Book Design & Illustration

Do you need a book cover that does justice to your book? A cover that emanates the soul of the book and will set your book up for succes?

Hester van Toorenburg specializes in crafting unique book covers and illustrations with a bright, minimalistic, and elegant aesthetic. With over a decade of experience, she has worked with publishers and authors worldwide to bring their concepts to life. 

Priti Tanna

"Hester's design work for my book cover showcased her thoughtful approach and exceptional talent. With a keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of my vision, she crafted a visually captivating cover that exceeded all expectations. From concept to execution, Hester's creativity and dedication were evident, ensuring every element harmoniously aligned with the book's themes and tone. I cannot thank her enough, after several failed attempts at a design, I am absolutely in LOVE with my book cover!"

My Services

  • Book Cover Design

    Would you like a book cover that fits the book, like a nice suit or perfect dress? A cover that appeals to the reader, shows the genre and what the book is about? My aim is to bring the book alive with the most beautiful outfit so that it can shine and stand out from all the other books around.

  • Book Cover Illustrations

    Do you want that unique image for your book? Does your book require a certain image that you cannot find? I create high-quality images that fit the soul of the book and make the book stand out. The styles I work in vary from clean lines and flat surfaces to cozy hand-drawn and detailed images.

  • Book Illustrations

    Does your book need illustrations? From simple line drawings and children’s illustrations to information graphics, I create clear and beautiful illustrations for your book in a variety of styles based on vector / line drawings (Adobe Illustrator), sketch-like pen drawings or watercolor images (Procreate)

Arold Langeveld

"I experienced working with Hester as a creative party. Indeed, there was plenty of room for my input without me being steered in a direction. Hester was able to translate my vague directions and associations into a concrete image that touched me and matched my tastes at lightning speed. Hester offered me the freedom to think along and in doing so was completely subservient to what made me happy. I can therefore wholeheartedly recommend working with Hester; she is an expert, very talented, has fantastic taste, has a very good sense of what works, she works quickly and, in addition, she is just a very nice person to work with."

Recent work

Book Designer at Reedsy.com

You can also find & hire me through Reedsy.com.

Get in touch!

If you are interested in my work for a project or if you have a question, feel free to contact me, I’d love to hear from you. If you want to talk on the phone or via Zoom we can arrange that too, just send me a message with possible dates and times and I’ll get back to you soon.

Isla Leigh

"It was a pleasure from start to finish working with Hester. The finished book cover exceeded my expectations. I feel extremely lucky to have found Hester and would not hesitate to collaborate with her again."