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Kathleen Lynch is proprietor of Black Kat Design, a one-woman design studio
specializing in book jacket design. Kathleen grew up in Connecticut and received
her B.F.A. in graphic design from the University of Connecticut School of Fine Arts.
She came to New York in 1988, beginning her career in book cover design at
Random House in the Ballantine art department, starting in mass-market and
expanding to trade paperback and hardcover design. Following a brief stint at
Carol Publishing, she went on to art direct the trade list at Oxford University Press
for ten years. Along the way, she has designed hundreds of book covers and won
acclaim from AIGA, Print and The New York Book Show. Her work combines a love of
books, a passion for typography and an eye for the unusual.

 

Black Kat Design opened in 2006. Clients now include major publishers,
independents and university presses.

 

Kathleen lives on Shelter Island with her husband Bill and two cats, Blue and Luna.

 

For assignments, questions, or to request a design sample pdf, please contact the studio at: kat@blackkatdesign.net or 631.749.4354