Book Interior Layout & Design

Pages
that
feel
right.

Butter Designs crafts interiors that honor your words — from page one to the very last period.

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Carefully considered leading, margins, and type hierarchy make every spread a pleasure to read.
Non-fiction layouts with clear structure and smart use of callouts, sidebars, and headings.
Children's layouts balancing imagery, play, and readable type at every age level.
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What I Do

Fiction
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Novels & Fiction

Drop caps, elegant chapter openers, and carefully tuned leading that keeps readers turning pages late into the night.

Non-Fiction
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Non-Fiction

Clear hierarchies, callout boxes, indexes, and headers that make complex information feel approachable and authoritative.

Academic
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Academic & Textbooks

Structured layouts with footnotes, endnotes, figures, and tables that meet publisher and university press standards.

Kids
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Children's Books

Playful, age-appropriate layouts that balance art and text — picture books, middle grade, and everything in between.

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Selected Work

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Literary Fiction
Summer Lies and Blackberry Pies Book Cover
Summer Lies and Blackberry Pies
by Sandy Little
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225 ppPrint + Ebook2025
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Non-Fiction
Comedy is a Grim Business Book Cover
Comedy is a Grim Business
by James Curtis
411 ppHardcover, paperback and ebook2026
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Non-Fiction
One Breath Leadership Book Cover
One Breath Leadership
by Ed Howard
411 ppHardcover, paperback and ebook2026
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Non-Fiction
College to Corporate Book Cover
College to Corporate
by Kevin Rathay
411 ppHardcover, paperback and ebook2026
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Non-Fiction
Be You Brand Book Cover
Be You Brand
by Ati Grinspun
411 ppHardcover, paperback and ebook2026
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Literary Fiction
The Trafficker Book Cover
The Trafficker
by Scott Douglas Gerber
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225 ppPrint + Ebook2025
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Literary Fiction
Russian Disneyland Book Cover
Russian Disneyland
by Grigorov Brothers
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225 ppPrint + Ebook2025
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How It Works

01
Discovery

We discuss your manuscript, vision, print specs, and audience to shape the right design direction.

02
Sample Pages

I deliver 5–10 sample spreads so you can see the feel before we commit to the full layout.

03
Full Layout

Once approved, the entire book is typeset with care — every margin, orphan, and widow considered.

04
Revisions

Two rounds of revisions included. Feedback addressed promptly with clear turnaround windows.

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Delivery

Print-ready PDF, ebook-ready files, and any printer-specific formats your publisher requires.

"A well-formatted book is invisible — you never notice it. You just can't stop reading."

— The Butter Designs Philosophy

About Butter Designs

A Studio Built for Books.

Butter Designs is a book interior layout studio dedicated to making manuscripts shine from the inside out. Every genre has its own rhythm — a thriller demands urgency in its spacing, a children's book needs air and wonder, a textbook needs navigability above all else.

With years of experience formatting for independent authors, small presses, and major publishers, I bring both technical precision and genuine love for the craft to every project.

180+
Books Formatted
4
Genres
100%
Client Satisfaction
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Kind Words

★★★★★

"The interior of my novel looked more professional than books I'd seen from major publishers. Readers keep asking who designed it."

Sarah Okonkwo
Author, The Blue Hour
★★★★★

"Butter Designs understood exactly how a business book needs to breathe. The callout boxes, the chapter structure — everything was perfect."

Daniel Park
Author, Scale Without Burning
★★★★★

"My picture book files came back press-ready with zero issues. The layout made my illustrator's art look even better than I imagined."

Tanya Bloom
Author & Illustrator

Let's Make
Something
Beautiful.

Whether you're publishing your first book or your fifteenth, I'd love to discuss your project. Reach out and let's talk layout.

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[email protected]
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Typical turnaround: 2–4 weeks depending on word count
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Working with clients worldwide