Book Cover Designers
This page features book cover designers, book typesetters, and related book design services. We try to be comprehensive in these listings, so we list anyone in these fields. A listing does not mean a recommendation by us. Before signing with any book designer, check out their work and their references. My favorite book cover designer is George Foster of Foster Design.
If you'd like to nominate a book cover designer for this section, please email John Kremer. I know that I have missed some companies I truly would like to add to this list. Your company might be one of those. Thanks for your support. — John Kremer, author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books
Abacus Graphics, John Webster, 4701 Morning Canyon Road, Oceanside CA 92056; 760-724-7750; Fax: 760-724-8788. They design book covers, catalogs, book interiors, and web sites.
Aeonix Publishing Group, Pete Masterson, P O Box 20985, El Sobrante CA 94820-0985; 510-222-6743; Fax: 510-222-6743. Email: pete@aeonix.com. Provides cover design as well as interior design, layout, and production. His site also contains information on book publishing, especially production.
A.J. Images, Karin Hoffman, Design Director; 303-696-9227; Fax: 303-873-6766. Email: karin@ajimagesinc.com. Designs book covers, bookmarks, business cards, note cards, postcards, and posters.
Albertine Book Design, Dotti Albertine, 2454 4th Street #4, Santa Monica CA 90405; 310-450-0018; Fax: 310-450-8602. Email: dotti@dotdesign.net. “Eye-popping book covers and creative interior design from a professional designer with over 20 years in publishing and happy, award-winning book clients.”
Alian Design, Chris Bryant, 4340 Redword Highway #F-224, San Rafael CA 94903; 415-491-5426; 888-992-5426; Fax: 415-358-8527. Email: info@aliandesign.com. Specializes in book design, from photography and architectural books to spiritual, novels, and more. Covers, interior layout, editorial, print production.
Alsaffar Studio for Art and Design, Faris Alsaffar, P O Box 571001, Tarzana CA 91357; 818-626-6737. Email: farisaalsaffar@yahoo.com. Illustrations.
Ioana Apostol Studio, Ioana Apostol, Brooklyn NY; 917-747-3005. Email: ioana@ioana-apostol.com. Specializing in art and illustrated books. Editing, pre-production, layout, and production.
Archer-Ellison Design, Kimberly Leonard, 7025 C.R. 46A, Lake Mary, FL 32746; 800-449-4095; Fax: 800-366-4086. Email: design@bookcovers.com. Ask for their free full-color info kit.
Archer Graphics, Irene Archer, 1108 S. B Street, Fairfield IA 52556; 641-472-9336; Fax: 305-425-2820. Email: irene@book-cover-design.com. Book covers and interior designs. Inexpensive. Good interior designs.
The Art Archive, The Picture Desk, 27 West 20th Street #1004, New York NY 10011; 212-673-5600; Fax: 212-673-1667. Email: erin@picture-desk.com. A collection of fine art and historical images from around the world.
Art Resource, 65 Bleecker Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10012; 212-505-8700; Fax: 212-420-9286. Email: artresourc@aol.com. This company is one of many that can provide you with rights to reproduce many paintings and other art work. Art Resource is the rights and permission representative for several Smithsonian museums as well as other fine arts museums. A division, Artists Rights Society, represents many modern artists or their estates, including Braque, Calder, Chagall, Dali, Duchamp, Ernst, Kandinsky, Klee, de Kooning, Magritte, Matisse, Miro, O’Keefe, Picasso, Pollack, Rothko, Rouault, and Warhol.
Arthur A Design, Arthur Cherry, 127 West 10th Street #707, Kansas City MO 64105; 816-500-0130. Email: chad@arthuradesign.com. Book covers, book interiors, corporate reports, brochures, catalogs, etc.
Aulicino Design, Robert Aulicino, 2031 Holly Drive, Prescott AZ 86305; 928-708-9445; Fax: 928-708-9447. Email: aulicino@cableone.net. Wonderful designer who worked for more than 20 years with major New York publishers.
Author Support, Jerry Dorris, 3601 Wedgewood Circle, LaGrange KY 40031; 502-222-5238. Email: support@authorsupport.com. “We do custom design for trade, casebound, dustjacket, interior layout, promotional materials, and websites for authors and small publishers.”
