Luca Mercogliano

Luca Mercogliano – Designer

Experienced Book Designer | Over a Decade in Publishing | Master of Lettering and Vintage Imagery | Industry Trend Expert

Overview

Hello! I am an experienced book designer with over a decade of expertise in the publishing industry. My true passion is lettering and vintage imagery, and I bring a deep understanding of industry trends and audience preferences to my work.


I have established successful partnerships with esteemed publishing houses and authors throughout my career. My speciality is lettering and the integration of vintage visual elements such as black-and-white photographs, drawings, paintings, and collages, seamlessly blending classical and contemporary aesthetics.


My ultimate goal is to design book covers that reflect the content and capture the author's unique voice. I strive to create designs that deeply resonate with the target audience, understanding that this connection is crucial for a book's success.


Feel free to have a look at my portfolio, where you'll find diverse examples showcasing my work.

Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs Business & Management History Religion & Spirituality
Fiction
Classics Contemporary Fiction Historical Fiction Historical Romance
Languages
English

Work experience

Ripley's Home Video

Jan, 2020 — Present

I create the graphics for the DVD e BluRay covers, booklets and CDs of this home video distributor by combining images and lettering. I also edited the promotional material and creativity for online streaming services

Guerini e Associati

May, 2017 — Present

For this publishing house I exclusively create covers made up of lettering, typographical elements and colored backgrounds. I take care of the layout of volumes with tables, figures and graphs within the text.

Iemme edizioni

Jan, 2012 — Dec, 2018 (almost 7 years)

I designed the layout and covers of the individual volumes but also of the series of this publishing house. I interacted with illustrators, artists, photographers or I took care of the iconographic research

edizioni Intra Moenia

Jun, 2010 — Present

I design the covers and the layout of the individual volumes. When necessary, I also deal with the iconographic research. I also consulted with the printer for an optimal final result.

Manifatture Digitali

Mar, 2005 — Present

I deal with the creation of covers and the layout of various types of book: narrative, non-fiction, illustrated and photographic combining vintage images and lettering. I also design and layout DVD and Bluray bundles and related booklets. I designed and laid out various types of magazines.

Portfolio

Made with Reedsy
The Saturnalia Queen

Blue, Paloma

Cover Design
Non so se mi spiego: Da manager a Dubai a viaggiatore in Sudamerica (Italian Edition)

Cabassi, Andrea

Cover Design Book Interior Design
Made with Reedsy
1657 The Year of the Plague

Palumbo, Roberto

Book Interior Design

Luca has 5 reviews

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Fabiana F.

Fabiana F.

Feb, 2025

Excellent professional! Luca's work is visually stunning and meets the highest standards. My book now looks as if it came from a top-tier traditional publishing house. He truly captured the essence of my work, designing a layout that is classy, elegant, and timeless—elevating my literary nonfiction with a visual design that enhances the reading experience. His craftsmanship is top-quality, and ...
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Luca M.
Thanks Fabiana for your review. It was stimulating to work on your book and immerse myself in your world. I hope to collaborate with you again soon!
Paloma B.

Paloma B.

Jan, 2025

Luca has been a wonderful collaborator, providing multiple options for each design round and really 'got' the feeling I was hoping to evoke with my cover. The result is better than I could have hoped for. For a first time novelist, I'm grateful his process was so helpful because it allowed me to focus on the writing and now worry about the design elements at all.
Luca M.
Thanks Paloma for your review. I was happy to help in your first experience as a novelist. I hope to work with you again.
Lori D.

Lori D.

Dec, 2024

This is the second collaboration that I had with Luca, and once again he was awesome to work with. He's very easy to communicate with and aways helpful with any concerns or questions that I had. The project was completed on time and it was a pleasure working with Luca. I look forward to working with him again in the future.
Lori D.

Lori D.

Dec, 2024

Luca was fantastic to work with. He did a great job on the interior, and with formatting the ebook. And the work he did on the cover of the book was beautiful. He always responded to messages very quickly and was very accommodating to all my request. Because I was new to this project I had many questions and Luca was very patient with me, and I know that I had a lot of questions, but he was alw...
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Luca M.
Thanks Lori. It was a pleasure for me too to work with you. I hope to work with you again in the future
Ryan S.

Ryan S.

Sep, 2024

Luca was a real treat to work with. He was prompt, communicated well, and listened to what I was looking for. He also added his creative insight to create an excellent cover for my book. I cannot wait to work with him further on the book's interior.
Luca M.
Thanks Ryan. Working with you was a real pleasure: an author with clear ideas but also open to new suggestions. I can't wait to work together again

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