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A highly collaborative designer, producing impactful covers, interiors and marketing images for a wide range of genres. I cannot scuba dive.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, African American Fiction, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Science Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Visit Wales

Edward 5 star rating

Brighton, United Kingdom

Graphic Design professional with over 20 years experience specialising in cover design and illustration.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Nature, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Fantasy, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Warner Music
  • Penguin Books UK
  • Self-employed

Scott 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

I am a Graphic Designer specialising in book cover design and artwork, with over 25 years design experience bringing book covers to life.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Computers & Internet, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Design, Economics, Humanities & Social Sciences, ELT, Health & Wellbeing, and Geography.

Work experience:

  • Oxford University Press
  • Qudos Design, London
  • Total Design, Amsterdam
  • Self-employed
  • Detail Management Services

Jem 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

I have over 20 years experience in designing bestselling book covers

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Action & Adventure, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Espionage, Thriller & Suspense, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

  • Simon and Schuster
  • Transworld

Alison 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

A Designer and Art Director with over 30 years experience in Music and Publishing.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Home & Garden, Music, Entertainment, Middle Grade, Design, Photography, and Architecture.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Carlton Publishing Group

Emma 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

A freelance book cover designer with over 20 years of experience working across a wide variety of imprints at HarperCollins and LittleBrown.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction, Classics, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Little Brown
  • HarperCollins

Nick 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

I am a book cover designer with 20 years experience. I have designed everything from thrillers, crime books and illustrated womens fiction.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • HarperCollins

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With over 20 years as a designer I can create for you an eye catching and professional book cover design that will get your book noticed.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Historical Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Ghost Design
  • Allcity Media
  • Self-employed
  • Various

Let’s create a book cover that reflects the excellence of your writing. Bring your story to life with a stunning, bespoke cover design!

Genres: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Gaming & LitRPG, Comics & Graphic Novels, Military Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Steampunk, Post-Apocalyptic, and Dystopian.

Work experience:

  • Self Employed

Sara 5 star rating

Chippenham, UK

Hello, I’m a professional and friendly illustrator/designer with over 13 years experience. I am so looking forward to working with you.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Middle Grade, Children's, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Portico Designs Ltd

Hello! I can help give your book the cover that it deserves: bespoke, beautiful and bold. I've spent 30 years designing and illustrating.

Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Anthologies, Picture Books, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Waverley Books
  • Department of Medical Illustration, West Glasgow Hospitals University

Experienced and multi-talented book designer who can help make your book something special. Covers, layout, typography, beautiful imagery...

Genres: Design, Non-Fiction, Architecture, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Entertainment, Photography, History, Travel, and Art.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Thames & Hudson

Award-winning book designer with 25+ years of experience. Clients include Oxford University Press, HarperCollins, and self-publishers.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Education & Reference, ELT, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Oxford University Press
  • Kochan & Partner Design Agency, Munich

Book cover designer specialising in non-fiction. Clients include Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Picador, Macmillan Children's and Transworld.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Sociology, Humanities & Social Sciences, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Sex & Relationships, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Religion & Spirituality, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

A coffee addicted book designer helping authors and publishers bring their stories to life! Go on, judge a book by it's cover...

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult, Science Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Promoworx

I am an extremely creative and versatile designer with over 25 years experience designing books from film to food to travel and sports.

Genres: Sports & Outdoors, Non-Fiction, Travel, Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Nature.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Award-winning illustrator focused on fantasy, horror, and historical. Working with worldwide Publishers since 2003. No AI used in my work.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Post-Apocalyptic, Steampunk, and Epic Fantasy.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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Hire the best book cover designers in Cardiff

Whether authors like it or not, most readers judge books by their covers, using them to decide if they will actually buy a book or skip it altogether. Book covers are invitations to the content, giving readers an idea of what's inside. Making a striking cover can dramatically increase the number of potential readers that a book can have, but many authors overlook the importance and difficulty of this creative task. If you're looking for great local talent to help you make your book beautiful, why not hire a professional cover designer in Cardiff?

Reedsy offers a vast lineup of the best cover designers in Cardiff who can combine artful illustrations and skillful typography to make an eye-catching cover. With the help of their publishing expertise, our designers can make your book visually appealing to intended readers and capture even wider audiences.

Their impressive work experience with leading publishers means each designer on Reedsy knows just how to collaborate with authors and represent their work as accurately and beautifully as possible. Create an account today and find the right person for you.

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