Book Cover Critique: $125. I've watched key book wholesalers, chain store buyers, and producers of major TV shows pick up a book and make an instant decision on the book WITHOUT opening the book. How important is your book cover? Without a good one, your book won't sell. I'll help you
to pass that First-Look Test. All for only $125. Each critique includes a 15-minute feedback session via telephone.“As a publisher on a budget, I can confidently say that consulting with John on the cover of The Way of Leading People: Unlocking Your Integral Leadership Skills was the best money I spent promoting my book. John provided me with clear, concise feedback while making several valuable marketing suggestions.” — Tim Warneka, founder, Asogomi Publishing International
“This was the best investment I've made on my book.” — Sandra Lewis, publisher, My Health Record
Book Title Critique: $125. While a book title critique is included in the book cover critique, I've often had to tell people to go back to the drawing board completely because their title was all wrong. If you are looking to brand your book or want to create a bestseller, a book title critique will help you to create a bestselling book before you hire a cover designer (and spend up to $3,000 on a cover with a bad title). Each critique includes a 15-minute feedback session via telephone.
Jimmy Ball Design, Jimmy Ball, 2712 Ponderosa Pine Drive, Flower Mound TX 75028; 972-333-7251. Email: jimmy@jimmyball.com. Design and production of high quality books, magazines, catalogs, etc. Extensive sheetfed and webfed buying experience. Unique design solutions.
Blue Mammoth Design, Paul Christenson, President, 189 Garden Drive, Bolingbrook IL 60440; 630-564-2583. Email: paul@bluemammoth.com. Book cover design, typesetting, illustrations, and interior design.
Book Creatives, Brion Sausser, 2208 Cabo Bahia, Chula Vista CA 91914; 619-271-3666. Email: brion@bookcreatives.com. He does cover designs for most genres. In addition to the cover design, he also designs author web sites up to 5 pages free, print ready cover poster, bookmarks, business cards, and post card templates.
Book Cover Design, Dream Books, Jacob Morris; 877-593-5053. Email: jacob.morris@dreambooksllc.com. Book covers.
Book Cover Express, Cathi Stevenson. Email: cstevenson@accesswave. ca. Book cover designs. Offers 20 years of experience in the publishing industry.
Book Covers For All, Anton Khodakovsky, Moscow, Russia. Email: design@bookcoversforall.com. Freelance book cover designer since 2004. Clients include Canadian, Russian, and American publishers.
Book Design by Fiona Raven, 108 - 1720 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC Canada V6J 2E6; 604-731-1502; Fax: 604-731-1151. Email: info@fiona raven.com. A freelance book designer specializing in book covers and interior page design. Her site includes articles and information for self-publishing authors about book design, editing, printing, and self-publishing.
Book Designers UK — Book designers in England.
Bookwrights, Mayapriya Long, 1060 Old Ridge Road, Lovingston VA 22949; 434-263-4818. Email: mayapriya@bookwrights.com. Book design and production. With 16+ years experience in book and jacket design, Mayapriya's clients are publishing houses of all sizes.
Borgo Design, Nancy Lambert-Brown, 3811 Derby Downs Drive, Tuscaloosa AL 35405; 205-246-9243. Email: borgogirl@bellsouth.net. Cover and interior designs. 20 years experience. Also designs brochures, exhibits, business cards, annual reports, and collateral pieces.
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Web 2.0 Covers — Allows anyone to quickly put together great-looking book covers, report covers, CD covers, etc. Do it yourself for pennies a cover! $37.
Camrud Design, Jon Camrud, 7474 E Arkansas Avenue #1101, Denver CO 80231; 303-750-6114. Email: contact1@jccamrud.com. Cover designer. Also websites, brochures, advertising, photo retouching, etc.
The Cartoon Bank, Patrick Seaton, Director of Licensing Services, 28 Wells Avenue, Building #3, Yonkers NY 10701; 800-897-8666. Email: patrick@cartoonbank.com. Features 85,000 cartoons from the pages of the New Yorker magazine.
Cartoon Resource, Andrew Grossman, P O Box 2921, Williamsburg VA 23187; 757-220-3076; Fax: 757-220-3079. Email: andrew@cartoon resource.com. A great source for cartoons, caricature, charts, maps, and other illustrations for books, web sites, etc.
Catspaw DTP Services, Dave Bryant, P O Box 62514, Sunnyvale CA 94088; 408-234-9002. Email: dave@catspawdtp.com. Design, lay-out, typesetting, and editorial services.
Challenger Books Cover Design Group, Julie Priest. Email: jcpriest@ challengerbooks.com. Specializes in eBook and POD book covers.
Chev Design, Richard Cheverton; 714-894-1674. Email: rchev@comcast. net. Does both book covers and interior designs.
Chicago Advertising & Design, Peter Aristedes, 833 W Chicago IL 60622; 312-738-3141; Fax: 312-738-8977. Email: chicago-advertising@domexnet. com. Design of book covers, cataogs, brochures, and other promotional materials.
John Cole, Graphic Designer, 3 Juego Place, Santa Fe NM 87508; 505-466-4290; Fax: 505-466-2624. Email: john@johncolegrf.com.
