Matthew Morse

Matthew Morse – Designer

Award-winning book designer with more than 15 years of experience with a strong focus on entrepreneurship, business, and finance.

Overview

With over 15 years of experience as a Senior Designer and Art Director, I specialize in bringing business, finance, and entrepreneurship titles to life. My work is defined by a blend of strategic innovation and award-winning visual execution, backed by multiple accolades for design excellence.

I pride myself on a collaborative and efficient workflow. By building a direct, intuitive connection with authors, I translate unique, complex stories into market-leading visual identities that stand out on any shelf.

Services
Non-Fiction
Business & Management Finance & Accounting Health & Wellbeing Inspirational New Age Religion & Spirituality Self-Help & Self-Improvement True Crime
Languages
English
Awards
  • Spark Award
  • Addy Award
  • NY Book Show - 1st Place

Work experience

Forbes Books

Jan, 2016 — Present
I began as a freelance designer for Advantage/ForbesBooks in 2016, and am now working with them full-time as a Senior Book designer. I hold multiple awards for book cover design through the Advantage and Forbes imprints, and I have worked with top thought leaders and CEOs from a broad range of industries including biotech, manufacturing, finance, engineering, automotive, healthcare, and retail.

Self-employed

Jan, 2009 — Present
Since early 2009, I have operated as a dedicated freelance designer, partnering with authors and publishers to create high-impact book covers.

Matthew has 14 reviews

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Chris B.

Chris B.

May, 2026

The collaboration with Matthew was outstanding from start to finish. He brought real care, taste and intelligence to the design process, and understood very quickly what I was trying to create with AtoZen. The project mattered deeply to me, and Matthew treated it with exactly the right balance of...
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Rex L.

Rex L.

May, 2026

The reviews of the cover thus far have been positive, and we feel the cover represents our initiative very well.
George W.

George W.

May, 2026

Matthew was incredibly helpful, especially since this was my first book. I loved the cover he designed for me. He offered many valuable recommendations and answered all of my questions. He even made himself available on weekends. Working with him was a great experience.
Andrew M.

Andrew M.

May, 2026

Matthew was easy to work with and delivered exactly what I was looking for.
Mark M.

Mark M.

May, 2026

It was great to work with Matthew. I waited to actually receive a physical copy of the book until I gave this review. I am very happy with the results. It is exactly what I wanted. Matthew was easy to work with, and I found the entire process much less daunting than I had imagined. I will definit...
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