A FIRST IMPRESSION WORTH OPENING

Beautiful outside.
Thoughtful within.

Give your manuscript a distinctive cover and a considered reading experience, with design guided by your story and the readers you want to reach.

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Design sets the expectation. Your story delivers on it.

A cover has to communicate at a glance, while the interior should make reading feel effortless. We consider genre, tone, typography, hierarchy, and production requirements together so your book feels coherent from the cover to the final page.

A GOOD FIT FORAuthors who need a new book identity, a redesigned edition, or professional layout for print and digital reading.

SHAPED AROUND YOUR MANUSCRIPT

What we can help with.

Your proposal defines the exact services and deliverables included in your project.

Creative direction

Define the book’s tone, audience, genre cues, and visual references before exploring a design. Agree on the design brief and the kinds of assets the project requires.

THE FOCUSA shared visual direction and project-specific design brief.

Cover design

Develop a cover around title hierarchy, imagery, color, and thumbnail readability. Print editions also need spine and back-cover decisions.

THE FOCUSCover concepts and revisions as defined in the proposal.

Interior typography & layout

Build a consistent system for chapter openings, headings, body text, running elements, and any illustrations or tables in the agreed scope.

THE FOCUSA designed interior with representative pages for review.

Production-ready artwork

Prepare approved designs for the chosen format and supplier specifications, including trim, margins, bleed, and spine dimensions where relevant.

THE FOCUSFinal exports for the agreed production formats.

HOW WE WORK TOGETHER

A considered process.

Build the brief

Share your synopsis, genre, design references, and format requirements.

Develop the design

Review the agreed concepts and refine a selected direction.

Prepare the final files

Check the approved artwork against production specifications.

A GOOD PLACE TO START

Bring your book.
And a little context.

Book title, subtitle, and author name
A synopsis and intended genre
Examples of covers you respond to
Trim size, format, and platform, if known

A FEW HELPFUL ANSWERS

Before we begin.

Can you design a cover before the manuscript is finished?

Creative direction can begin early. Final print artwork often depends on page count, trim size, and the printer’s specifications, so the spine may need to be completed later.

Will my cover work as an online thumbnail?

Thumbnail readability is part of cover design. Title hierarchy and image clarity should be checked at smaller sizes as well as at print scale.

Are illustrations and stock-image licenses included?

These depend on the brief. Any commissioned illustration, stock license, or special font requirement should be identified and priced in the project agreement.

Do I receive editable source files?

Deliverable formats, editable source files, and usage rights should be stated in the agreement. Do not assume that third-party assets can be transferred without license restrictions.

YOUR STORY STARTS THE CONVERSATION

Let’s talk about your next chapter.

Tell us about your book and the support you’re looking for.

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