Not Accepting Freelance – ABDA – Australian Book Designers Association

Simon Barnard

Simon was born and grew up in Tasmania. He is an author and illustrator. He lives in Melbourne with his girlfriend and a little dog.

Peter has been designing books for more than fifteen years, and until recently was Senior Designer at Black Inc.Books and the Art Director of The Monthly magazine. Before books he designed mostly for stage and film. He is also a filmmaker; the short film A Telephone Call for Genevieve Snow, which he wrote and directed, […]

Sue Dani

Sue is an award-winning educational book designer with over 15 years experience in educational publishing. Her design career began when an opportunity arose in a niche publishing house working with the challenges of magazine design and layout. This was the springboard that propelled her to work across the gamut of design, art direction, illustration, printing […]

Mary Callahan

Mary has been designing books for more than 20 years. Her passion for this pursuit has resulted in a high profile throughout the publishing industry and is recognized by the many awards her book designs have received. Since expanding her practice, she designs for a wide range of clients including art galleries, museums and private […]

Jenny Grigg

Jenny Grigg is an award winning Australian graphic designer who has worked in Sydney, London, Copenhagen and Melbourne. She has a PhD from RMIT University.

Louisa Maggio

After designing more than 500 book covers, Louisa joined the team at Penguin Random House in 2016 in the Adult Publishing Department as an In-House designer, where she is working on an array of fiction and non-fiction titles.

Sandra Nipperess

Since 1996, Sandra has worked with the Self Publishing community offering a concept to completion service incl. design, illustration, layout, editing, proofreading and print broking. Managing the publishing process of: poetry books to historical diaries; memoirs of WWI and WWII veterans; research volumes; short stories; tourism publications; college year books and children’s books, to name […]

Vanessa Masci

Vanessa is a Melbourne-based book designer for non-fiction titles that marry with her own interests; wellness, design, food and travel. In recent years, she has worked in-house for Hardie Grant Books and their London subsidiary, Quadrille.

Claire Smith

With a background in branding and packaging, Claire has been a professional in graphic design for over 20 years. In addition to her branding career, she works with self-publishing authors and publishing houses across a wide range of genres to create bespoke concept driven book covers. When not infront of her screen you’ll usually find […]

Alex Fleischer

I am a thinker, dealing with the inherent meaning of things. I equally enjoy the creation and analysis of design to explore the ways in which information, values, and emotions can be visually expressed. As a problem solver, I am eager to take on a challenge and strive for highest quality outcomes whether it’s visual-, […]

Nada Backovic

Nada Backovic is an award-winning Sydney based book designer and illustrator with more than 25 years’ experience working within publishing. Nada works across a broad range of genres, including, fiction, non-fiction, illustrated books and textbooks. Nada, who is originally from London, worked in house at Random House UK and was the Design Manager at Allen […]

Daniel New

Daniel works closely with publishers and authors to capture unique stories and bring their visions to life. He was previously art director and designer at Lantern, Penguin Books, where he worked for a decade with experts in food, lifestyle and design. He is an award-winning designer with over 20 years’ experience. Daniel was a founding […]