George is a freelance book designer and the recipient of the Emerging Designer’s Award, 2022. He loves type, and gets inspiration from film and other media. He is interested in blending the traditional world of books with more modern media.

Josh is a multi award winning designer, he worked in magazine design before setting up his company Design by Committee under the mentorship of Australian book design luminary W.H. Chong. He draws upon a broad skill base to offer both illustrative and concept driven solutions to literary fiction, commercial fiction, YA, children’s, non fiction and illustrated book commissions for all of Australia’s leading publishers.

Based in Castlemaine, Victoria, Casey is a freelance designer with a love for all things print. Her background is in hand-lettering/illustration as well as magazine design at Frankie Press. She is however, most passionate about the book design space and over the last few years has begun working more predominantly on illustrated books — cookbooks, lifestyle and craft books — where she can best use her visual expertise.

Elysia is a book designer and illustrator based in Sydney and North America She started her career in Finance, but jumped ship to publishing over a decade ago and loves all the parts of her job – from creating covers to scribbling bespoke dinkuses! In 2020, she was shortlisted alongside Astred Hicks for the ABDA Best Designed Children’s Non-Fiction Illustrated Book.

Jessica is an award-winning art director and book designer with 20 years’ experience across studio and client-side roles, most recently as a freelance book designer and formerly Design Manager at Hardie Grant Books. She also designed and published the acclaimed art and interiors journal Cat People. Her practice reflects thoughtful design, a reverence for the craft of typography, and a deep knowledge of photographic art direction.

Emi is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator who specialises in illustrative books. Winner of the 2025 Deb Brash Emerging Designer award and the 2025 Designers’ Choice award, Emi brings her enthusiasm for typography and llustration to books and brands. Previously at Evi-O.Studio, she believes in the importance of developing an eye for detail and being able to bring a high level of craft to her work.

Kait is a designer and illustrator based on Gadigal land (Sydney, Australia) who specialises in fully-illustrated books. She started her career at Evi-O.Studio, where she learnt the craft of book design & illustration and working on over thirty titles during her time there. In 2024 she was runner up for the Deb Brash Emerging Designer of the Year Award.

Zara works as Text Publishing’s production coordinator in Melbourne. She was an editorial and publishing assistant at Te Papa Press of New Zealand’s national museum. She has over six years experience in community based exhibition and coordination roles and is a keen printmaker, photographer, and amateur letterpress printer.

Susan Le is an award-winning freelance designer & illustrator, specialising in publication design and occasionally teaching at UTS. She was previously art director at Evi-O.Studio and has been designing and illustrating books since 2018. In 2024 she was the recipient of the Emerging Designer award and the recent winner of the 2026 Cover of the Year. Susan believes nothing can replace the joy of holding a beautifully crafted book in one’s hand.

Thomas has been a graphic designer – with an emphasis on publication and editorial design – for almost two decades and most recently as Manager, Graphic Design Projects at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). He works alongside artists, curators, illustrators, typographers, designers and printers to create the beautiful books that the NGV is well known for. Prior to working at the NGV, he was the inhouse designer at Black Inc. where he designed covers and internals for a wide range of trade titles including memoir, poetry, fiction and non-fiction.

Eloise is a Sydney-based graphic designer and illustrator working on Gadigal land. Books came first; she was selling them before designing them, and the obsession stuck.  Previously at Re and Evi-O.Studio, she now works independently across brand identity and publication design, with a focus on thoughtful, craft-led storytelling.

Hannah is a Sydney-based designer who simply loves what she does. With over 13 years in the publishing industry, she has worked across a wide range of titles—from newspapers, magazines and cookbooks to lifestyle and kids’ books—with a particular focus in food publishing. Her experience spans design, typesetting, and prepress, giving her a strong understanding of the publishing process from concept through to print. Hannah loves collaborating with others and especially enjoys projects where she can combine her passions for food and design.

Saskia is an emerging designer in her final year of study at RMIT. She has a keen interest in publication design and typography, shaped by a personal writing practice and a deep appreciation of literature. Her process weaves together physical and digital making, resulting in work that is expressive, organic, and humancentred. She values time spent in nature above all else and is passionate about the relationship between ecology and design, and how it can contribute to positive change in the natural world. Saskia is the Committee’s Student Intern.