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Creative and illustration support

Flexible creative support across full titles and defined scopes.

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A flat-lay of multiple "Pocket Wisdom" books arranged in a grid on a pink background, featuring brightly coloured illustrated covers including "Pocket RuPaul", "Pocket Audrey Hepburn", "Pocket Kardashians", "Pocket AOC", "Pocket First Ladies", and "Single Life Wisdom", with bold typography, pop-art portraits, and varied colour palettes.
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When capacity is stretched or specialist input is needed, we support complete books and series.

Design and illustration working as one. In-house or expertly managed. Clear, consistent delivery.

Why this works

Book cover of Modern Block Printing, featuring bold typography and an illustration of a bird and flowers.

Built for full titles, not one-off tasks

We focus on complete books and defined scopes, so quality, pace and consistency are maintained from start to finish.

Green book cover titled "Fascinating Fungi", with illustrated mushrooms framing the page, including red-and-white toadstools and layered fungi in black, white, and orange linework. DK logo appears at the top, with the subtitle “Over 75 natural wonders to colour and explore” centred below the title.

Creative direction that holds together

Whether creating illustration in-house or managing external artists, we ensure everything aligns, visually and commercially.

Bright orange book cover titled "The Rebel Diet" by Benji Xavier, featuring a portrait of the author eating a slice of pizza at a table of food including pizza, chicken wings, burgers, nachos, and chillies, with bold yellow typography and the DK logo, set against a yellow background.

Works within your existing setup

We fit into your workflow, approvals and timelines, so projects move forward without disruption or extra oversight.

What this gives you

Consistent, high-quality creative delivered without adding pressure to your team. Books that feel considered and cohesive, with illustration and design working as one.

A reliable way to maintain standards across multiple titles, without slowing delivery or increasing internal workload.

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Overhead view of multiple open DK *Super Planet Series* books arranged on a blue background, showing colourful science-themed spreads on forests, oceans, medicinal plants, vertical farming, and water quality, with photographs, diagrams, fact boxes, and clear section headings.

When to use this

When internal capacity is stretched

You need support to deliver full titles, without taking focus away from your core team or slowing progress.

When internal capacity is stretched

When creative quality needs to be elevated

A project needs strong design or illustration to stand out, or to align with the standard of your list.

When creative quality needs to be elevated

When you need consistent output across multiple titles

You’re managing a series or list and need additional support to maintain quality and pace over time.

Book covers from the Kitchen Bangers series, featuring bold typography and photographs of food.

…a really funky design… a book that looks so distinctly different!

Noel Kingsbury, Author

Working with Studio Noel was both an honour and a pleasure… The illustrations are perfect, exactly what I wanted.

Jessica Prescott, Author

A dependable extension of your team

A straightforward way to maintain quality and momentum across your publishing programme, without increasing internal pressure or complexity.

More consistent than ad-hoc support. More flexible than fixed resource. A reliable way to deliver work that holds together across every title or series.

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Four women seated on a sofa in a studio setting, smiling and chatting, with stacks of books on a coffee table and bookshelves behind them.