Simone Rotella

Simone Rotella – Designer

Award-winning editorial and digital illustrator working since 2015 with international book publishers,science magazines, NGO and AD agencies

Overview

Hi, my name is Simone and I have been working as an advertising graphic designer and professional illustrator for more than 9 years. I collaborate with advertising agencies and international clients including: publishing houses, newspaper editorial offices, NGOs, festivals and museum institutions. As Art director, I follow the creative process of the graphic product in all its phases, welcoming proposals and constructive feedback, guiding the client towards the best possible visual result.


Looking into my portfolio you will find several examples of how I interfaced with clients with different profiles and various requests, noticing a predisposition for everything oneiric and based on science fiction.

I'm passionate about plants and astrophysics, following with interest everything related to the natural world from which I take inspiration for my works.


I am confident in creating covers with very tight deadlines, commensurate with the budget and the client's requests. I usually offer a series of changes on drafts and during the coloring phase that fall within the budget; after these free changes I add a fee for subsequent ones. However, by having more time to understand the customer's needs and requirements, the budget and the level of complexity of the work, it is possible to make a more precise cost forecast and have a higher level of detail.


I offer my experience in the graphic and illustrated field to create beautiful book covers made with digital brushes and manual techniques.

I am a professional, meticulous and versatile person available to meet your needs looking forward to work on some beautiful covers with you.



Services
Fiction
Dystopian Historical Fiction Time Travel Urban Fantasy Young Adult Fantasy
Non-Fiction
Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences History Life Sciences
Languages
English
Awards
  • World Illustration Award 2019
  • 3x3 magazine 2020
  • Society of illustrator 2024 - Shortlisted

Work experience

PIEMME publisher

Feb, 2024 — Apr, 2024 (2 months)

Illustrated cover commisioned by PIEMME Italian publisher, for the book "Per la libertà" written by Stefano Garzaro. Synopsis: The story of a little girl who joins the Italian partisan resistance

Mondadori Publisher

Nov, 2023 — Feb, 2024 (3 months)

Illustrated cover commisioned by Mondadori publisher, for "La notte più bella" written by Daniela Palumbo.

Winner of the Campiello prize 2024 for the Young adults category

Harper & Collins

Feb, 2023 — Aug, 2023 (7 months)

Cover artist for Italian best-seller book: "Il mio lato Bi-Polare" author Andrea Pinna. The book narrate the writer's bipolar condition in positive/negative ways and how that influenced his life.

Feltrinelli Editori

Dec, 2022 — Mar, 2023 (3 months)

Illustrated cover for Feltrinelli publisher. "Nevada" written by Imogen Binnie is a journey throughout the desert; travel, discovery, freedom, but also pain, unrequited love and the search for independence are all aspects covered in this LGBTQ+ novel. The cover has been selected for the 66 Society of illustrator contest 2024.

GIUNTI editore

Dec, 2023 — Apr, 2024 (4 months)

Illustrated cover for Giunti Italian publisher. "I disobbedienti del mondo nuovo" (the disobedient of new world) written by Patrizia Rinaldi is a journey in which the lives of 5 boys will mix in a sci-fi and dystopian adventure

The New Scientist UK

Nov, 2021 — Present

Editorial and digital illustrations for the UK scientific magazines

The Lancet

Jan, 2020 — Present

Cover artist and editorial design for many Lancet departments, working on monthly issue

Vogue Japan

Jan, 2019 — Oct, 2019 (9 months)

Editorial illustrations for Vogue Japan

Portfolio

La notte più bella (Italian Edition)

Palumbo, Daniela

EDIZIONI PIEMME

Cover Design Illustration
Il mio lato B(polare)

Andrea A. Pinna

Audible Studios

Illustration
Billy the West (Italian Edition)

Sgardoli, Guido

EDIZIONI PIEMME

Cover Design Illustration
Illustration

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