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Shelby

Shelby

Gorham, ME, USA

Experienced graphic designer helping authors bring their creative ideas to life.


Work experience:

  • Cider Mill Press
  • Wayside Publishing
  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Typography Book Interior Design

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Children’s Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Health & Wellbeing

Kim

Kim

Austin, United States

Experienced book designer/compositor specializing in photography, allied health, technology, academic, and other non-fiction.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Pearson Education
  • BuildNet, Inc.

Services: Design Cover Design Typography Book Interior Design

Genres: Computers & Internet, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Photography, DIY & Crafts, Education & Reference

Michael

Michael

Arlington, MA, USA

In the last 25 years, I've designed thousands of books (mainly in K-12 and higher-ed publishing). I'd love to help with your next project!


Work experience:

  • Ascend Learning / Jones and Bartlett Learning
  • Pearson Education

Services: Design Cover Design Production Management

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Engineering & Materials Science, Finance & Accounting, Life Sciences, Health & Wellbeing, Economics, Humanities & Social Sciences, Law

Mike

Mike

Noblesville, IN, USA

I am an award-winning designer with decades of experience in creating covers and packaging for books, including 21 years at Wiley.


Work experience:

  • Wiley
  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Typography

Genres: Computers & Internet, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Math & Science, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Technology, Photography, Comics Non-Fiction

Roberta

Roberta

Memphis, TN, USA

I provide cover-to-cover design services for all types of books—specializing in children’s books, novels, memoirs and curriculum.


Work experience:

  • Center for the Collaborative Classroom
  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Typography Book Interior Design

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Anthologies, Poetry, Biographies & Memoirs, Math & Science, Self-Help & Self-Improvement

Ashley

Ashley

Portland, ME, United States

I'm an art director, graphic designer and illustrator that loves book design, typography and the interplay of graphics and text.


Work experience:

  • HarperCollins Publishers
  • Macmillan Children's Books
  • Sellers Publishing, Inc.

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Nature, Home & Garden, Middle Grade, Education & Reference, Middle Grade Fantasy

Sally

Sally

New York, NY, USA

Senior-level book designer specializing in non-fiction covers and interiors.


Work experience:

  • Rowman & Littlefield
  • Oxford University Press

Services: Design Cover Design Book Interior Design

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, DIY & Crafts, Education & Reference, True Crime, Sports & Outdoors, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Humanities & Social Sciences

Phoebe

Phoebe

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Award-winning picture book illustrator from New Zealand, based in the USA. A decade of experience for publishers including Penguin Books.


Services: Design Cover Design Illustration

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Short Story, Social & Family Issues, Young Adult, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Biographies & Memoirs, Nature

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