Amy Daoud is a freelance book designer based in Sydney. In 2011 she joined Walker Books Australia where she spent six and a half years specialising in children’s publishing. Since then, Amy has continued to work on a broad range of genres, utilising her tenacious curiosity and eye for detail across commercial and independent projects.
From 2017 to 2019, Amy served as a committee member of the Australian Book Designers Association. Her favourite movie is Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé.​​​​​​​
Awards
2023 Winner, Australian Book Design Awards, Best Designed Literary Fiction/Poetry Cover
2022 Longlist, Australian Book Design Awards, Best Designed Young Adult Cover
2021 Finalist, Australian Book Design Awards, Best Designed Commercial Fiction Cover
2017 Winner, Australian Book Design Awards, Best Designed Children’s Fiction Book
2017 Designers’ Choice, Australian Book Design Awards, Children’s/Young Adult Cover of the Year
2016 Shortlist, Australian Book Design Awards, Young Designer of the Year
2016 Shortlist, Australian Book Design Awards, Best Designed Children’s/Young Adult Series
Clients
Affirm Press
Allen & Unwin
Hachette
Hardie Grant
HarperCollins Publishers
Murdoch Books
NewSouth Publishing
Pan Macmillan
Pantera Press
Penguin Random House
Smith Street Books
Ultimo Press
University of Queensland Press