Kishan Rajani is a British-Indian designer and illustrator specializing in book cover design. He is currently a Senior Designer at Faber & Faber in the UK. His work regularly appears in annual “Best-Of” roundups and award groups.
You will certainly recognize his work for the beloved UK edition of Big Swiss, displayed below. Big Swiss is one of several works from Kishan’s archive that show his illustration talents in addition to his design abilities.
In 2021 he was rightfully named a “Rising Star” by The Bookseller.
Kishan Rajani told Blk + Brwn Designers what he loves about being a book cover designer:
“In short, the variety. There are so many brilliant, different books that come across our design desks and just as many different ways we can tackle designing for each book. I can get my hands dirty getting the paint out one day, setting up a photography shoot another, or producing a custom type face for a project. You learn to be a bit of a jack of all trades as a book designer and that keeps you on your toes, keeping the enjoyment in learning and exploring along the way.”