HI, I'M MILO!
I'll be your little guide around Spelala 's studio.
I know all the best places on this website. The book-making process, tips, ideas, behind the scenes… and, of course, the snack drawer.
Especially the snack drawer.
I TURN STORIES INTO
CHILDREN'S BOOKS.
From the first sketch to the final print-ready book. Illustration, character development, visual storytelling, layout, typography and cover design.
You don't need to coordinate five different people. Illustration, design and book production can all happen within one creative process.
Based in Slovenia · Working worldwide
ONE STORY.
ONE VISUAL WORLD.
ONE CREATIVE PARTNER.
I help authors and publishers bring their books together — from character development and illustration to typography, layout and final production.
ILLUSTRATE
Character design
Storytelling
Full spreads
Covers
DESIGN
Typography
Page layout
Book design
DELIVER
Print-ready files
Publishing-ready files
Complete book package
SO, HOW DOES A BOOK ACTUALLY GET MADE?
Every book starts differently. Here's how an idea becomes a finished book.
01
Manuscript
Story & visual direction
02
Characters
Character design & development
Storyboard
Page planning & storytelling
04
Illustration
Final artwork
05
Book Design
Typography & layout
06
Final Book
Cover & print ready files
MAKING A PICTURE BOOK CAN FEEL OVERWHELMING.
So I made a little guide to help.
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO WORKING WITH A CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATOR
Manuscripts · Storyboards · Revisions · Bleed · CMYK · Text Placement · Print-Ready Files
Yeah. I have questions too.
Good thing Špela made a guide.
WHY WORK WITH ME?
ONE CREATIVE PARTNER
Everything is developed together, so your book feels like one coherent piece — not a collection of separate parts.
LESS COORDINATION
One creative process means fewer people to coordinate and fewer things to keep track of.
BOOK-FIRST THINKING
I think about page turns, pacing, text placement and the story as a whole.
PRODUCTION KNOWLEDGE
Your final files are prepared according to your printer or publishing platform's requirements.
HAVE A STORY IN MIND?
Let's turn it into a world.