Overview
I'm a graphic designer photographer illustrator who designs book covers across fiction and nonfiction. I have many years working for Pearson, Titan books, Carlton Records, VCI Entertainment, Orion, Penguin Random House, Headline, and Transworld.I worked with many bestselling authors such as Lee Child, Freddy Forsyth, Kate Atkinson, Paula Hawkins, Renée Knight, Andy McNab, Chris Ryan, Ben Elton, Sophie Kinsella, Simon Scarrow Wilbur Smith Bernard Cornwell and Bear Grylls
Services
Fiction
Action & Adventure
Dystopian
Historical Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Romance
Science Fiction
Thriller & Suspense
Women's Fiction
Languages
English
Work experience
Self-employed
Apr, 2018 —
Present
I am a commercial book cover designer
with over 20 years experience. I have been an in-house cover designer and art director. I have many years working for Pearson, Titan books, Carlton Records, VCI Entertainment, Orion, Penguin Random House, Headline, and Transworld.
I also take photographs and supply regularly to stock picture agencies Trevillion,
Arcangel images and Alamy, and can also provide bespoke images should you not find any for your particular project
Transworld book publishers ( Penguin Random house)
Aug, 2008 —
Feb, 2018
(over 9 years)
I was responsible for a lot of the mass market fiction titles, taking on projects from concept to artwork within strict deadlines. I was tasked with creating new looks for established brand authors and helping to turn unknowns into tomorrow’s bestsellers.
I worked with best sellers authors such as Lee Child, Freddy Forsyth, Kate Atkinson, Paula Hawkins, Rene Knight, Andy McNab, Chris Ryan, Ben Elton, Sophie Kinsella and Bear Grylls
I worked across many different genres but mainly specialized on crime and thriller and historical fiction covers. I had a large workload and had to work well under pressure, possess a broad range of IT skills (including a strong working knowledge of InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator)
I was also responsible for many photo shoots, and art direction and commissioning illustration
I was a natural communicator who is able to connect and establish key relationships across the business with ease. I possess a creative eye and good imagination and brought new ideas to the projects and didn't shy away from taking creative risks to achieve fantastic results with each project.
Portfolio
70AD. Disgraced, dishonoured and banished into exile on pain of execution if he ever returns to Rome, the former military tribune Gaius Valerius Verrens makes his way East through the death and destruction of the savage Judaean rebellion. Valerius knows his on... read more
‘That time is upon us. I can feel it coming. That evil barbarian will not be satisfied until he has engulfed the whole world in war and death. I fear for us all.’ In a triumphant return to his much-loved Courtney series, Wilbur Smith introduces us to the brave... read more
Featuring Jack Reacher, hero of the blockbuster movie starring Tom Cruise, in an explosive follow-up to the cliffhanger ending of 61 Hours.Has Jack Reacher finally met his match?61 Hours ended with Reacher trapped in a desperate situation from which escape see... read more
Featuring Jack Reacher, hero of the new blockbuster movie starring Tom Cruise, as he faces his most implacable enemy yet.Suicide bombers are easy to spot.They give out all kinds of tell-tale signs.There are twelve things to look for.No one who has worked in la... read more
'Don’t come after us ... remember the first thing I ever taught you - that your first duty is to stay alive'For some time now, Zack Darke has been operating solo, in total secrecy, for a shadowy government organisation. When his handlers are abducted by somebo... read more
KNOW YOUR ENEMYLiam Scott is back in Afghanistan, this time with 4 Rifles. No longer the new guy, it’s his chance to prove himself and take the lead. But the warzone has changed dramatically, and so have the rules.Working alongside the Afghan National Army, Li... read more
Out here, the cold isn't the only killer.Nick Stone is suffering. The two people he cared for most are gone. Desperate for the chance to escape his misery, Stone heads north at the summons of his old SAS officer. Five ex-servicemen, badly wounded in Afghanista... read more
Berlin 1920Two babies are born.Two brothers. United and indivisible, sharing everything. Twins in all but blood.As Germany marches into its Nazi Armageddon, the ties of family, friendship and love are tested to the very limits of endurance. And the brothers ar... read more
It’s the 1st of June 1914 and Hugh Stanton, ex-soldier and celebrated adventurer is quite literally the loneliest man on earth. No one he has ever known or loved has been born yet. Perhaps now they never will be.Stanton knows that a great and terrible war is c... read more
FREDERICK FORSYTH HAS SEEN IT ALL. AND LIVED TO TELL THE TALE...At eighteen, Forsyth was the youngest pilot to qualify with the RAF.At twenty-five, he was stationed in East Berlin as a journalist during the Cold War.Before he turned thirty, he was in Africa co... read more
Jack Lark, once the Scarlet Thief, is back in The Lone Warrior by Paul Fraser Collard - and he's about to march right into the bubbling centre of the Indian Mutiny. This series is perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell and 'evokes the horror of... read more
THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTON'S OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2016LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2016Imagine if the next thriller you opened was all about you.'An addictive novel with shades of Gone Girl'Sunday TimesWh... read more
It’s just a voice plucked from the air: ‘The American wants a hundred million dollars’.For what? Who from? It’s 1996, and the Soviets are long gone. But now there’s a new enemy. In an apartment in Hamburg, a group of smartly-dressed young Saudis are planning s... read more
THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER NOW A RICHARD & JUDY BOOKCLUB 2018 PICKJack Reacher is having a bad day.It would be a dumb idea to make it worse. Reacher sees a West Point class ring in a pawn shop window. It’s tiny. It's a woman cadet’s graduation present to hersel... read more
In January 1991, eight members of the SAS regiment embarked upon a top secret mission that was to infiltrate them deep behind enemy lines. Under the command of Sergeant Andy McNab, they were to sever the underground communication link between Baghdad and north... read more
The ultimate survival guide from the world’s leading survival expert. Nobody knows survival like Bear Grylls. There is a barely a terrain he hasn’t conquered or an extreme environment he hasn’t experienced. Over the years — from his time in 21 SAS, through to ... read more
Norway 785 AD. It began with the betrayal of a lord by a king . . . King Gorm puts Jarl Harald’s family to the sword, but makes one fatal mistake – he fails to kill Harald’s youngest son, Sigurd. His kin slain, his village seized and its people taken as slaves... read more
Since his first book was published in 2012, The Secret Footballer has been able to take the reader behind the scenes of footballers' lives like no other player has been able, or will ever be able, to do. Anonymity has been a potent weapon in revealing the real... read more
