Since the start of my freelance career in 1983, I have partnered with advertising agencies, design firms, businesses, and individuals on a wide range of projects. Along the way, I’ve developed a reputation for meeting deadlines, paying close attention to detail, and delivering polished work that clients trust. I’m equally comfortable working independently or collaborating as part of a creative team.
Illustration
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Graphic Design
Blender
Gregg Edwin C.
Niles, Ohio
$45/hr
5.0
157 jobs
Specializing in marketing and graphic design for the commercial real estate sector, I create offering memorandums, leasing brochures, proposals, flyers, and other high-impact marketing materials. With expertise in lead generation, listing management, email marketing and automation, PPC advertising, SEO, graphic design, website development and optimization, display advertising, and content marketing, I help lenders, brokers, agents, and other real estate professionals achieve their marketing objectives. My goal is to deliver top-notch results that drive growth for your real estate ventures.
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
HTML5
CSS
Print Design
Brochure Design
Adobe InDesign
Commercial Lending
Real Estate
Web Design
Marketing Automation
Email Marketing
Zapier
ActiveCampaign
Digital Marketing
Madhumanti B.
Strongsville, Ohio
$20/hr
5.0
1 jobs
Hi, I’m Madhu — a 2D & 3D Artist and Visual Designer with 3+ years of experience creating engaging visual content for brands, businesses, game developers, and creative teams.
I specialize in both 2D and 3D design, from product advertisements and social media creatives to 3D product visualization, characters, game assets, and toy design.
🔹 What I Can Help You With
2D Advertising & Graphic Design
Social media ads and promotional graphics
Digital advertisements
Flyers, posters and marketing materials
Product promotional graphics
Social media content
Image editing and compositing
3D Product Visualization & Advertising
3D product modeling
Texturing, lighting and rendering
Product animations and commercials
Product launch and social media visuals
Packaging and consumer-product visualization
Game Art & 3D Assets
Stylized and realistic 3D models
Characters, props and environments
Game-ready assets
UV mapping and texturing
Asset optimization
Toy & Character Design
3D toy and collectible design
Stylized character modeling
Character concepts and visualization
3D-print-ready models
I combine 2D design, 3D visualization, video editing, and AI-assisted workflows to create polished, engaging visuals.
Why Work With Me?
✓ 3+ years of 2D & 3D design experience
✓ Experience in advertising, product, game & toy design
✓ Detail-oriented, reliable, and adaptable
✓ Clear communication and client-focused approach
Whether you need a 2D ad, 3D product visual, game asset, toy design, or character, I’m ready to bring your idea to life.
Let’s create something great together!
With best regards,
Madhumanti Barman
Adobe Illustrator
Social Media Design
Video Editing
Photo Editing
AI Image Generation
AI Video Generation
Blender
Product Design
Adobe Photoshop
Product Listings
Packaging Design
3D Design
3D Rendering
3D Printing
3D Mockup
Graphic Design
Display Product Packaging
Dakota B.
Akron, Ohio
$55/hr
4.9
243 jobs
Passionate about creating unique graphic designs and illustrations, I've been honing my skills as a professional freelance artist for 7 years. With a background in tattoo artistry, specializing in American traditional work, I bring a distinct and edgy style to my designs. My true calling lies in apparel design, especially graphic tees that showcase my love for skate culture, grunge, goth, and the alternative aesthetic. Let's connect and create something unique!
Illustration
Adobe Illustrator
Drawing
Vector Graphic
T-Shirt Design
Graphic Design
Tattoo Design
Logo Design
Procreate
Merchandise Graphic Design
Streetwear
Retro & Vintage Style
Digital Art
Digital Painting
Acrylic Painting
Hafsa A.
Saint Paris, Ohio
$49/hr
4.9
67 jobs
Formatted 100+ books for Amazon KDP and IngramSpark with 100% Job Success and zero platform rejections. Book Interior Designer and Adobe InDesign specialist with 11+ years in publication design.
