Portfolio
:format(webp)/99designs-work-samples/work-sample-designs/5621445/bbea7bcf-4329-4c9c-ae0f-7a86174c794e "As a freelancer I worked directly with mystery author Joe Clifford — whose books I first designed while art director at Oceanview Publishing — to continue his established design look for a new series.
Mysteries:
\"Say My Name\"
\"All Who Wander\"
\"A Moth to Flame\"
I designed not just the covers for each book in paperback, hardcover jacket, eBook and audio book, but designed and typeset the book interiors, as well. I also created eBooks for each.
Results:
• The author has gotten notice from publishers about future titles")
:format(webp)/99designs-work-samples/work-sample-designs/5621445/9afe3da7-3ee6-41d5-b6b3-4af131a7d518 "Mystery series:
Bone Detective Novels by David Putnam
Client: David Putnam
My role: freelance cover designer
While Art Director at Oceanview Publishing, I worked on an earlier series of novels by Putnam ( https://oceanview-publishing.webflow.io/authors/david-putnam). When the author approached me after I'd left Oceanview, he was looking for a similar, but simpler look for a new series.")
:format(webp)/99designs-work-samples/work-sample-designs/5621445/0cc23459-ba9c-49b0-86ef-a61f6bf07f39 "Mystery:
\"Hidden Pieces\" by Mary Keliikoa
\"Deadly Tides\" by Mary Keliikoa
Client: Level Best Books/Mary Keliikoa (I worked directly with author)
My role: freelance cover designer
Results:
• Established series look for all subsequent books in series
• Author was thrilled
• Books are prominent on her website")
:format(webp)/99designs-work-samples/work-sample-designs/5621445/5bd5a859-e7bd-42bb-975e-80ab81c64043 "Thriller: \"Blood on the Tracks\" by Barbara Nickless
Client: Thomas & Mercer | Amazon publishing
My role: freelance cover designer
Results:
• Cover design became template for a 4-book series look")
:format(webp)/99designs-work-samples/work-sample-designs/5621445/1616c6e4-8b82-4079-890d-0697996ab15c "As first a freelancer and later Art Director at Oceanview Publishing, a boutique press specializing in mysteries and thrillers I art-directed and designed all the titles for about 6 years.
You can see a lot of my work at their website – which I also designed:
https:www.oceanviewpub.com
I designed more than a dozen multi-book series.
Client: Oceanview Publishing
Role: Art Director, Cover Designer")
:format(webp)/99designs-work-samples/work-sample-designs/5621445/ce2bd8d3-f47d-41e7-a9fa-04ef7dbd1a1e "Mystery: \"The Devil's Country\" by Harry Hunsicker
Client: Thomas & Mercer | Amazon publishing
My role: freelance cover designer
Results:
• Cover design became template for a series look")
:format(webp)/99designs-work-samples/work-sample-designs/5621445/ae3ab6a2-c39d-43ca-81b1-0820f0fef1ee "Fiction by James Leo Herligy
\"All Fall Down\"
\"Season of the Witch\"
\"The Sleep of Baby Filbertson: Stories\"
Client: Rosetta Books
My role: freelance cover designer
Results:
Rejuvenated sales in author for Rosetta")
:format(webp)/99designs-work-samples/work-sample-designs/5621445/bc66d283-46bc-4013-8413-baae659864bc "Mystery:
\"Too Lucky to Live\" by Annie Hogsett
Client:
Poisoned Pen Press
My role: freelance cover designer
Concept:
Because the detective in this series is blind, we had the title in embossed actual Braille.
Results:
Cover design became template for a series look")
:format(webp)/99designs-work-samples/work-sample-designs/5621445/8d0657b2-c187-42cd-8d88-140a6d6227b8 "As a freelancer, I designed this cover for a young adult memoir by punk legend Rob Rufus for Simon & Schuster.
Results:
• Winner of the American Library Association Alex Award, given to books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults.")
:format(webp)/99designs-work-samples/work-sample-designs/5621445/74edaafc-29cf-4d5e-a01a-642bc40668c1 "Nonfiction:
\"Talking Dirt: A Down-to-Earth Guide to Organic Gardening\" by Annie Spiegelman
Client: Perigee / RandomHouse
My role: freelance cover designer")
:format(webp)/99designs-work-samples/work-sample-designs/5621445/03741580-f3e2-42b4-bd75-b5705728f072 "Nonfiction/Academic:
\"City of Disorder\" by Alex S. Vitale
Client: NYU Press
My role: freelance cover designer
Challenge: We wanted to show the struggle of people without homes without exploiting them — it was crucial to blur the photograph subject's identity.
Results:
• 2009 Association of American University Presses Award for Jacket Design")
:format(webp)/99designs-work-samples/work-sample-designs/5621445/18bf19ca-200d-4159-b035-5c510a258291 "As a freelancer I have designed dozens of covers for nonfiction and academic titles at a number of small presses. Here's a sampling:
• \"Crook County: Racism and Injustice in America's Criminal Courts\" | Stanford University Press
• \"Can Business Save the Earth\" | Stanford University Press
• \"Global Data Shock\" | Stanford University Press
• \"Zen in the Art of Writing\" | Rosetta Books
• \"3D Team Leadership\" | Stanford University Press
• \"Jacques, The Frenchman: Memories of the Gulag\" | The Ohio State University Press")
About
I am a UX and book cover designer with 20+ years of creating high-impact, work for digital and print. My book covers have been best-selling and award-winning covers in a variety of genres. I've worked as a Senior Designer at Penguin and with a host of publishers like Random House, Amazon Publishing, and Disney-Hyperion. I have worked remotely since 2010, am easy to get along with, fast, dependable, and high-quality.
Country:
United States.
Member since:
October 06, 2023