Colors and Sketches, Shoban Narayanan. Email: shobsvfx@gmail.com. He and his friend are storybook designers for kids.
Composure Graphics, Peter Fenelon, N44 W32882 Watertown Plank Road, P O Box 206, Nashotah WI 53058; 262-369-9600; Fax: 320-923-3019. Email: pfenelon@composuregraphics.com. Cover design and production services for educational and trade publishers.
Concord Editorial and Design, David Fideler, 5583 Bancroft SE, Alto MI 49302; 616-868-0148; Fax: 616-825-6048. Email: concordeditorial@ earthlink.net. Editing, typesetting, and cover design.
cooldogdesign, Lynda Jakovich, P O Box 3237, Santa Monica CA 90408; 310-998-1992; Fax: 310-828-0655. Email: cooldog@cooldogdesign.com. They do book design, both covers and interiors, as well as design of marketing materials that stand out in the marketplace.
Creative Graphics, India, Samita Jana. Email: samitajana@yahoo.com. Indian book cover designer and editorial service.
Crescent Communications, Tammy Sneath Grimes; 814-941-7447; Fax: 814-742-8679. Email: tsgcrescent@charter.net. Book cover and interior design, 4-color catalog and brochure design, web design. Rates: $35 to $50 per hour, or $600 to $900 per cover from design through final mechanicals. Specializes in spiritual, self-help, scholarly, and trade books. Also children's illustrations and design.
D'zines, Nhea' Duncan, 1005 Pirates Court, Edgewood MD 21040; 410-671-7438; Fax: 410-538-7468; Email: miss_duncan@hotmail.com. Book designs since 1997.
Dan's Cartoons, Dan Rosandich, MI. Email: dan@danscartoons.com. Specializes in illustrating books. Has illustrated books for McGraw-Hill, the Chicken Soup series, and Little Jay Learn's Karate children's book.
Robin Davis Photography, Robin Davis, 404-876 6341. Email: robin@robindavis.com. She does photography for book covers. Her website has a search function to look for possible photos by subject.
Design Pro Graphics, Randy Schultz, 25800 Industrial Boulevard #205A, Hayward CA 94545; 510-785-3902. Email: designpro@appleisp.net. Designs book covers, interiors, advertisements, catalogs, brochures, logos, and web sites.
Design Site, Tracy Dean and Crew, 1984 Bonita Street, Berkeley CA 94704; 510-843-4499. Email: tracy@dsite.com. Specializes in catalogs, sell sheets and anything related to high technology (Web sites, multimedia shows). Ask for samples of their book covers.
The DesignWorks Group, Torrey Sharp, Business Director, 257 S Pine Street, P O Box 1773, Sisters OR 97759; 541-549-1096; Cell: 541-390-7549; Fax: 541-549-1097. Book cover designers for 12 years.
Desktop Miracles, Barry Kerrigan, President, 112 S Main Street, PMB #294, Stowe VT 05672; 802-253-7900; Fax: 802-253-1900. Email: barry@ desktopmiracles.com. Design covers, book interiors. Also typesetting.
Desktop Publishing Ltd., Jim Bisakowski, 1040 Brock Avenue, Victoria, BC V9B 3E1, Canada; 250-478-5111. Email: desktoppublishing@shaw.ca. Provides book publishing services including editing and award-winning cover and interior design.
Digitell Design, Christine Cartwirght, Freelance Artist. Creates art for book covers, posters, DVD covers, and story illustrations.
Dixon Cove Design, Joyce Turley, Illustrator, 3412 Minuteman Drive, Fort Collins CO 80526; 970-226-2461. Email: jmturley@dixoncovedesign.com. Specializes in interior illustrations and cover designs for all printed and digital media.
Duck of All Trades, Jeffrey Duckworth, North Carolina; 828-442-7653. Email: jduckworth@duckofalltrades.com. A full-service design studio including book covers, publication layout, brochures, flyers, postcards, web graphics, etc.
Duke & Company, R. M. Weisman, 56 N Waterloo Road, Devon PA 19333-1458; 610-687-1505; Fax: 610-687-2154. email: info@duketype.com. Book typesetters since 1981. Specializes in scholarly books and exhibition catalogs (for museums). Uses InDesign. Have set type in many languages, including Russian, Hebrew, Greek, and central European languages. Like to work with book cover designers who want to hand over the typesetting to competent professionals.
