Sarah Mitchell

Sarah is a freelance book designer based in Sydney. She has previously worked in-house for Scholastic Australia on a wide range of children’s titles across their various imprints. Prior to specialising in book design, Sarah freelanced as a graphic designer…

Claire Smith

Gemma Banks

Gemma Banks is an award-winning book designer based in Sydney. Gemma graduated with a BFA First Class Honours in Graphic Design during which time she interned at Ilam Press designing and printing artist books. From there she worked in-house at…

Jess Cruickshank

Jess is an illustrator and letterer. Represented by Jacky Winter, she works mostly with clients in advertising and publishing. She has created covers for Hachette, Penguin Random House, Harper Collins and Smudge Publishing.

Hazel Lam

Hazel is a senior book designer at HarperCollins ANZ, where she entered the publishing industry in 2013. Her experience spreads across fiction, non-fiction, illustrated books, children’s illustrated books and YA. In her previous life she has worked in motion graphics,…

Liz Seymour

Liz Seymour is a Sydney-based freelance book designer with over 20 years experience. She designs across a diverse range of genres, such as children’s fiction, illustrated non-fiction, lifestyle and corporate books.

Simon Rattray

After cutting his teeth with design studios in Auckland, London and Sydney, Simon struck out on his own under the name Squirt Creative in 2007. He has been designing the insides and outsides of books ever since for clients such…

Alissa Dinallo

Alissa is a Sydney-based book designer who has worked in-house at Allen & Unwin and Penguin Random House. When not designing for commercial publishing houses, Alissa also works closely with writers to create artist’s books and typographic works. She is…

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…