Hi! I’ve been designing books for 20 years!

I’ve designed for the Big 5, medium, and really small publishers. I’ve worked on books for authors, editors, agents, poets, artists, chefs, gardeners, and musicians. (I started out designing books AND CDs but CDs have mostly gone by the wayside over the decades.)

Over COVID I decided to spend some time explaining how design interacts with all the editorial (and other) parts of making books. The result is The Design of Books: An Explainer for Authors, Editors, Agents, and Other Curious Readers published by The University of Chicago Press.

Feel free to send me an email to ask a question or just say hello.

You can reach me at debbie [at] debbiebernedesign.com

Also take a look at more of my bookish interests over on instagram.