Pascale Hutton

Pascale Hutton – Designer

Former Art Director at Penguin Press. I capture the essence of your book with textures, illustration & collage, creating bright bold covers.

Overview

I am a graphic designer, currently living in France having spent many years working in publishing in London. I have always enjoyed creating my own imagery, by using colours and textures in a creative way.

I am friendly and helpful and I understand that self publishing is about creating a product that the client is happy with and reflects their vision. I try to be as flexible as possible to fit the clients needs and wishes and I like to explain the process carefully from start to finish. I love the variety of work that Reedsy provides and enjoy nothing more than learning about clients projects and reading as much material as is available.

I meet every new project with enthusiasm and professionalism and will always reply promptly. If I sound like the person that you would like to work with, then please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Fiction
Classics Contemporary Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery & Crime Short Story Women's Fiction
Languages
English
Awards
  • Shortlisted for Victoria & Albert Design and Illustration award in Book publishing
Certifications
  • MA RCA The Royal College of Art, London
  • Art Director Pimlico Books
  • Art Director Penguin Press
  • Art Director James Murray

Work experience

Penguin UK

Apr, 1998 — Apr, 2002 (about 4 years)
I have worked full time and freelance for various publishing houses including Random House UK, Penguin UK, John Murray Publishers and working on imprints ranging from Jonathan Cape, Vintage, Pimlico Books, Allen Lane, Penguin Modern Classics to name but a few.

Pascale Hutton

Sep, 2004 — Present
Since moving to France I have worked as a freelance designer. I often work alongside my husband who is an experienced book illustrator, known for Life of Pi by Yann Martel. We have worked on all kinds of projects together ranging from wine labels to exhibition design to educational booklets to logo design.

James Murray

May, 2002 — Sep, 2004 (over 2 years)
I ran the design department, where I coordinated with photographers, designers and illustrators to produce covers for a range of fiction and non-fiction titles.

Random House

Apr, 1992 — Mar, 1998 (almost 6 years)
I primarily ran the imprint Pimlico which was a part of the literary side of Random House. It ran on a small budget and so required imaginative processes to create contemporary covers that stood alongside books that had been put together with larger budgets. I enjoyed this element of using my own resources to create bold and contemporary covers and I feel that is a skill that has stood me in good stead for my work with Reedsy clients. Whilst at Random House I also worked on books covers for the hardback imprint Jonathan Cape and Paperback imprint Vintage.

Portfolio

A Russian Novel

Emmanuel Carrere,Emmanuel Carrre

Cover Design Illustration
Made with Reedsy
Revolution On The Rock

Karren Ablaze

Mittens On Publishing

Cover Design Illustration
Made with Reedsy
Tokyo Juku (Detective Hiroshi Series Book 7)

Pronko, Michael

Raked Gravel Press

Cover Design Illustration
Made with Reedsy
Welcome to Redemption Bay

Murray, Justin

Cover Design Illustration
Made with Reedsy
The Flow of Power

Aumelas, David

Independently published

Cover Design Illustration
Made with Reedsy
The Responsibility of Love

Simons, J. David

Glenkura Publishing

Cover Design Illustration
Made with Reedsy
Discretion

Guene, Faiza

Saqi Books

Cover Design Illustration
Cover Design Illustration
Made with Reedsy
CON

Rob Donnelly

Belfast 1843: O'Connell, the Liberator, is on the rise. The cry for repeal and independence is in the air. Sectarian violence is rampant in the streets. And in the shadows of a new industrial ... read more
Cover Design Illustration
Made with Reedsy
Shitamachi Scam

Pronko, Michael

Raked Gravel Press

Cover Design Illustration

Pascale has 33 reviews

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Isabelle B.

Isabelle B.

Oct, 2025

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I enjoyed working with Pascale Hutton very much. Her response to my request was prompt outlining clearly time frame and cost. Any questions I did have, were answered quickly. As my book is based on an historical figure and there were few images of the woman in question, Pascale had very little to...
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jane H.

jane H.

Jun, 2025

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Pascale was a pleasure to work with. She understood the brief well. She was happy to show me modified designs as we discussed various options along the way. She worked to my deadlines and was quick to respond to messages. I am very pleased with the result and feel proud to launch it into the worl...
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Michael P.

Michael P.

Jan, 2025

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Pascale is an excellent, sensitive, high-level illustrator who is very easy to work with.
Pascale H.
Thank you Michael for your kind review. It certainly helps to have a great client to work with.
Rob D.

Rob D.

Dec, 2025

Pascale is a skilled and professional designer. She gave great attention to the details of my design brief, provided initial designs in a short timeframe, and incorporated my feedback to produce a great final cover. Pascale has also been helpful with additional work. I fully recommend Pascale.
Pascale H.
Thank you Rob. That’s very kind. It was an absolute pleasure working with you and I wish you the best with your book.
Justin M.

Justin M.

Sep, 2025

It was a good experience.

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