NOW PUBLISHED AS A CHILDREN’S BOOK ILLUSTRATOR
BEING A PROFESSIONAL GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND ILLUSTRATOR HAS ADVANTAGES.
Branding and marketing materials often need illustration and other drawing skills.
When I illustrate for children’s books, I can design pages along with the art; cover art as well.
My portfolio is in four parts: My steady business comprises all.
Illustration for Children
Published book illustration, educational materials, eg. SEL (social emotion learning, ESL (English as a second language), Science
General illustration
Editorial, art pieces/posters, marketing
Branding and logo design
Custom assets and collateral. Identity and marketing for new business, rebranding for existing businesses
Design and layout
A diverse body of work in both the marketing and editorial fields, for print and/or digital display
SOME OF THE ADVANTAGES A CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHOR CAN EXPECT FROM ME
My background includes professional proofreading, light editing—for advertising, journalism, book manuscripts,
Designing and laying out newspapers, magzine, ads and websites helped me develop my aesthetics structurally.
Hierarchy and clean, balanced design is important. I appreciate how facing pages need to fall and where to turn a page.
Extensive work with typography/fonts for display with a good eye for kerning type to give you professional book cover design, front and back.
Focused interest in developing empathy, joy, adventure, tension, through emotive characters with individual features and personalities.
GOOD DESIGN FOLLOWS PRINCIPLES
Years at an agency and more in corporate marketing, I learned that good design follows many of the same principles wherever it is applied.
Freelancing, corporate positions, work with agencies—this experiences have made me a flexible, agile visualist, artist and strategist.
I have won awards for both marketing and journalism.
CONTACT ME ANYTIME
I love to partner with professionals in most all industries from companies and establishments of every size.
You can get to know me on Linkedin. That’s where I hang out.