Berge Design

Berge Design is a small publishing and graphic design studio in Charleston, South Carolina, started in 2005 by designer Chris Berge. Most of its work is for the book trade: covers, page layouts and ebook files, with branding and marketing design alongside.

What Berge Design offers

• Book cover design — covers for novels and other titles, including self-published books.
• Interior layout — typesetting and formatting of book pages for print.
• Ebook formatting — files prepared for digital release, including books accepted for Kindle Direct Publishing.
• PDF accessibility — work to make PDF documents accessible.
• Branding and logos — identity design for startups and established companies.
• Illustration and collateral — illustrations and printed marketing pieces.

Who it works with

Independent authors, publishers, startups and established businesses. Testimonials mention self-published novelists, one of whom later drew interest from a major publishing house.

Key facts

• Based in: Charleston, South Carolina
• Founded: 2005
• Founder: Chris Berge, who holds a BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Georgia