, Graham

Random House Books for Young Readers

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Made with Reedsy
The Life of Pearl: The Interim

Girauld, Portia

Cover Design Illustration
Made with Reedsy
The Life of Pearl

Girauld, Portia

Cover Design Illustration
Made with Reedsy
The Homeplace: Red Rock Ranch Mysteries #1

Smith, Morie

Salt and Honey Publishing

Cover Design Illustration
Pokémon Big Book of Facts

Beecroft, Simon

DK Children

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Classic haunted house ghoststories curated by world-renowned filmmaker and horror genre expert John Landis.This beautifully presented, highly collectible anthology features ghost stories that ... read more
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From B-movie bogeymen and outer space oddities to big-budget terrors, Monsters in the Movies by legendary filmmaker John Landis showcases the greatest monsters ever to creep, fly, slither, sta... read more
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Surprising stories behind the games you know and love to play.Journey through 8,000 years of history, from Ancient Egyptian Senet and Indian Snakes and Ladders, right up to role-play, fantasy ... read more
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Ultimate Star Wars

Tricia Barr

DK

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What to Watch When

Blauvelt, Christian

DK

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Lisa has 3 reviews

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Morie S.

Morie S.

Mar, 2025

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Lisa was amazing to work with, and did the best job designing new cover art for my novel. She took time to really understand what I would be looking for, and gave me plenty of options to choose from and customize. She has been so helpful to make sure all the files work correctly for different spe...
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Lisa L.
Working with Morie on her book cover was an absolute joy. I loved diving into the creative process, sharing ideas, and shaping the visuals together with her thoughtful feedback. It was such a rewar...
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Morie S.

Morie S.

Oct, 2025

Lisa is amazing and it was the easiest decision to have her do the cover for my second book after she did the first. Highly recommend!
Lisa L.
Designing the second cover for Morie was a real pleasure. Wishing her all the best in her author journey!
Portia G.

Portia G.

May, 2025

Very pleasant to work with. Great work, communicative and helpful with other parts of the book. Recommend!
Lisa L.
Portia has a clear creative vision and a strong sense of direction when it comes to how her work should be visualised. I really enjoy collaborating with authors who value dialogue and the exchange ...
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I like to keep everything as transparent as possible. In my cover design work, I always propose a very clear and simple menu. It’s literally like going to a restaurant—except this one only serves the best of what’s in season, and no hidden added costs! What do I mean by that? I always provide...
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