Production Designer specializing in children's books, educational publishing, and print production. With 10+ years of experience and more than 100 books designed, I have extensive experience in book layout, typography, prepress, print-ready file preparation, and production for both print and digital formats.

I bring a detail-oriented, production-focused approach to every project, balancing strong visual design with accuracy, consistency, technical specifications, and deadlines.

Cassandra Bowen

Production Designer | Children's Book Designer | Prepress Specialist

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Children's Book Design

  • Book Interior Layout

  • Typography & Typesetting

  • Cover Design

  • Prepress & Print Production

  • Print-Ready PDF Preparation

  • Educational Publishing

  • Series Design & Production

  • Adobe InDesign

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Adobe Illustrator

  • KDP & IngramSpark

  • Print Specifications & File Preparation

WHAT I BRING

Production expertise
A strong understanding of the technical requirements involved in preparing books for print and digital distribution.

Attention to detail
Careful attention to typography, layout, consistency, image quality, specifications, and final files.

Publishing experience
10+ years working on children's books, educational materials, and other publishing projects.

End-to-end understanding
Experience taking a project from manuscript and artwork through layout, typesetting, prepress, and final print-ready files.

Adaptability
Comfortable working independently or within an established publishing workflow and adapting to different styles, specifications, and production requirements.