The People Who Make It Happen - The Faces Behind Hooray Heroes

Behind every custom Hooray Heroes book is a fun, international team of passionate creators. To us, these books are more than just stories - they’re treasured moments, memories, and milestones. Our writers, designers, illustrators, and editors understand the power of personal storytelling and craft each book with care and creativity. Drawing inspiration from real-life experiences, every page, illustration, and detail is thoughtfully crafted to make your book truly special.

MEET THE CREATIVE & ART TEAMS

Our talented writers, illustrators, and designers pour their hearts into creating personalized books for siblings, dads and moms, couples, and pets.

From brainstorming concepts to fine-tuning visuals, they ensure every book is a joy to read and a delight to own.

RYAN & PIA, Writing & Design

Ryan has a knack for turning emotions into words, writing heartfelt stories that help you express what truly matters.

Pia ensures each book is visually captivating by harmonizing text and imagery, creating a seamless and immersive reading experience.

JEREMY & IVA, Artists

Jeremy & Iva bring stories to life through character designs, scene sketches, and visual storytelling, setting the artistic tone for each book.

BORIS & VESNA, Rendering Artists

Their expertise in color, texture, and lighting transforms sketches into stunning, full-color illustrations that make each scene shine.

MOJCA & URSKA, Personalization Artists

They personalize characters by designing a variety of hairstyles, skin tones, and facial features - ensuring every book reflects its unique reader.

We’re proud to say that every last detail in our books is created with human intelligence.

MEET THE MARKETING TEAM

Our marketing team works behind the scenes to connect our books with readers worldwide. From viral TikTok campaigns to localized translations across 11 markets, they ensure every book reaches its full global potential.

HOW OUR BOOKS ARE MADE

Interested in how our books come to life? Buckle up, because it's always quite the adventure!

1️⃣ Story Concept Is Created

A concept is the first thing to be created. This is the skeleton of the book – what the book will be about and what the stories could be. Then, our creative team  brainstorms all the ideas for the stories. The best ideas are chosen and ready to be written.

2️⃣ Stories Are Written

Our author then weaves these ideas into delightful tales that become the heart of the book.

3️⃣ Storyboard Artists Create Illustration Concepts

Enter our storyboard artists, the masterminds who sketch out the initial scenes. They make sure every moment is perfectly plotted before it gets all colorful and fancy.

4️⃣ They Color Block It

They then color block the scenes, giving us a sneak peek into the vibrant world of your book.

5️⃣ Designer Puts the Text on the Illustrations

Our designer carefully places the text onto the color blocked illustrations, ensuring that every witty line and mischievous detail is in the perfect spot, and, most importantly, that both the text and the illustration get their space to shine.

6️⃣ Illustrators Render the Illustrations

Our illustrators then step in and bring the entire book to life. It’s like watching a black-and-white movie turn into technicolor.

7️⃣ The Character(s) Are Personalized

Our talented personalization artists start working on customizing the character’s look. Eye color, hair color, hairstyle, skin tone, lips, nose, freckles, glasses – you name it, they tweak it.

8️⃣ Editing and Proofreading

Before each book comes out, it undergoes two checks by our proofreaders.

9️⃣ Quality Check

Our production team carefully checks all the illustrations and personalizations. Once they give it a green light, the book is good to go.

Now the final product is ready! Check out what happens with our books once they leave our office for the printhouse!