Join us as we invite three of the world’s best book cover designers and art directors to come show us how it’s done. This legendary event sells out fast, so get your tickets while you can.

Note: Doors open at 6:00pm – The event starts promptly at 6:30pm.

Nicole Caputo is an award-winning New York graphic designer who has been specializing in book and book cover design for the past 15 years. She is the Creative Director of Counterpoint Press, the Art Director of Catapult and is also co-founder of She Designs Books, an organization that celebrates women in book design. She was formerly VP, Creative Director at Hachette Book Group. Awards include the One Show, Communication Arts, Type Directors Club, Art Directors Club, AIGA/NY, HOW International Design, PRINT Regional Design, the New York Book Show, the National Gold Ink Awards, London International Creative Competition, and the Publishing Professionals Network.

Alex Merto is a Brooklyn-based graphic designer and art director, born in New York and raised in California. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts. He is currently an Art Director at Farrar, Straus and Giroux, as well as a parter of Graphiatrist, a design studio focusing on editorial design and brand identity. His work has been recognized by AIGA, Type Directors Club, PRINT magazine and The New York Times.

Jason Ramirez is an award-winning designer and art director with Viking/Penguin Books. Previously he worked with St. Martin’s Press and Rodrigo Corral Design. His work has earned honors from Communication Arts and PRINT magazines, Type Directors Club, the AIGA-Design Observer 50 Books | 50 Covers competition and the New York Book Show. In addition, his projects have been published in several books related to graphic design and publishing. Jason is a graduate of Parsons School of Design and the University of Rochester.

This event is sponsored by A to A Studio Solutions.