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Phoebe

Phoebe

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Award-winning picture book illustrator from New Zealand, living in the USA. A decade of experience, published with Penguin Books NZ.


Work experience:

  • Penguin Books NZ

Services: Design design Cover Design cover-design Illustration illustration

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Short Story, Social & Family Issues, Young Adult, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Biographies & Memoirs, Nature

Dana

Dana

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Art Director and Graphic Designer who brings over 20 years of experience within the editorial and publication sectors.


Work experience:

  • Dana Collins

Services: Design design Cover Design cover-design Illustration illustration Typography typography Book Interior Design book-interior-design Production Management production-management

Genres: Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Sociology, Music, Education & Reference, Anthologies, Fiction, Classics, Science Fiction, Poetry

Leslie

Leslie

Seattle, WA, USA

An illustrator with over 14 years as a monthly contributor to Highlights Magazine for Children focusing on educational/book illustration.


Work experience:

  • Leslie Harrington Illustration, Inc.

Services: Design design Illustration illustration

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference

Chris

Chris

Berkeley, CA, USA

A freelance illustrator skilled in digital, hand drawn and photo collage illustration, pictorial maps and diagrams, and custom lettering.


Work experience:

  • Chris Rooney Illustration/Design

Services: Design design Illustration illustration

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Children’s Non-Fiction, Geography, Humanities & Social Sciences, Home & Garden, Education & Reference, Life Sciences, Math & Science, Architecture

Mike

Mike

Noblesville, IN, USA

I am an award-winning designer with decades of experience in creating covers & packaging for books, including 21 years at Wiley.


Work experience:

  • Wiley
  • Michael Trent Design

Services: Design design Cover Design cover-design Illustration illustration Typography typography

Genres: Computers & Internet, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Math & Science, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Technology, Photography, Comics Non-Fiction

Nat

Nat

Minneapolis, MN USA

I'm a cartographer, book designer, and print production manager with over 30 years experience, specializing in non-fiction.


Work experience:

  • Hedberg Maps, Inc.
  • INCase, LLC

Services: Design design Illustration illustration

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, History, Travel, Education & Reference, Design, Architecture, Historical Fiction, Fiction

elbie

elbie

Sebastopol, CA, USA

Experienced cartographer specializing in maps for fiction and non-fiction publications.


Work experience:

  • Bentley Cartographics

Services: Design design Illustration illustration

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Geography, Humanities & Social Sciences, History, Political Science & Current Affairs

Terry

Terry

New York, NY, USA

Award-winning Illustrator/Designer with a flair for creating impactful, conceptually driven imagery.


Work experience:

  • Terry Cummings Design
  • Terrance Cummings

Services: Design design Cover Design cover-design Illustration illustration Typography typography

Genres: African American Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult, Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Inspirational, Religion & Spirituality, Thriller & Suspense

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