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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…
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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.
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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,…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Emily O’Neill
Emily is a Sydney-based freelance book designer. She has previously worked in-house for Penguin Books and Allen & Unwin on a wide range of projects including commercial and literary fiction, children’s and illustrated lifestyle titles. She has also created designs…
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Nada Backovic
Nada Backovic is an award-winning book designer, graphic designer and illustrator with 20 years experience working with major publishers in Australia and UK.
