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Children's Coloring & Activity Books

ReadinGraphics • Freiberufler

May 2024 - Present • 2 yrs 3 mos

Work as a children's book cover designer creating colorful, engaging, and age appropriate covers for KDP coloring books, activity books, educational books, puzzle books, and children's publishing projects. I focus on creating covers that immediately communicate the book's subject while using attractive illustrations, playful typography, balanced compositions, and eye catching visual elements that appeal to both children and parents. I collaborate with authors and publishers to understand the intended age group, theme, educational purpose, and marketplace requirements before developing the cover concept. My work includes children's coloring books, animal coloring books, alphabet and number activities, preschool learning books, holiday activity books, educational workbooks, and kids' puzzle books. I prepare professional print ready files for Amazon KDP and other publishing platforms, carefully checking dimensions, bleed, margins, resolution, and overall readability. I also adapt designs for different trim sizes and ensure the final cover maintains a polished appearance across digital thumbnails and physical printed books.

Dark Romance & Fantasy

Fiverr • Freiberufler

Jan 2023 - Present • 3 yrs 7 mos

Provide professional book cover design services for authors in the dark romance, fantasy, young adult, paranormal, supernatural, and epic fantasy genres. I create visually immersive covers that reflect the atmosphere, characters, themes, and emotional tone of each story while maintaining strong commercial appeal. My responsibilities include developing original concepts, combining photographic elements, fantasy artwork, typography, textures, lighting, color treatment, and digital compositing to produce dramatic and memorable covers. I work closely with authors to understand their manuscript, target readership, references, and preferred visual direction before developing the design. I also create KDP ready covers for self-publishing, ensuring correct dimensions, resolution, bleed, spine calculations, and print specifications. My projects have included dark romance, fantasy romance, urban fantasy, young adult fantasy, supernatural fiction, magical worlds, and epic adventure stories. I handle the complete design process from concept development and composition to revisions and final production files.

Nonfiction & Self-Help

Book City • Freiberufler

May 2022 - Present • 4 yrs 3 mos

Work as an independent book cover designer specializing in modern nonfiction, self help, motivational, personal development, business, and inspirational book covers for authors and publishers. I collaborate with clients to transform their book concepts, themes, and target audiences into professional covers that communicate the right message at first glance. My work includes developing clean typography, strong visual hierarchy, compelling layouts, image selection, photo manipulation, and polished compositions that align with current publishing and marketing standards. I manage projects from initial concept and creative direction through revisions and final delivery, ensuring every cover is visually appealing, readable, and suitable for both digital storefronts and print. I create KDP ready files and professional cover designs for Amazon and other publishing platforms, paying close attention to trim size, spine width, bleed, resolution, and technical specifications. My experience also includes designing covers for entrepreneurship, mindset, productivity, leadership, relationships, finance, wellness, and inspirational books.