Dunn+Associates Design, Hobie Hobart, Vice President and Project Manager, P O Box 870, Hayward WI 54853-0870; 715-634-4857; 800-305-2563; Fax: 715-634-5617. Email: info@dunn-design.com. Since 1985, they've provided cover designs, book interior designs, logos, and promotional materials for publishers, authors, speakers, and consultants. Some of the finest covers I've seen on self-published books come from Dunn+Associates. They do good work.
See some sample book cover transformations at http://www. bookmarket.com/Dunn-Transform.pdf. Neat transformations.
Escape Key Graphics, John Potter. Email: jpotter@escapekeygraphics. com. Book cover designer.
eToon.com, Vlad Kolarov, Cartoonist; 604-463-0623. Email: etoonz@gmail.com. A cartoon and illustration licensing company.
F + P Graphic Design, Rebecca Finkel, 1709 Rolling Gate Road, Fort Collins CO 80526; 970-223-1375; Fax: 970-223-1376. Email: rebecca@fpgd.com. Book design.
Fiction Book Cover, Joseph Mathew. Email: octoberglass@hotmail.com. Book cover designs from $30.
1st Inc., Alan Furst, 999 50th Avenue NE #105, Minneapolis MN 55421; 612-502-9462. Email: alst@iol31.com. According to one client, he offers “Excellent work, creative ideas, quick turn-around on a variety of projects, including book covers. Extensive experience, plus 10 years owning his own design firm.”
Five Star Publications, Linda Radke, P O Box 6698, Chandler AZ 85246-6698; 480-940-8182; Fax: 480-940-8787. Email: info@fivestarpublications. com. Provides writing, manuscript evaluations, book production, and cover design services.
Flantoons, Mike Flanagan, United Kingdom. Email: flantoons@btinternet. com. Cartoon illustrations for academic books and journals. Over 4,000 available.
Sarah Forbes Design, Sarah Forbes, 774 Oak Knoll Road, Williston VT 05495; 802-872-8743; Cell: 802-578-6119. Email: shforbes@adelphia.net. “I am a graphic designer who is interested in finding opportunities to design book covers and interiors. I have over 20 years experience in the design field creating communication design, annual reports, publications, brand identity, packaging, illustration, etc. I am highly organized, detail oriented, talented in design and production, and a good communicator and listener.”
Foster Covers, George Foster, President, 1401 Wonder Way, Fairfield IA 52556; 641-472-3953; 800-472-3953; Fax: 866-837-0544. Email: foster@lisco.com or info@fostercovers.com. George is my cover designer. He designed the covers for 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, Celebrate Today,and Turntable Illusions. He has done a wide range of covers, can do any look, and always creates great covers. Wonderful to work with.
Fourteen Little Men, Chad Miller, 34-20 32nd Street #3E, Astoria NY 11106; 718-545-7028. Email: chad@fourteenlittlemen.com. “We have tons of experience, mostly in book production. We specialize in dealing with big messy projects with multiple master pages and complicated style sheets.”
Goodmedia Communications, Robyn Short, 25 Highland Park Village #100-810, Dallas TX 75205; 214-240-4503; Fax: 214-520-7065. Email: robyn@begood.bz. Offers one-stop turnkey solutions for book and magazine publishing, business development, website design and development, and graphic design support.
Gary Greenfield & Associates, Gary Greenfield, 302 W Washington #A, Fairfield IA 52556; 800-275-5550. Email: ggreenfield@lisco.com. “Professional, effective book cover design, page layout, editing, and quirky humor. Competitive rates; flexible, friendly service; creative attitude.”
Bill Groetzinger; 847-877-2331. Email: william_groetzinger@mac.com. Interior designs.
Anton Haardt Gallery, Anton Haardt, 2714 Coliseum Street, New Orleans LA 70130; 504-897-1172; Fax: 504-891-7771. Email: antonhaardt@ hotmail.com. She is an “experienced and talented artist/cover designer with thousands of unique images and photography for book covers. Many Folk Art images. A source of endless imagery.”
John Hall Design Group, John Hall, 978-927-2905; Cell: 978-771-2529; Fax: 978-927-2905. Email: jh@johnhalldesign.com. While his background is in magazine design, he has been doing more book designs in the past few years.
Christian Hammer. Email: hammerch@gmail.com. Horror, macabre, and sci-fi illustrations for book covers.
Hannus Design, Dick Hannus. Email: dickhan@aol.com. Book cover designer.
Harding House Publishing Service, Ellyn Sanna, 201 Harding Avenue, Vestal NY 13850; 607-785-1578; Fax: 607-786-9103. Email: sjsickels@ HardingHousePages.com. Provides writing, editing, copyediting, proofreading, page design, cover design, illustration and photography for educational, academic, and other nonfiction titles, both children's and adult.
