Neil Swaab

Neil Swaab – Designer

Book designer specializing in novels, offering a select interior design service for budget-conscious self-publishers.

Overview

I'm a freelance book designer and art director who's been working in publishing for over 20 years. Clients include HarperCollins, Hachette, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, and Simon & Schuster among others. Through Reedsy, I'm offering a select book interior design service for budget-conscious self-publishers. I’m pleased to offer my design services through the templates in my Reedsy portfolio that I can apply to your projects. Made using industry best standards and practices and built on top of a modified golden ratio, these hand-crafted templates are perfect for any project. Each one is meticulously constructed and uses free fonts so you won’t have to worry about additional font license expenses. All template design packages come with the following pages:

Title

Half title

Ad card

Copyright

Dedication

Table of Contents

Part openers

Chapter openers

Standard pages

Acknowledgments

About the Author

My designs are ideal for budget-conscious publishers who want professional quality. Just pick a template, send me your manuscript, and you’ll have a professional PDF within a week, ready for you to ship to the printer! I've included images from my templates in my gallery, but you can also see and learn more on my website.

Services
Fiction
Action & Adventure Chick Lit Contemporary Fiction Contemporary Romance Epic Fantasy Middle Grade Fantasy Romantic Comedy
Languages
English

Work experience

HarperCollins Publishers

Oct, 2001 — Oct, 2006 (almost 5 years)
Designed and art directed children's books, YA novels, and middle grade novels for Laura Geringer Books and Joanna Cotler Books as well as the general HarperCollins imprint.

Self-employed

May, 2000 — Present
Art directed and designed books for all major publishers, including HarperCollins, Hachette, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, and Simon & Schuster among others.

Portfolio

Ahimsa

Kelkar, Supriya

Book Interior Design
Book Interior Design
Book Interior Design
Speculation

Shawl, Nisi

Book Interior Design
Phoebe's Diary

Phoebe Wahl

Book Interior Design

Neil has 1 review

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Kamaal S.

Kamaal S.

Sep, 2024

Rodney's responsiveness was very quick. He worked as fast as he could, yet the quality was still amazing. 10/10, I would recommend, and I will be working with him in the future.

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