CHIN-YEE LAI DESIGN

Chin-Yee Lai is a distinguished book designer

whose work has graced a variety of publications

thanks to her elegant style and ability to innovate.

Born in Malaysia, Chin-Yee moved to the United States as a teenager and graduated from the School of Visual Arts. She currently holds the position of Creative Director at the Basic Books Group—encompassing

the imprints Basic Books, Seal Press, PublicAffairs, Bold Type, Basic Venture, and Basic Liberty—under the Hachette Book Group. Since 2001, she has also led Chin-Yee Lai Design, her independent design studio.