Kerry Hartjen, P O Box 52177, Pacific Grove CA 93950; 831-644-9324. Email: ravioli1@msn.com. Book cover designs and interiors for sports and fitness, how-to, and children's books.
Höhne-Werner Design, Angela Werner and Michael Höhne, P O Box 253, East Wilton ME 04234; 207-779-9026. Email: design@heyneon.com. Interior book design and well as book covers.
Daeryl Holzer, 432-295-0270. Email: daeryl@soulshift.com. Book cover design, interior typography, and promotional materials for self-publishers. Attention to details and deadlines with reasonable prices.
Robert Howard Graphic Design, Robert Howard, 631 Mansfield Drive, Fort Collins CO 80525; 970-225-0083. Email: rhoward@frii.com.
Illusio Design, Chuck Spidell, 315 NE 80th Avenue, Portland OR 97203; 831-359-6485. Email: chuck@illusiodesign.com. Book cover and interior design.
Image 101 Design. Email: coverdesigner@eastlink.ca. A North American group of cover designers specializing in design and PDF creation for digital presses.
J A Graphic Design, Jennifer Arbaiza; 540-371-7824; Fax: 707-598-7651. Email: jenarbaiza@mac.com. Book cover designer.
Jennings Design, Erica Jennings, Dallas TX; 214-226-5255; Fax: 214-810-9865. Email: erica@jenningsdesignonline.com. Book covers and more.
Johnson Design, Rob Johnson, 843-849-1298. Email: rcjohnson@mindspring.com.
Junior's Digital Designs, Junior Mclean, Bronx NY; 646-259-2069. Email: darkgaia2@yahoo.com. Digital and graphic art design for book covers. Also editing, pre-production, and layout. User's testimonial: I love to nominate this talented digital artist I hired for a book cover layout design and cover template. He's fast and creative. His work has caught my eye because I was seeking something out of the box and this young man delivered.
Kebun-Angan, Fahmi Ilmansyah, Indonesia. Email: fahmi@kebun-angan. com. An Indonesian book cover and text designer.
Killer Covers, Vaughan Davison; Fax: 305-847-0605. Email: support@ killercovers.com.
Knockout Design, Peri Poloni, 1550 Old Ranch Road, Placerville CA 95667; 530-334-9126; Fax: 530-334-9127. Email: peri@knockoutbooks.com. Over 20 years experience, specializing in all aspects of publishing graphic design. Both cover and interior layout and design, postcards, logos, brochures, sales sheets, bookmarks, and banners.
The Kobal Collection, The Picture Desk, 27 West 20th Street #1004, New York NY 10011; 212-673-5600; Fax: 212-673-1667. Email: erin@picture-desk.com. A resource of film, television, and entertainment stills from the dawn of motion pictures to the latest releases.
Joe Kohl Studios, Joe Kohl, 522 Vine Avenue, Toms River NJ 08753; 732-349-4149; Fax: 732-341-3681. Email: info@joekohl.com. Does illustrations and cartoons for inside text. He's illustrated books for Avon/Camelot, Bantam, Mustang Publishing, Ivory Tower Books, Meadowbrook, ICS Books, Hunter Publishing, NTC/Contemporary, and others.
Leibow Studios, Paul Liebow; 201-944-2634. Email: paul@leibowstudios. com. Art site: http://www.leibowart.com. Book covers and interiors. Also web sites, brochures, and ads.
Peter Liepke, Photographer; 845-986-9814; Fax: 845-988-9815. Email: peterliepke@peterliepke.com. A commercial photographer who specializes in doing photographs for book covers. Also does author portraits and conceptual cover story photoillustrations.
Lightbourne, Allison Wildman, Marketing Manager, PMB #436, 4110 SE Hawthorn Boulevard, Portland OR 97214; 503-542-3550; 800-697-9833; Fax: 503-542-3551. Email: info@lightbourne.com. Full-service book cover designs by Shannon Bodie, Bob Swingle, and Allison Wildman.
Duncan Long, Freelance Illustrator. Email: duncan@duncanlong.com. Book cover layout and design, among other things. Clients have included Pocket Books, HarperCollins, PS Publishing, American Media, and Asimov's Science Fiction.
Longfeather Book Design, Erik Jacobson, Moscow ID. Email: erik@erik jacobsondesign.com. Book cover designers (father and son).
Lynch Graphics & Design; 619-759-8017.
MacGraphics Services, Karen Saunders, 3454 S Cimarron Way, Aurora CO 80014; 303-680-2330; Fax: 303-680-2331. Email: info@macgraphics.net. Designs book and video covers, direct mailers, brochures, logos, stationery, ads, one-sheets, and websites.
