Hi!
This is me.
I'm an interior book designer, with experience with many sorts of books including academic, trade, devotional, and the occasional 1,000-page index. I recreate figures and edit images for print. I believe it's important to specialize each design to fit the subject matter and give the audience the fullest reading experience. A well-designed book can make the difference between selling and not selling.
Layout Design, Typesetting, Copy Editing, Proofreading, Developmental Editing,
Adobe Creative Suite
Clients Say
My first book of poetry Pocket Poems has been well-received and much enjoyed by a wide variety of readers. But this outcome was not inevitable. Had I not engaged Lydia Hall as my book designer, the result would have been much different. I needed her intuitive, intelligent sense of design, as well as her unmatched technical skill to produce a high-quality, professional result.
I also needed someone with imagination and a high aesthetic sense to help capture and contain my unique vision—someone adaptable, who could work with my loose, flowing style.
Lydia did just that. She was patient, empathetic, but kept a strong hold on the rudder in our quest for simplicity, coherence, and unity. I had moments of discouragement along the way and was free to express that. Then it was back to work with a fresh wind, buoyed by Lydia’s unwavering support.
Like myself, Lydia also insisted on high quality at every point of the project. As a result, the book speaks for itself and stands on a much labored-over foundation of lay-out and design.
I would recommend Lydia’s expertise as a book designer in a heartbeat. In fact, I am already taking my own advice, as Lydia and I embark on our next book project.
Lynn McIntosh, Writer and Illustrator