About me
I am a career-changing book cover designer - after working very hard to learn new graphic design skills, undertaking lots of passion projects, a couple of freelance professional projects, honing my portfolio and working very hard on my self-development, I am now a full time book cover designer at Headline Art Department at Hachette UK - the UK’s second biggest publisher (after Penguin Random House).
I am at junior level and am probably the oldest ‘junior’ they’ve ever had! (😂) But I love my job and am learning so much each day. I juggle work with family commitments (I have a husband and a little girl) so I have a lot on my plate, especially having to commute to Londoners from West Sussex three times a week.
But it’s so wonderful to be paid to do the thing you love! It really is the best job!
Projects
- It's International Women's Day!Being a day to celebrate women and their achievements, I thought I'd post a couple of cover redesigns I did a while back of two AMAZING novels with strong women protagonists, written by talented women writers. I'd highly recommend reading these whether you are a woman or not, because they're just so good! One of them has been made into a great TV series but in my opinion you can't beat the original source!
- Book Cover RedesignStudent project. The brief was to redesign a book dust jacket (any genre) which must include a drop cap design - this had to be the initial letter of the writer's surname or a key word in the title. For me, and in both cases, this was the letter G! Can you spot it? It also needed to illustrate elements of the story. I designed the G as a bit of an optical illusion - formed from two shapes within the image: the parasol and the hanging decorative lantern in front of it. Together forming the let
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Work history
Book cover designer
Horsham, United KingdomFreelance
Current project:
Currently in the planning stages, I am helping to organise and design the cover and internal design of a photo book featuring women working in STEM and space science careers. It has already had contributions from NASA employees, astronauts, astrophotographers and scientists. This is a volunteer project, and is due to be published next year (2024).
Scamp/storyboard illustratorCatsnake: The Story Agency Ltd.
- London, United KingdomFreelance
Creating illustrated scamps and storyboards for three TV ad concepts, as part of a pitch materials aimed at a homelessness charity.
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Skills
- Graphic Design
- Film Advertising
- Advertising Concepts
- Branding Design
- Branding Ideas
- Adobe Photoshop
- Abobe Illustrator
- Adobe Indesign
Education
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Graphic DesignStrohacker Design School
Chichester, United Kingdom
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Foundation Degree Photography & Digital ImagingNorth East Surrey College of Technology (NESCOT)
- Epsom, United Kingdom
Foundation Degree in Digital Imaging
A mix of digital photography and design projects.
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