ABOUT

Patrick Collins is a freelance designer and creative director with a passion for children’s books. Previously he was the Creative Director for Henry Holt Books for Young Readers a division of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group. He has extensive expertise in the children’s book industry executing projects from manuscript to final bound book: collaborating with editors, art directing illustrators, managing designers, designing covers and interiors, and preparing digital files for print. He is a creative problem solver: maintaining high design standards with the ability to grasp the big picture while keeping an eye on fine details. He has art directed and designed highly marketable books including New York Times best sellers and ALA award winners. When not designing books, Patrick can be found in the kitchen cooking up something delicious, or out on the porch picking a tune on his mandolin.