Urska Charney

Urska Charney – Designer

Typesetter for Bloomsbury and freelance projects. Elegant, readable layouts. Easy-going, perfectionist, and always punctual.

Overview

I'm a book designer and typesetter with a keen eye for aesthetics and over five years of experience working with publishers including Bloomsbury and Rowman & Littlefield. I specialize in creating sleek, modern layouts for fiction, nonfiction, and image-heavy art books—my true passion.

In addition to print design, I produce professional, standards-compliant eBooks, converting InDesign files into clean, ready-to-publish EPUB formats.

My portfolio includes The 12-Hour Film Expert, What the Presidents Read, The Importance of Being Furnished, The Thefts of the Mona Lisa, Brushed Aside, and many more.

WHY WORK WITH ME

After receiving your brief, I’ll prepare several sample chapter layouts tailored to your book’s subject so you’ll know exactly what to expect from the start. I value clear, friendly communication and precision—helping authors, photographers, and publishers create books that look beautiful and feel effortless to read.

And because I’m a perfectionist—often a double-edged sword, but a true blessing when it comes to design—you can trust that every page will be crafted with care and precision.

Services
Non-Fiction
Antiques & Collectibles Art Biographies & Memoirs History Photography Transportation Travel
Languages
English

Work experience

Self-employed

Apr, 2023 — Present
For Bloomsbury, I take projects from manuscript to press-ready files. This includes typesetting the text, placing and adjusting images, ensuring proper layout and typography, and delivering files that meet print specifications.

Self-employed

Sep, 2021 — Jul, 2023 (almost 2 years)
Conversion of manuscripts into elegant, press-ready book files.

Self-employed

Mar, 2018 — Present
Designing and typesetting books for clients across well-being and health, art, biographies, travel, and more.

Portfolio

Illustration
Illustration Book Interior Design
Pain Patterns: Why You Are in Pain and How to Stop It

Olderman MSPT, Rick

Boone Publishing, LLC

Book Interior Design
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Cover Design Book Interior Design
What the Presidents Read: Childhood Stories and Family Favorites

Goodenough, Elizabeth

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Book Interior Design
The 12-Hour Film Expert: Everything You Need to Know about Movies

Charney, Noah

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Book Interior Design
Brushed Aside: The Untold Story of Women in Art

Charney, Noah

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Book Interior Design

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Mark H.

Mark H.

Nov, 2025

I highly recommend Urska for her exceptional eye for book interior design. She understands typography, chapter layout, spacing, and the visual rules that gave my book its identity. Her design instincts bring clarity, elegance, and cohesion to the page, ensuring a polished reading experience.She c...
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