Richard Mantel, Cover Designer, 292 Bethlehem Road, Callicoon Center NY 12724; 845-482-4188. Email: richardmantel@yahoo.com. Richard is the recipient of a multitude of book cover and book design awards. He has worked with almost every prominent publisher in New York. He works in every area of graphic design. Richard has also been honored with a Grammy Award for best record cover design and is represented in the permanent poster collection of the Library of Congress.
Maps.com, Bruce Kurtz, Content Licensing Manager, 6464 Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara CA 93117; 805-685-3100, ext. 136; Fax: 805-685-3330. Email: bruce@maps.com. They've been providing custom mapping services and digital content licensing to book publishers since 1991. Their clients include Fodors Travel, AAA, Houghton Mifflin, and others.
Mayfly Design, Ryan Huber Scheife, 3704 43rd Avenue S, Minneapolis MN 55406; 612-804-9689. Email: ryan@mayflydesign.net. All aspects of book design.
Mazzocchi Group Graphic Design, 58690 US 131, Three Rivers MI 49093. Email: omega777@net-link.net. Book cover designs.
Daniel Mehl Designs, Danny Mehl. Book cover designs and other graphics.
Merlinwood, Richard Wehrman, P O Box 146, East Bloomfield NY 14443; 585-657-7910. Email: richard@merlinwood.net. Design and illustration.
Miracles, Inc., Daniel Rhenfeldt. Email: mail@Miracles-Inc.com. A team of freelance illustrators who can do book illustrations and covers. Specialties: children's books, 3-D illustrations.
Moca Book Design, Michael Dyer, 7341 Ethel Avenue, Burnaby, British Columbia V3N 2C6 Canada. Email: michaeldyer@mocabookdesign.com. Offers book cover and interior design. The site also includes articles on book design.
Lee Moyer Design & Illustration, Lee Moyer; 503-737-3344. Email: lee@leemoyer.com. Illustrator of book covers, posters, magazines, corporate branding, games, and more.
Mythic Design Studio, Jamon Walker, 74 Union Street, St. Johnsbury VT 05819; 802-748-2695. Email: mythic@mythicstudio.com. Specializes in layered artistic covers that “my clients have said are extraordinary. While my work is top-rate, my rates are quite reasonable and I have excellent references from all 60 clients for whom I have done covers.” Also custom graphics, fine art, photo editing, and photography.
Tim Neil, Book Covers, 213-651-2973. Book interiors and covers.
Night Visions Art, Michelle Meijs, somewhere outside the U.S.; 5999-8880135; Fax: 5999-8881994. Email: michelle@pantarhei.an. “As a freelance Illustrator/artist, I offer you quality and professional designs ranging from Figurative Realism to Surrealism.”
Nous Infosystems, Nicholas Norton, Business Development Executive, Edison NJ 08817; 732-985-9533. Email: nicholas@nous.soft.net. Offers ebook conversions (SGML, XML, PDF, MathML, etc), typesetting, proofreading, document scanning, OCR, indexing, data entry, and tagging.
OLM Designs, Mike Powless, 806 W Plymouth Street, Tampa FL 33603; 813-532-0794; Fax: 813-393-5432. Email: mike@designerbookcovers.com. Specializes in book cover designs for self-publishing authors. Affordable rates.
1106 Design, Michele DeFilippo, 610 E Bell Road #2-402, Phoenix AZ 85022-2393; 602-866-3226; Fax: 602-866-8166. Email: michele@1106 design.com. Offers quality cover design, production, and typography (interior design).
Opus 1 Design, Pamela Terry, Owner, P O Box 3653, Beverly Hills CA 90212; 323-935-6666; 800-590-7778; Fax: 323-934-2881. Email: pam@opus1design.com. Designs book covers, book interiors, postcards, brochures, posters, press kits, and web sites.
Otherworld Production, Axel Forrester, no address; 864-787-0153. Email: axelforrester@gmail.com. Book cover design, illustration, and photography.
M. Palmer Design, Marc A. Palmer; 603-203-6290. Email: mpalmerdesign@ comcast.net. Book cover design. Also web design.
Paragon Prepress, Shailander Malhotra, CEO, N-31, First Floor, Kalkaji, New Delhi 110019 India; 91-11-2622-4451, 5160-1485; Mobile: 91-11-325-41-420; Fax: 91-11-2622-4451. Email: shailander@paragonprepress.com. A professional pre-production service agency that specializes in design, editorial, and related publishing support services.
Pearl & Associates, 1 S Ocean Boulevard, Boca Raton FL 33432; 561-338-0380. Email: pearlart@bellsouth.net. Designers of book covers, interiors, promotion graphics, and more.
