Vicky Shea, Book Designer

 

As a freelance designer with 25 years of book design experience, Vicky Shea closely collaborates with publishers, private entities, editorial teams, printers, and authors to deliver high-quality books. She has successfully designed and laid out hundreds of books, specializing in nonfiction coffee table and corporate history books, cookbooks, guidebooks, how-to gardening and home improvement books, travel books, gift books, and children’s books. She has extensive experience with the printing process, having worked on press in the US and overseas with full color printing, file management, and preflight file preparation. She can manage complex color printing processes and troubleshoot production issues while maintaining a high level of detail. Vicky’s work has won numerous Benjamin Franklin awards and a PubWest Design award. She regularly attends publishing conferences and Adobe Max/Creative Pro to stay current in design trends and publishing software.