Go On, Judge a Book By Its Cover: All About Book Design with Reyhana Ismail

In this episode, Nicole speaks to Reyhana Ismail — an experienced illustrator, book designer, and aspiring author, whose clients include Hachette Children’s (UK) and the award-winning Storymix, a children's fiction development company with a focus on inclusive representation. Listen in to hear all about Reyhana’s unconventional path into the field, her creative process of designing and illustrating childrens’ books, as well as the importance of book design (and why it’s okay to judge a book by its cover!).

Reyhana Ismail
Website: https://reyoflightdesign.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reyhana_illustrates
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reyhana-ismail/ 
Pinterest Boards: 

• Book Cover Design: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/ReyofLightDesign/book-cover-design 
• Childrens’ Book Layouts: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/ReyofLightDesign/childrens-book-layouts 
• Illustration: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/ReyofLightDesign/illustration 

Mentioned in this episode
HarperCollins Design Academy: https://www.harpercollinsacademy.co.uk/about-the-academies/about-the-design-academy/
Farshore and HarperCollins ‘Reading for Pleasure’ research: https://www.farshore.co.uk/resources-for-everyone/research-and-insights/
Domestika: https://www.domestika.org/en
Skillshare: https://www.skillshare.com/en/ 

Episode transcript
https://thesyp.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/All-About-Book-Design_Inside-Publishing-S2E1_Transcript.docx

Hosted and edited by Nicole Fan (SYP UK Digital Content Lead)
Twitter: @SYP_UK
Website: https://thesyp.org.uk 

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