Perlman Creative Group, Adam Perlman, 201 Rock Road #201, Glen Rock NJ 07452; 201-445-6188; 866-900-1523; Fax: 201-445-6288. Email: info@perlmancreative.com. Los Angeles office: 201-444-6188. They have designed books for L. Ron Hubbard, Entrepreneur Press, and other publishers. Designed Masters of Success, a 2004 Wall Street Journal bestseller. “Design services include: print advertising campaigns, branding, logo & identity development, packaging, promotions, key art, licensed merchandise, style guides, display graphics, book cover design, media kits, direct mail and fulfillment, web site design, and much more.”
Janice Phelps, 126 S Maple Street, Lancaster OH 43130; 740-689-2950; Fax: 740-689-2951; Email: jmp@janicephelps.com. Complete book production including cover design, interior design, web design, illustrations, and editing.
PM Workshop, Paul Gourhan. Book cover designs, logos, layout, interior design. Reasonably priced. Highly recommended by at least one self-publisher.
PneumaGraphics, Brian Taylor, Principal, 22 Sycamore, 1st Floor, North East MD 21901; 410-287-1235; Fax: 410-287-1236. Email: pneuma@ eclipsetel.com. Does both book cover and interior design. The covers I've seen are effective.
POD Book Designs, Jamie Saloff, Saloff Enterprises, P O Box 339, Edinboro PA 16412. Email: jamielinn@saloff.com. Book cover designs for POD books.
Rebecca Price, Art for Books & CD, Rebecca Price, 8825 Woodbrook, Dallas TX 75243; 903-725-2550 or 214-714-7628. Email: rebecca@ rebeccaprice.com. Book covers, illustrations, web animations, etc.
Mohamed Qovaizi. Email: mo_qv@hotmail.com. Illustrator for children's books.
Quest Press, Pamela Terry, 1858 S Crescent Heights Boulevard, Los Angeles CA 90035; 323-935-6666; Fax: 323-934-2881. Email: pam@atwtraveler.com. Designer of book covers, interiors, and web sites.
Reider Publishing Services, Andrea Reider, 111 Chestnut Street #304, San Francisco CA 94111; 415-693-0263; Fax: 415-693-0264. Email: areidersf@aol.com.
Rohani Design, Michael Rohani; 425-771-2905. Email: rohanidesign@ aol.com. “Rohani Design had been designing eye-catching trade quality cover and interior designs for ten years. We have clients coast-coast and work with large and small publishers and individuals.” Also known as RD Studio: http://www.creativeselfpublishing.com. Email: info@creativeself publishing.com.
rosa+wesley, 630-588-9801; Fax: 630-588-9804. Email: rw@rosawesley. com. Designs book covers, flyers, book interiors, and media kits.
Be It Now Book Design, Karrie Ross, Los Angeles CA; 310-397-3408. Email: covers@karrieross.com. Book covers and interior design. 25 years experience. Flat fee or custom book cover designs. Also designs websites and marketing materials.
Rust Graphics, Kenn Rust and Viola Aragon-Rust, 2560 S Wolff Street, Denver CO 80219; 303-922-6143; Fax: 303-935-5213. Email: pasteup@ quest.net. Designers and print brokers for books, ads, brochures, directories, newsletters, and marketing materials.
Sans Serif Inc., Vivian Bradbury, General Manager, 75 E Henry Street, Saline MI 48176; 734-944-1190; Fax: 734-944-3083. Email: ssidesigns@ comcast.net. Interior and exterior book design.
The Sarov Press, George Kosar, 2083 Main Street, Stratford CT 06615; 203-243-4499. Email: sarovpress@rcn.com. This two-person partnership provides typesetting, proofreading, copyediting, and graphic design to book publishers. Current clients include Greenwood Press, International Medical Publishing, Kumarian Press, and PPC Books.
Seling Design, Judy Greer Seling, 4925 Dexter Townhall Road, Dexter MI 48130; 734-426-4676; Fax: 734-378-4000. Email: selingdesign@chartermi. net. Book cover design, inside text design, graphic design, and advertising.
Sharp Designs, Charlie Sharp; 517-394-1185. Email: sharpart@comcast. net. Book cover designer with 15 years of experience.
Six Penny Graphics, Deb Tremper. Email: admin@sixpennygraphics.com. Book designer.
Slub Design, Ray Buetens and Staci Sambol, P O Box 1994, Aptos CA 95001; 831-662-2298; Fax: 208-693-7821. Email: slubmaster@slubdesign. com. Husband and wife design team specializing in publications: books, newsletters, newspapers, and magazines.
SR Desktop Services, Susan Ramundo, 34 Hastings Drive, Ridge NY 11961; 631-821-1224; Fax: 631-821-1224. Email: susan@srdesktopservices.com. Typesetting, interior design, page layout.
