Nejc Planinšek

Nejc Planinšek – Designer

Award-winning designer with over 10 years of experience in creating captivating thriller, mystery, and history book covers.

Overview

**Kind notice: I am fully booked till January.

Hi! I’m Nejc and I’m an award-winning graphic designer with over 10 years of experience in designing book covers, album covers, marketing and branding.

I have worked as a designer and illustrator for publishing houses, advertising agencies and tech companies where I had the opportunity to work for clients such as Braun, Spotify, NBCU, and Bloomberg.

As an author of several musical albums, short films and novellas, I know just how meaningful and powerful a well-designed cover can be, and it is my personal belief that every good book deserves an even better cover.

Feel free to reach out and contact me if you would like:

- A bespoke, marketable & eye-catching cover.

- Custom typography for your book.

- Technical support for self-publishers & first-time authors.

- Long-term support (for cover print adjustments) after project completion.

- A collaboration that is on time and on budget.

If you have any question or would like to discuss anything in more detail, please don’t hesitate to reach out! I am happy to help.

Services
Fiction
Cozy Mysteries Dystopian Historical Fiction Historical Mysteries Historical Romance Horror Legal Thriller
Non-Fiction
Music
Languages
English
Awards
  • Awarded the Silver Plaque by TAM-TAM for Best Poster Design
  • Featured on Reedsy's Behind The Cover
Certifications
  • GCC - Art Theory
  • Adobe Certified Professional

Work experience

Self-employed

Jun, 2020 — Present
Art direction, design, and illustration of book covers, album art, and film posters for a diverse range of clients, ranging from self-published authors to international publishing companies such as London Sync.

Celtra

Nov, 2018 — May, 2020 (over 1 year)
Designer at a fast paced ad tech company. Led the design and technical production process of producing the programmatic ad campaign for Braun, Spotify, Audi, Pantene, Colgate, NBCU, and Bloomberg.

Relidea

Jun, 2013 — Sep, 2018 (over 5 years)
Designer at a design agency, where I had the opportunity work on numerous web design, brand identity and print projects.

Portfolio

Made with Reedsy
Dead Flowers

Petrick, J.M.

Matchbook Press

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Made with Reedsy
A Hard Frost (Gaol County Mysteries Book 1)

Strunk, Crisman

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Made with Reedsy
Fools Hollow

Prestwood, Dennis

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Made with Reedsy
The Storm, The Calm and The Growing

Anna A. Blue

Two people trying to individually heal their traumas accidentally cross paths and heal each other. Dahlia Sallow was forced to kill someone she thought she loved in order to survive. The resul... read more
Cover Design Typography
Made with Reedsy
Wyrmstone: The Curse of the Talisman

Beefe, H.G.

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Made with Reedsy
Uncertain Justice: A Legal Thriller

Kerry, K. Ryan

Cover Design
Made with Reedsy
Clandestine

Wallin, Alec

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Made with Reedsy
Die Love You

Jenkins, Mico

Mico Horror

Cover Design Illustration
Cover Design Illustration
Cover Design Illustration
Cover Design Illustration
Made with Reedsy
Bleeding Hart

Metz, Conor

Shining Fright Books

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Made with Reedsy
Death Row

Wallin, Alec

Cover Design
Made with Reedsy
Model Village

Murphy, Leo A.

Cover Design Illustration
Made with Reedsy
Strange And Twisted Things

Payne-Strange, Holly

Cover Design
Cover Design Typography
Made with Reedsy
Water to Water: A Collection of Short Stories

Rowland, S. A.

Cover Design

Nejc has 22 reviews

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Map F.

Map F.

Nov, 2025

Working with Nejc was an absolute pleasure! On time, creative, communicative and I am so grateful I chose to work with him. He's truly an incredible artist and cannot recommend him enough.
Nejc P.
Thank you, Map! It was a real pleasure working with you as well. So happy to see how the final cover turned out. Looking forward to collaborating with you on the next book!
J.M. P.

J.M. P.

May, 2025

Working with Nejc was incredible. Not only were his designs for my book spot on, capturing the tone and the vibe I wanted right out of the gate, but as we continued the collaboration, he was thoughtful, intuitive, patient and easy-going. I sincerely hope to work with him again in the future!
Nejc P.
Thank you so much JM! It was an absolute pleasure working with you as well. Looking forward to many more future collaborations ahead!
Melinda F.

Melinda F.

Feb, 2025

Nejc was wonderful to work with— he made it so easy for me to tweak the designs as necessary until I was in love with the designs and social media art. He was pleasant and helpful and got my book exactly where I wanted it.
Nejc P.
Thank you, Melinda! It was a pleasure working with you as well. Looking forward to collaborating with you on the next book!
Mary S.

Mary S.

Jan, 2025

Nejc is an extremely talented designer who is timely, professional, and intuitive. He offered several options with designs that not only conformed to my suggestions but also that he derived from the context of my book and storyline, delivering a cover art better than any of my expectations. In fa...
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Nejc P.
Mary, thank you so much for your kind words. Believe me when I say that it was my pleasure working with you on this book. I wish you and your family nothing but health and happiness, and I look for...
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Crisman S.

Crisman S.

Nov, 2024

This is the second book that Nejc has designed for me (and I fully plan for there to be many more!). He is a professional who meets deadlines and remains in constant contact throughout the process. He listens to what you want for your book and offers great feedback to make your cover the best it ...
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Nejc P.
Thank you so much for your kind words, Crisman. It was a pleasure working with you as well, as always. Looking forward to many more future collaborations!

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