Art direction
Book & cover design
Illustration
Hand lettering & typography
Branding & packaging

Hi, I’m Melissa, an East London based freelance art director & designer, formerly of Quarto and Usborne Publishing.

My speciality is design for high end illustrated non-fiction, but I have experience with preschool, novelty and picture books too. I have a passion for making beautiful books that will stand out in shop windows and on bookshelves.

I am available to work on new books so if you have a project or collaboration in mind, please contact me at hello@melissagandhi.co.uk

Selected clients include Wide Eyed Editions, Templar, DK, Thames & Hudson, Design Eye, Do Re Mi, Neon Squid, Postwave Publishing, Laurence King, Tappi &
Herriot-Watt University