Taylor Roy - Designer
San Francisco, CA, United States
Experienced designer (+ avid reader) previously of Chronicle Books | beautiful books on the inside + out, plus user-friendly ebooks
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Overview
Whether you're looking for a traditional, timeless design or a more creative look and feel—I'd love to hear about your book project!
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I enjoy working directly with authors to craft their books, while I also partner with brands on a variety of print, layout and brand design work as an independent designer. My skills include polished typography and inventive organization of information, suited for both fiction and non-fiction, traditional long-form manuscripts, as well as more creative content and interactive books. I really enjoy creating covers that incorporate typography, photography, thoughtful graphics, or clever visuals (but I don't offer painterly illustrations).
If we work together on a print book, I also have the skillset to convert this into a reflowable, reader-friendly ebook version.
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I'm a visual designer with an eye for detail and heart for good. After a lifetime of admiring all things on paper, I have applied this passion while working professionally for independent magazines, a large book publisher, and creative agencies. I have accrued over 7 years of experience and expertise.
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My background: begins at Chronicle Books, where I designed covers and interiors within art, lifestyle, travel, food, and creativity genres.
My design process: relies on clarity and communication: truly understanding the ideas and messages in order to convey what is most important, through visual and logical hierarchy. With cover designs, I aim to capture your message as well as an audience. More technically, my files and design development are orderly and detailed, so that the final product is consistent, clear, and accurate. I will outline each phase with my quote, and offer quick communication throughout.
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I am typically booking projects 1 month in advance. Looking forward to hearing from you.
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I enjoy working directly with authors to craft their books, while I also partner with brands on a variety of print, layout and brand design work as an independent designer. My skills include polished typography and inventive organization of information, suited for both fiction and non-fiction, traditional long-form manuscripts, as well as more creative content and interactive books. I really enjoy creating covers that incorporate typography, photography, thoughtful graphics, or clever visuals (but I don't offer painterly illustrations).
If we work together on a print book, I also have the skillset to convert this into a reflowable, reader-friendly ebook version.
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I'm a visual designer with an eye for detail and heart for good. After a lifetime of admiring all things on paper, I have applied this passion while working professionally for independent magazines, a large book publisher, and creative agencies. I have accrued over 7 years of experience and expertise.
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My background: begins at Chronicle Books, where I designed covers and interiors within art, lifestyle, travel, food, and creativity genres.
My design process: relies on clarity and communication: truly understanding the ideas and messages in order to convey what is most important, through visual and logical hierarchy. With cover designs, I aim to capture your message as well as an audience. More technically, my files and design development are orderly and detailed, so that the final product is consistent, clear, and accurate. I will outline each phase with my quote, and offer quick communication throughout.
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I am typically booking projects 1 month in advance. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Services
Languages
English
Non-Fiction
Art
Biographies & Memoirs
Career Guides
Entertainment
Self-Help & Self-Improvement
Fiction
Contemporary Fiction
Humor & Comedy
Poetry
Certifications
- Chronicle Books Design Fellowship
Work experience
Visual Designer
Gershoni Creative Agency
May, 2018
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September, 2019
(over 1 year)
Designs for projects of all scales and mediums, including marketing pieces, annual reports, packaging, labels, logos, brand identity systems, and websites.
Designer
Chronicle Books
January, 2016
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March, 2017
(about 1 year)
Worked on titles mainly within Lifestyle and Art, across several formats including journals, stationary sets, kits, and hardcover books. Continued with occasional freelance work.
Portfolio (10 selected works)
Strange, outdated laws from each of the 50 U.S. states—some overturned, some still on the books, and some merely the stuff of legends—are depicted with sly wit by Olivia Locher. Incisive, ironic, and gorgeous, these images will appeal to art buffs and trivia fans alike. A foreword from American poet Kenneth Goldsmith and an interview with the artist by Eric Shiner, former director of the Andy ... read more
Museum Exhibit
Tom Brown
This book is a collection of poems written in free form, sonnet, Ottava Rima, Canzone, Ghazal and other forms.
Remember the good old days with this illustrated journal, perfect for keeping track of ideas the analog way.
Pantone One Sketch a Day
LLC Pantone
This unique, colorfully chic sketchbook by PANTONE offers space to sketch one drawing a day for an entire year, allowing users to watch the evolution of their drawings over time.
From the comedian behind the popular parenting blog The Ugly Volvo comes a refreshing spin on the baby milestone book. Instead of a place to lovingly capture the first time baby sleeps through the night, this book shows what it's like the first time baby rolls off the bed/sofa/changing table, leaving mom or dad in a state of pure terror (it happens). These 100 rarely documented but all-too-rea... read more
Quirky, insightful, and laugh-out-loud funny, this engagement calendar offers a weekly dose of humor from beloved New Yorker cartoonist and bestselling author Roz Chast.
From Pixar's upcoming film Incredibles 2, this making-of book is a dive back into the beloved world of the Incredibles. The Art of Incredibles 2 explores Pixar's highly anticipated sequel through colorful artwork, energetic character sketches, intriguing storyboards, and spellbinding colorscripts.Featuring gorgeous production art and interesting details from the production team about the makin... read more
From the astounding to the downright unbelievable, this little volume of mind-blowingly tiny artworks showcases the talents of 24 artists from around the globe. Makers, crafters, art enthusiasts, and fans of tiny works will delight in this homage to all things infinitesimally small. Replete with more than 200 images of miniature masterpieces— including intricately carved pencil leads, fantasti... read more
Corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) professionals — whether they work at banks, in corporate development groups, or integration teams — often complain that their industry is falling behind in modern process solutions. While M&A is becoming an increasingly accepted first-line growth strategy for companies around the world, and deal volume continue to set jaw-dropping new records quarter to... read more
Luminous Dreams: Luminous Dreams
Huang, Katie
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Taylor was great to work with on my project. She was prompt, organized, and delivered as expected.
Scott Irwin, January 2022
Taylor was so lovely to work with. She was very communicative from the start. She laid out a schedule and always hit our milestones on time. Because she's so creative, she was super fun to collaborate with and she brought so many great ideas to the table. She really understood my book and delivered an interior layout design that really complemented it and brought it to a different level.
Diana Le, July 2021
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