Summer House Studio, William and Helen Bushell. Email: summerhouse@ pacificcoast.net. Offers book cover design and illustration as well as typesetting, editing, and proofreading.
Yishia Suval, 824 Ditmas Avenue; 718-853-2795. Email: yorkmanshot@ hotmail.com. Cartoonist and illustrator.
Trina Swerdlow, Illustrator, P O Box 23987, Pleasant Hill CA 94523; 925-687-6499; Fax: 925-687-6499. Email: tisart@dnai.com. Art director, illustrator, and writer. Has done internal illustrations for a number of books.
Leslie Tane Design, Leslie Tane, President, 196 Line Street, Easthampton MA 01027; 413-527-3018; Fax: 413-529-2356. A graphic design company whose clients include Simon & Schuster, Random House, Disney Publishing, and several university presses.
Taylor by Design, Ronda Taylor, 10624 S Eastern Avenue #A-783, Henderson NV 89052; 702-463-4122; Fax: 815-366-7638. Email: ronda@taylorbydesign.com. Designs book covers, interior layout, and typesetting as well as website design, promotional graphics, bookmarks, postcards, and business cards.
Stephen Tiano, Book Designer, 638 Fresh Pond Avenue #314, Calverton NY; 631-284-3842; Fax: 621-284-3842. Email: stiano@optonline.net. Cover design and page composition.
TLC Graphics, Tami Dever, Austin TX; 512-292-8798; Fax: 512-292-8798. Email: Tamara@tlcgraphics.com. Book designer for small and self-publishers. Services includes cover design, interior layout, editorial services, printing, and complete self-publishing packages. Good interior design.
To Press and Beyond, Gail Kearns and Penelope Paine, 825 E Pedregosa Street #2, Santa Barbara CA 93103; 805-898-2263; 866-528-9901; Fax: 805-898-9460. Email: info@topressandbeyond.com. Offers complete prepress services, from editing and book proposal writing to cover and interior design and production coordination. Also other marketing services.
Touché Productions, Ché Rippinger, 1947 S Wadsworth Boulevard #310, Lakewood CO 80227; 303-980-6295; Fax: 303-987-0233. Email: touchetoon@aol.com. Creates cartoons and illustrations for books.
Trusty Covers, Kieren Moran, P O Box 382, Applecross WA, Australia 6953; 0401289596. Email: questions@trustycovers.com. Book cover designer. Also ebooks and websites.
Rini Twait Book Design; 303-776-5885. Email: rtwait@graphicaljazz.com. Specializes in book covers and interiors for textbooks, annual reports, etc. Also website planning, information design, and identity systems.
Two Seconds Book Design, Sean Michael Chavéz. Email: speak@two seconds.com. Offers “friendly, straight talking book design.” Also provides illustration and typography.
Type Shoppe II Productions, 150 Morgnec Road, Chestertown MD 21620; 800-551-8973; Fax: 410-778-4558. Started in 1988, this typesetting service does a great job with a wide range of material.
Vista Marketing and Design, Dean Cowart, 608 St. Charles Court, Charleston SC 29407; 843-252-6309. Email: dean@vistanow.net. Offers book cover design, website design and development, print media, etc.
VMC Art & Design, Victoria Colotta, President, P O Box 153, Allendale NJ 07401; 201-760-1343. Email: info@vmc-artdesign.com. A full-service graphic design firm for book covers, interiors, ebooks, websites, and more.
Wade in Creativity, Wade Munson; 508-854-1724. Email: wade@wadein creativity.com. Graphic design services for self-publishing authors and publishers: book layout, cover design, illustration, and print consultation.
Samantha Wall, Book Cover Artist. Email: sam@samwall.com. “Versatile illustrator and designer working closely with the author to produce custom made fully illustrated covers.”
Web 2.0 Covers — Allows anyone to quickly put together great-looking book covers, report covers, CD covers, etc. Do it yourself for pennies a cover! $37.
Wendell Center, Joan Marotta, 75 Wendell Street, Winchester MA 01890-1629; 781-721-5562. Email: jm@wendellcenter.com. Advertising and graphic communications.
WESType Publishing Services, 4405 Chippewa Drive, Boulder CO 80303; 303-554-5888. Email: westype@comcast.net. Interior design and typesetting.
Wonderland Art, Alicia Hollinger, Digital Artist. Email: alicia@wonderland art.biz. Blog: http://wonderland-art.blogspot.com. Book cover designer and digital art.
Word Works Communications, Michael McIrvin, Founding Editor. Email: michaelediting@earthlink.net. Writers and editors of business, technical, medical, and academic works.
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