Charmaine Cave

Summary

Charmaine Cave is an award-winning graphic designer and the founder of Cave Design. She specialises in book design and illustration for publishers and self-publishers, predominantly in the areas of the arts, architecture, design, gardening, history, natural science and photography, plus children’s books. She can also provide editing, writing and manuscript assessment services.

Biography

Charmaine was born and lives in Perth, Western Australia and has over 30 years of design experience, creating innovative and effective solutions for local, national and international clients. She served as the President and Vice-President of the Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) WA Branch and is a professional member of the Australian Book Design Association (ABDA) and the Australian Society of Authors (ASA). She has a keen interest in history and served as a Councillor for The Government House Foundation of Western Australia Inc.

Relevant qualifications

Diploma of Arts (Art & Design)
Certificate in Prepress Colour & Colour Separation Principles
Certificate in Photoshop

Recent experience

Charmaine was recently interviewed by Michael Tetlow of the ABC Afternoon program about book cover design. You can listen to the interview at this link. https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/wa-afternoons/book-covers/102994062