Book Covers
VISUAL STORYTELLING
Using:
THE PROCESS
My approach begins with understanding your story through thoughtful questions to ensure every design element is intentional and uniquely tailored.
Working Style:
- Collaborative and client-focused from start to finish
- Clear and open communication, welcoming feedback
- Efficient delivery with attention to detail and brand consistency
Services:
- Full book cover design (illustration, typography, layout)
- Custom Illustration for covers and branding
- Source files - digital and print
1. Business & Management
Title: The Quiet Disruptor
Author: Amelia Vaughan
Strapline: How introverted leaders are rewriting the rules of success
Brief & Backstory:
The publisher wanted to stand out in a saturated market of bold sans serif, neon-accented business covers. Instead of screaming “growth” and “hustle”, the brief emphasised calm authority. The final design uses a muted deep blue background with a simple line illustration of concentric circles rippling outward — a metaphor for subtle yet powerful influence. The typography is elegant, with a small pop of coral in the word Quiet to draw the eye. This aligns with the recent trend of minimalist yet authoritative business covers (think Adam Grant’s Hidden Potential).
2. Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits
Title: Salt, Smoke & Citrus
Author: Marco Tedesco
Strapline: Fresh, fiery recipes inspired by Southern Europe’s coastline
Brief & Backstory:
The brief asked for a cookbook that felt both rustic and aspirational, appealing to home cooks who love Ottolenghi-style vibrant visuals. The design uses a full-bleed photography approach: a rustic wooden table with a spread of charred fish, lemon halves, and a scattering of sea salt flakes. The typography is bold serif in white, overlaid on the image, keeping the food as the hero. The colour palette reflects freshness: golden yellows, sea blues, and warm charcoals. This positions the book in the highly visual, food-porn territory dominating bestseller charts.
3. Design
Title: Grids & Chaos
Author: Linh Park
Strapline: Why modern design thrives on rules — and breaking them
Brief & Backstory:
This book needed to appeal to practising designers and design students. The cover plays with the very tension of the title: a strict geometric grid underlies the layout, but layered atop are bold, clashing colour blocks (red, lime, cobalt) arranged asymmetrically. The typography is half aligned to the grid, half “broken” across lines in an unexpected way, echoing covers from publishers like Phaidon and Thames & Hudson. The final result celebrates design thinking while feeling contemporary and a little rebellious.
4. Health & Wellbeing
Title: Breathe Again
Author: Dr. Maya El-Sayed
Strapline: A guide to stress, burnout and the science of slowing down
Brief & Backstory:
The wellness brief asked for something calming and instantly soothing — the antidote to the “toxic productivity” aesthetic. The design uses a pale, gradient wash of soft aquas and lilacs, evoking sky and water. The typography is lower-case, clean, and centred, giving a sense of balance. A small, delicate illustration of an open hand releasing a feather sits above the title. The design choice taps into the trend for airy, pastel wellness covers that feel like a deep breath in a bookshop aisle.
5. Home & Garden
Title: Wild Interiors
Author: Sophie Deighton
Strapline: Bringing the outside in with plants, textures and natural light
Brief & Backstory:
The book is positioned for stylish, plant-loving readers who follow home aesthetics on Instagram and Pinterest. The cover features a full-page photograph of a sun-drenched room with trailing greenery, rattan furniture and earthy textures. The title is bold serif in cream overlaid subtly at the bottom, keeping the lifestyle imagery dominant. Gold foil on Wild adds a tactile, aspirational feel. This follows the popularity of coffee-table lifestyle books that double as décor (e.g. Urban Jungle).
6. Christian Non-Fiction
Title: Anchored in Grace
Author: Revd. Daniel Hayes
Strapline: Finding peace when the storms of life rise
Brief & Backstory:
The brief wanted to balance traditional Christian publishing aesthetics with a modern, hopeful appeal. The final design uses a painterly seascape in soft brushstrokes — stormy at the bottom fading to light-filled sky above. A simple cross symbol is subtly formed in the negative space of the waves. Typography is classic serif, gold embossed for Grace. The cover follows the trend of Christian non-fiction covers leaning more towards lifestyle/wellness visuals than overtly religious iconography, making it approachable for wider audiences.
7. True Crime
Title: The Widow’s Silence
Author: Eleanor Shaw
Strapline: The untold story behind Britain’s most chilling family murder
Brief & Backstory:
The publisher asked for an atmospheric, cinematic cover, moving away from overused “crime-scene tape” clichés. The design features a lone figure of a woman in silhouette, standing in front of a misty countryside house at dusk. The palette is muted greys and deep crimson accents. The typography is tall, stark sans serif, with the word Silence slightly faded and fractured, echoing psychological tension. This mirrors current bestselling true crime covers that combine intrigue with restraint rather than sensationalism.
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The following genre examples showcase passion projects to highlight range and style; portfolio updates incoming as new client work begins.
