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Derek 5 star rating

Austin, TX, USA

Experienced book cover and interior designer specializing in art, photography, cooking, music, history, and entertainment books.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Architecture, Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Entertainment, Music, Photography, and History.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Familius
  • University of Texas Press
  • MIT Press

Design and typography are my passion. I love to work on both covers and interiors. Self-help and special interest ideas? Bring it on!

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, New Age, Education & Reference, DIY & Crafts, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Biographies & Memoirs, and Home & Garden.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • GTS Graphics
  • Houghton Mifflin Company

Julie 5 star rating

Baltimore, MD, USA

I'm an experienced (15+ yrs.) designer specializing in book covers and interior layout, with a particular passion and skill in typography.

Genres: Design, Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • CruPress

sarah 5 star rating

Chicago, IL, USA

Illustrator with a passion for drawing delicious food and drink! Also a comics nerd, and the artist behind the Let's Make! cookbook series.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-Employed
  • fathead design

Jasmine 5 star rating

Memphis, TN, USA

Cover/ interior book designer specializing in all sorts of non-fiction: activism, wellness, and everything in between.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Nature, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Design.

Work experience:

  • North Atlantic Books
  • Various

Kate 5 star rating

Vancouver, WA, USA

I specialize in narrative artwork with a focus on lifestyle, travel and food illustration with bold colors and clever attention to detail

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Travel, Non-Fiction, Short Story, Architecture, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Home & Garden, Nature, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Liliana 5 star rating

Salt Lake City, UT, USA

I like books, a lot. I especially like designing them. Covers, dust jackets, interiors + production.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Antiques & Collectibles, and Travel.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • NBCUniversal
  • Internet Brands
  • Rizzoli New York
  • ShiftEditorial by Analog/Shift
  • Mad/Dash Press

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Tobi 5 star rating

Philadelphia, PA, USA

I am a designer, artist, and storyteller who is eager to bring your unique narrative to life in the most captivating way.

Genres: Themes & Motifs, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Action & Adventure, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Design, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Classics, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Darling Design Group

David 5 star rating

New York, United States

Exceedingly detail oriented and organized, with strong collaborative and interpersonal skills; highly dedicated, and reliable.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Historical Fiction, Psychology, True Crime, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Sterling Publishing
  • Simon and Schuster
  • Self-employed
  • Skyhorse Publishing

Andrea 5 star rating

Chicago, IL, USA

I’m an artist with a knack for illustration, hand lettering and painting. I love creating bold and colorful pieces!

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Romantic Suspense, Romance, True Crime, Non-Fiction, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Amanda 5 star rating

Montclair, NJ, USA

I have been an Art Director for over 15 years. I design non-fiction books (covers and interiors), happy to chat!

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Home & Garden, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Hanna 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

I am a graphic designer and freelance art director passionate about all things print. Let's work together!

Genres: Design, Non-Fiction, Fashion & Textiles, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Home & Garden, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Architecture, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, and Photography.

Work experience:

  • Elle Magazine
  • Interior Design Magazine
  • Ujima Blues Foundation—The Lowdown Magazine
  • Basis Technology
  • Honest Projects
  • Counterpoint Magazine (Wellesley College)
  • Delish Magazine
  • Abrams Books

Ellen 5 star rating

Chicago, IL, USA

Art director with more than ten years of experience in publishing, finding delight in all kinds of book design.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Young Adult, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Middle Grade Fantasy.

Work experience:

  • Cottage Door Press
  • Albert Whitman & Company

Judith 5 star rating

Chicago, IL, United States

Lettering artist and illustrator for 25 years. Bold, clean, graphic style—bright color palettes—contemporary look.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Design, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Themes & Motifs, and Plays & Screenplays.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Stephanie 5 star rating

Marina del Rey, CA, USA

Art director + book designer. My work, "My First Learn-to-Write Workbook," hit #1 bestseller on Amazon. Designed 60+ covers & interiors.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

  • Callisto Media
  • Self-employed
  • Meredith Corporation

Linsey 5 star rating

Denver, Colorado, USA

Book designer available for book cover and interior design/typesetting. I would love to help you bring your book to life. Let's chat! 🖥️📚✨

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Design, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychology, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Health & Wellbeing, Poetry, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Sounds True
  • The Climate Reality Project
  • Self-employed

Jennifer 5 star rating

Portland, Maine, USA

Award winning and experienced editorial designer specializing in book, magazine, catalog and cover design with an emphasis on typography.

Genres: Design, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, DIY & Crafts, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Photography.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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