Catherine Casalino is the principal and creative director of Casalino Design, an independent design
company in New York City, focusing on book design and branding.

Catherine has created work for such notable clients as: Penguin Random House, IBM, Stephen
King, A+E Networks, Simon & Schuster, The New York Times, HarperCollins, Scribd.com, Spectrum
News, The Santa Fe International Literary Festival, Forerunner Ventures, and Lady Gaga.

Prior to founding Casalino Design in 2016, Catherine worked in-house as an art director and
designer at Simon & Schuster, Random House, and Hachette Book Group, and she began her
career at Rodrigo Corral Design.

Over the past two decades, Catherine’s work has been recognized by numerous international design
organizations and publications. She has served as a competition chair and judge for The Type
Directors Club, The Art Directors Club, and the Association of American University Presses. She
frequently speaks about design at art schools and organizations, is an instructor on Domestika.com,
and volunteers as a mentor for Alphabettes—a community that supports women in type.