What that means for you: your manuscript becomes a print-ready
book that clears KDP and IngramSpark on the first submission,
not the third. No margin errors, no bleed rejections, no fonts
that fail preflight.
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📊 PROOF, NOT PROMISES
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✅ 1,000+ books formatted at SA DigiTech publishing house
✅ 100% Job Success Score on Upwork — Top Rated
✅ 11+ years in book design and editorial layout
✅ Amazon KDP Formatting & Publishing Certified (2022)
✅ Advanced eBook Design & Layout Certified (2022)
✅ 54+ Upwork projects delivered with zero refunds
✅ US-based (Ohio) — fast, clear native-English communication
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📚 WHAT I DELIVER
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✔ KDP & IngramSpark Interior Formatting
Print-ready PDFs to exact trim, margin, gutter, and bleed specs
✔ eBook Conversion (EPUB, MOBI, KPF)
For Kindle, Apple Books, Kobo, and all major platforms
✔ Children's Book Layout
Full-bleed illustrated spreads, color-accurate print files
✔ Cookbook Interior Design
Recipe layouts, photo integration, consistent visual flow
✔ Non-fiction & Academic Formatting
Footnotes, endnotes, indexes, captions, chapter styles
✔ KDP File Repair
Fixing rejected files, margin, bleed, font, or preflight errors
✔ Book Cover Design
Front, full wrap, and eBook covers sized to platform templates
✔ Editorial & Magazine Layout
Multi-page InDesign grids for publications and reports
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📚 WHAT I Fix
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• KDP preflight errors
• Margin and bleed rejections
• Embedded font failures
• EPUB validation issues
• Inconsistent formatting across chapters
• Files that fail IngramSpark's stricter requirements"
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🛠 TOOLS & PLATFORMS
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Adobe InDesign · Adobe Photoshop · Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Acrobat Pro · After Effects · Canva
Amazon KDP · IngramSpark · BookVault · Draft2Digital
Apple Books · Kindle Create · Calibre · Microsoft Word
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⚙️ MY 4-STEP PROCESS
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1. Discovery — You share manuscript, trim size, brand preferences
2. Design — I build the layout in InDesign with sample pages first
3. Refine — One round of revisions until it's exactly right
4. Deliver — Print-ready PDF + editable InDesign source file +
upload support until your book goes live
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📩 NEXT STEP
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Send me a message with your book type, page count, and trim size.
I'll reply within 4 hours with a clear plan, timeline, and quote.
Keywords for reference: book interior design, KDP formatting,
Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, Adobe InDesign, book layout, ebook
formatting, EPUB, KDP interior, children's book formatting,
cookbook formatting, editorial design, magazine layout, book
cover design, print-ready PDF, paperback formatting, hardcover
formatting, typesetting, publication design, page layout design.
Adobe Illustrator
KDP Interior
Book Layout
Adobe InDesign
Ebook Formatting
IngramSpark
Kindle Direct Publishing
Book Design
Publication Design
Editorial Design
Book Cover Design
Page Layout Design
Layout Design
Print Design
Ebook Design
Typesetting
Ebook File Format
Adobe Photoshop
Cookbook
WorkBook
Charlotte E.
Oxford, Ohio
$35/hr
5.0
16 jobs
Market your company through a a beautifully designed website, logo, poster, banner, flyer, etc. that tells your companies story. I am a web designer and graphic designer who specializes in designing deliverables that beautifully and concisely tell the story of your company to reach your audience and engage them. I implement good design principles and have a plan for working with you to efficiently create a product that uniquely fits your goals and visions. When designing for web, I work primarily on Wordpress, but am very competent in CSS, HTML, and Javascript as well as other CMS, and I always start by designing the website in Figma or Illustrator. As a graphic designer, I create my own vector illustrations and work those seamlessly with text and images to give your product a polished feel. Let's work together and see what we can create!
Illustration
Adobe Illustrator
Infographic
Print Design
Adobe Photoshop
Banner Ad Design
Flyer Design
Layout Design
Graphic Design
Visual Communication
WordPress
CSS
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