Portfolio
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/146/146531/attachment_146531293 "Winning design for an ebook cover contest. The client wanted something classic, creative, and professional. I used the silver-and-gold-on-black color scheme to give it a luxurious feel and included a statue of Poseidon to tie into the \"Silver Seas\" of the title.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/138/138961/attachment_138961122 "Winning ebook design for a confident, modern self-help nonfiction book on navigating the journey into adulthood. The typography and imagery plays along the line between childhood and adulthood, being both playful and serious at the same time.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/135/135188/attachment_135188974 "Winning design for Rita Gladding's memoir about her son who was struck and killed by a motorist while training for a marathon. The tragedy led to \"Gavin's Law,\" which I quoted in its entirety in the background of this book cover, so that even as the word \"GONE\" fades into the background, the law that is its legacy takes its place.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/140/140479/attachment_140479251 "Winning contest design. The client had noted a design in my portfolio and asked if I could create a cover with a similar style design -- bright, cheerful, with the title interplaying with the background elements -- for her crochet book.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/146/146109/attachment_146109970 "Ebook design for a book cover contest for a nonfiction book about a journey of faith. The client was looking for something that depicted a desert wilderness, and I created a cross from the words of the title and subtitle to catch the reader's eye and emphasize the subject matter.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/138/138147/attachment_138147475 "Ebook cover for a historical fiction mystery series based on the life of Annie Oakley. For this cover, I colorized a historical black and white photo.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/137/137532/attachment_137532338 "Winning design for an ebook cover contest. In this design, I combined an image of the earth with a superimposed galaxy to connect our present on this planet with all the expanses of outer space yet to be explored.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/143/143266/attachment_143266687 "This design is based on Michelangelo's painting of the Sistene Chapel, specifically the detail of the creation of Adam, which depicts God reaching out to make man. I used a classical, academic-type font to give it a sense of authority and sophistication.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/136/136433/attachment_136433398 "Cover design for a historical fantasy novel, in which I utilized a cutout figure to give an air of mystery and intrigue to this wraparound design.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/135/135232/attachment_135232379 "Ebook cover finalist for a treasury of retold nursery rhymes, in which I worked elements of the tales (the spider, the bow and arrow) into a gold-leaf, vintage-inspired border.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/137/137343/attachment_137343340 "A paperback cover for a collection of classic literature: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, which uses a simple background and elements of Sherlock's stories (Big Ben, a magnifying glass, Holmes's pipe) hidden within the text")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/140/140697/attachment_140697507 "Book cover for a thriller taking place in a snowy, isolated writer's retreat on a lake, using mirrored images to look like a lake and prominent typography")
About
I'm an established writer and long-time hobbyist photographer whose passion for books and eye for aesthetics eventually led me into the world of book cover design. I love finding just the right combination of visual elements to capture the genre and tone of the book and grab the attention of the author's target audience.
I love science fiction and fantasy, but I have also branched out into other genres, especially romance, thriller, mystery, and nonfiction.
Member since:
December 29, 2021
Reviews
"Brilliant service from Wendy on five separate covers now."
Anonymous client
reviewed 10 months ago
"On brief and brilliant. Looking for a great designer? Look no further than WendyN "
olgeirssoneinaR
reviewed over 1 year ago
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"Followed the brief and submitted several designs, one design off brief, and it was the one i chose! Very responsive and quick to process everything. "
elizabethprattX
reviewed over 1 year ago
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"WendyNDesign did an excellent job with my book cover. The idea was classic, but also creative and very professional-looking. I would definitely recommend her to anyone!"
bourdej6
reviewed over 1 year ago
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"Great to work with and responsive to my requests for changes."
gp.publishing27
reviewed almost 2 years ago
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