How Meella Accidentally Became a Full-Time Book Cover Designer

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Originally Mila Milic (aka Meella) wanted to become a psychologist before switching to economics. But somewhere in between, by pure accident, she wound up a successful book cover designer.

It began simply enough… While searching through freelance websites for economist gigs, she quickly discovered a need for photo retouching—a skill she had, thanks to her Photoshop knowledge. Realizing design work like this was lucrative, she signed up on 99designs and decided to try her hand at book cover design.

While Meella didn’t have specific knowledge about book cover design at the time, she threw herself into it. 99designs’ contests were the perfect place for her to build up her skills as she studied online. Soon enough she was winning contests and able to work full-time as a book cover designer—and she hasn’t looked back since.

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