United States

Book designers in the United States work on covers and interiors for American editions, from a novel's front cover to the running heads and chapter openers inside. They set type in US spelling and punctuation, size artwork for the standard trim sizes American printers use, and prepare files for the platforms self-publishing authors upload to.

This tag gathers designers whose work is made for that market, whether the book is a debut novel, a memoir or a local history.

1106 Design, Becky's Graphic Design and Mayfly Design all work from inside the United States, which shapes the job in ways a designer based in the United Kingdom, Australia or Canada does not face. A US designer sets a manuscript in American spelling and punctuation, sizes a cover for the trim and paper stock a US printer runs, and prepares files that meet the requirements of American self-publishing platforms and distributors. That matters most to authors publishing their own work rather than going through a trade house, and to small presses that need a cover and an interior handled by one person. The three listings here differ in scale: some take on full interior layout and cover work, others lean toward cover design alone. If you are searching for a book designer USA based, the practical question is which of them handles the format you are printing in.