Roberta Zeta

Roberta Zeta – Designer

Italian illustrator in love with pencil & watercolors. HarperCollins, Newton Compton, Saatchi&Saatchi, Mondadori, Mandarina Duck.

Overview

I am a hardworking and dedicated designer and illustrator, with a particular focus on Young Adults and Romance novels.

I'm passionate about fashion, lettering, portraiture and anything that conveys beauty into our life.

I believe the process of designing a great cover is all about collaboration, and I work closely with each author or publisher until everyone is happy with the outcome.


My work has been featured within "The New Vocabulary of Italian Fashion" at Milan's Triennale.

Clients include: HarperCollins, Mondadori, Mandarina Duck, Newton Compton, Amway, Skyscanner, Saatchi & Saatchi.


I speak Italian, English and French.

Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs Fashion & Textiles
Fiction
Chick Lit Contemporary Romance Literary Fiction New Adult
Languages
English
Works with
Squarespace WordPress

Work experience

Self-employed

Jan, 2014 — Present

Skyscanner

Jul, 2013 — Mar, 2014 (9 months)
My role and responsabilities included to design and often create contents for social media and media ads, like illustrations and vectors.

Univers Poche / Pocket Jeunesse

Jul, 2011 — Jun, 2012 (11 months)

Mondadori S.p.A.

Feb, 2011 — May, 2013 (about 2 years)

Syn Creativi e Tecnici

May, 2010 — Apr, 2014 (almost 4 years)
Logo design, magazines layouts, branding, coordinate image, photo retouching, hand-drawing, vector illustration.

Portfolio

Literally

Lucy Keating

From the author of Dreamology comes a young adult love story that blurs the line between reality and fiction…Annabelle’s life has always been Perfect with a capital P. Then bestselling young adult author Lucy Keating announces that she’s writing a new novel—an... read more
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Ernestine

Reynolds, Kate

Independently published

Cover Design Illustration
La verità è che non ti odio abbastanza

Felicia Kingsley

Autrice del bestseller Matrimonio di convenienza Lexi è una principessa, non delle favole, ma dell’Upper East Side. La sua vita perfetta da facoltosa ereditiera di un impero finanziario scorre... read more
Illustration
La versione del cuore

Sonia E. Corvaglia

Illustration
N'oublie pas que je t'aime

Jérôme-Arnaud WAGNER

Illustration
Sono ancora qui

Laura Iuorio

Illustration
Audrey

Roberta Zeta

Cover Design Illustration
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The Grump and the Chef (Grumpy Hot Mountain Men)

Ashford, Wendy

Cover Design Illustration
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Raising Wrenns: A Memoir

Wrenn Corbin, Mal

SDP Publishing

Cover Design Illustration
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Love and Hope have no Borders: An Interfaith Story

Bienenstock, Michael

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Love's Early Hours

Jay, Nathan

Cover Design Illustration
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Bodies Adjacent: Ardyth's Memoir & Egon's Journal

Kennelly, Ardyth

Cover Design
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The Porn Star's Daughter: A Novel

Stephens, Kay

Illustration
Something Old Something New: Surprising Wedding Traditions & Superstitions Every Bride Should Know

Sion, Cheríe

Cover Design Illustration
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Two Women

Tayabali, Shaista

Cover Design Illustration
I COLORI DEL BUIO

Erskine Kathryn

Illustration
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The Think Tank

Linn, James

BookBaby

Cover Design Illustration
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That One Line (Nea's Series Book 1)

Cosgrove, AL

Cover Design Illustration
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Critical Therapy: Power and Liberation in Psychotherapy

Dutchevici, Silvia M.

Illustration
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Punk Love

Cosgrove, AL

Cover Design Illustration
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Tommy Stipe: Sophomore Year

Price, Larry

Cover Design Illustration
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To My Second Love: A poetic journey of love, pain, and loss of innocence

Mourany, Petra

Cover Design Illustration
A lezione di tacchi

Roberta Rossi

Roberta has 19 reviews

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Marilyn C.

Marilyn C.

Nov, 2023

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I can’t say enough about how great Roberta is to work with. Her work and design aesthetic is amazing but she also has such a strong grasp on the business and science behind book marketing. She’s also a great listener and has an empathetic approach to her work - the end result being a beautiful co...
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Roberta Z.
I simply loved working with Marilyn. She is gentle, respectful, open, aims for the best result, and her book is riveting. I was truly inspired by our collaboration and deeply enjoyed it.
Kate P.

Kate P.

May, 2023

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Roberta is beyond talented and amazing to work with. She kept me updated throughout our project and made several recommendations that I ended up keeping in the final product. I am thrilled I was able to work with her and highly recommend her services.
Roberta Z.
I absolutely loved working with Kate and felt immediately inspired by her talent. Her kind and smart suggestions throughout our project made the illustration way better. Definitely a dream client t...
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Petra M.

Petra M.

Feb, 2022

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What can I say? Roberta produced true art for my book cover that captured the essence and soul of the writing. Roberta, you are so talented. Truly a skilled artist. I would recommend her again and certainly would even love to work with her on future projects. Thank you for the beauty you've creat...
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Roberta Z.
I absolutely loved collaborating with Petra. She is incredibly inspiring, knows what she wants and aims for excellence. She definitely helped me building her vision and truly elevated the project .
lisa S.

lisa S.

May, 2025

Roberta was easy and responsive to work with. She provided artwork for my memoir that captures the essence of my daughter, and I'm really excited to showcase it when the memoir is published.
Roberta Z.
Lisa is kind, responsive, and generous. Her contributions greatly improved the project and made at the same time my job easier. In short: she is a pleasure to work with.
Michael B.

Michael B.

Apr, 2025

Roberta did an absolutely fabulous job on my book cover. She presented me with 10 sketches and asked for my feedback, which she incorporated into the final three illustrations. Her attention to detail was phenomenal. She also went out of her way to assist me in putting the book cover on Amazon to...
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Roberta Z.
Collaborating with Michael was a real pleasure. He’s brought so much inspiration into the project and was always open minded and welcoming. He made my job very easy!

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