Rachel Willey was an in-house designer at Penguin books for 10 years, working as a senior designer for Riverhead, Penguin’s literary imprint, and Penguin Press.
Today she is a Deputy Art Director at The New York Times Magazine.
Rachel is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts in NYC. Some of her clients include Henry Holt, Hachette, FSG, Simon & Schuster, and the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership. Her work has been recognized by The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, Design Observer, and The Type Directors Club. In 2018 she was selected to be on the jury panel for the Publication Design category of The ADC Awards.
Read her discuss the process of creating Brit Bennett’s debut The Mothers via Spine Mag.