Niall McCormack is a freelance designer and illustrator based in Dublin, Ireland. He specialises in book cover and record sleeve design.

A graduate of the National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Niall has created numerous record and CD sleeves for labels such as Ace, Big Beat and Planet Mu in the UK, Vampisoul in Spain and WFMU Radio in the USA. His artwork graces books published by The Lilliput Press, Gill & Macmillan, Collins Press and Chartered Accountants Ireland.

He writes about Irish book cover design on his blog: Vintage Irish Book Covers and has curated exhibitions of book cover art including a retrospective of the work of Dutch designer Cor Klaasen. A selection of his concert posters were exhibited as part of Screenadelica 2010 in Liverpool.

Contact: niall [at] hitone [dot] ie
Tel: 00353 1 (0) 86 3324203

CLIENTS

Publishing
The Lilliput Press
Gill & Macmillian
Profile Books
Chartered Accountants Ireland
The Collins Press
Dublin Book Festival

Music Industry
Ace / Kent / Big Beat Records
Vampisoul
WFMU
RTÉ
Planet Mu
White Plague
Transduction

Promoters / Arts Companies
U:mack Productions
Farcry Productions
Skinny but Strong Promotions


EXHIBITIONS
Screenadelica, Liverpool Sound City, 2010, Liverpool

Curated
Cor Klaasen, Jackets, Cover & Sleeves, Groundbreaking design from the Sixties and Seventies
Design Week, November 2010, Dublin
Vintage Irish Book Covers, Culture Night September 2010, Mary's Abbey, Dublin
Irish Book Cover Art 1930s – 1970s, March 2010, The Winding Stair Bookshop, Dublin

PRESS
Mojo Magazine, Issue 213, August 2011
Hot Press, 800th Issue Special Edition, February 2011
Totally Dublin, June 2009
Underground, Image text sound editions, 2008

LINKS
Niall McCormack on Gigposters
Vintage Irish Book Covers
Cor Klaasen