Services

Book Design | Web Design | Brands & Logos

Book Design

Book design is my forte. It’s my first love in graphic design. I get everlasting joy from decisions of finesse and details that ensure readability and beauty in a large blocks of text. I enjoy the clarity that comes with a well-laid-out page of information and images, and graphics and tables and all the navigational tools that pre-date today’s digital tools.

I take limited projects, and I choose ones that make me drool at the thought of seeing them in print. I’ve done a number of books over the years, working with Oxford University Press Pakistan (where I was Director of Creative Services and Digital Publishing), as an independent designer working with a publisher in Liverpool (deCoubertin Books), or with individuals in Pakistan.

Walks in my Backyard is a gorgeous coffee table book on the life of a celebrated Pakistani mountaineer.

Each chapter opens with a gatefold illustration mapping the team’s ascent.

The book is densely packed with stunning visuals.

Hybrid Tapestries is an academic book on English literature from Pakistan.

Inside layout of Hybrid Tapestries.

I learned a lot about football while working with deCoubertin.

Services for deCoubertin included layouts, indexing, and cover design.

I offer a comprehensive range of services to anyone looking to develop English language books:

Internal book design and layout – from text-only novels to complex textbooks that include graphics, tables, footnotes, endnotes, and multiple levels of headings, I design books in Adobe InDesign using styles and standards that make it easy to manage and update.
Typesetting – the actual process of laying out the book from beginning to end.
Indexing – indexing a book in InDesign requires attention to detail and a willingness to read the book a couple of times. I’m happy to do it! A correctly-indexed book in InDesign means linking headwords to the page number or a range of pages so that if the layout is adjusted, the page numbers update with a single click.
Cover design – from jackets to paperback covers, designing a strong cover is the icing on the cake.
Proofreading – I’m used to following the Oxford Manual for standards, but I’ve also worked with AP and Chicago. You’re seeing UK English on this website, but I have no issues switching to US English and following different style manuals. I charge by the number of pages for proofreading, at $2 per page.

Book Design Pricing

Novel

$500

Up to 80,000 words

Complete typesetting + glossary (text only, this option does not include images, illustrations, graphics, or tables)

Final print-ready product, including InDesign source files

COVER DESIGN: $300

coffee table book

$1,200

Up to 60,000 words

Up to 200 images/illustrations

Complete typesetting, glossary, index, and appendices; image optimisation and colour corrections (if needed)

Final print-ready product, including InDesign source files

COVER DESIGN (Jacket): $500

complex textbook

$2,400

Up to 60,000 words

Up to 200 images/illustrations, tables, graphs, boxes, callouts, footnotes, endnotes, indices, appendices, multiple heading levels

Complete typesetting, glossary, index, and appendices; image optimisation and colour corrections (if needed), graph recreation and standardisation

Final print-ready product, including InDesign source files

ign source files

COVER DESIGN: $400

Need something that falls in between these categories? Let’s talk.

Web Design

I design simple, brochure-style websites and blogs on WordPress. I have a deep understanding of how to use WordPress—this site is a prime example. I design sites that are elegant, customised to your brand, and organised in a logical, user-friendly way. And I teach you how to update, change, and effectively use your WordPress dashboard.

Web Design Pricing

Simple brochure

$700

Up to 10 pages

Designed using WP’s native tools or Elementor

Tutorials and training on the dashboard, updates, and cool tools that help your site perform optimally

portfolio website

$1,200

Up to 50 images

Image optimisation, categorisation, brand alignment

Designed using WP’s native tools or Elementor

Tutorials and training on how to upload and manage images, the dashboard, updates, and cool tools that help your site perform optimally

Portfolio + blog

$1,500

Up to 50 images and endless blog posts

Image optimisation, categorisation, brand alignment, and site structure

Designed using WP’s native tools or Elementor

Tutorials and training on how to upload and manage images, update the blog, manage the dashboard, updates, and cool tools that help your site perform optimally

Brands & logos

Designers, like most artists, have a style of their own. Everything they design, including logos, is shaped by this style, so when you look for a designer for your logo, make sure you find one whose designs speak to you. I like clean lines and metaphors. I like taking objects and everyday symbols and imbuing meaning into them with type, colour, and style. If this is something you’re looking for, then I’m the designer for you.

Logo design is an iterative process and should be something you spend time and thought on. Timelines and terms will come after an initial discussion to gauge your requirements. Don’t rush this.