DESIGNER FOR HIRE - karen vermeulen

Karen Vermeulen is our latest entry in the Designers for Hire Directory. An illustrator and designer Karen lives in Cape Town, South Africa with her cat (called Sir Henry Baba Ganoush the Bohemian!)  Karen loves creating funny, quirky designs that spread happiness. Her work is suitable for kids and playful adults. She works across several disciplines, including surface pattern design, children’s books, book cover design and portrait commissions. Karen is open to licensing, collaborations and commissions. She loves learning new things, and is also keen to expand into editorial illustrations. Karen worked as an art director in advertising for more than 15 years which taught her how to come up with original ideas, cope under pressure and meet crazy deadlines. She works in a combination of traditional and digital mediums, and recently discovered the fun of drawing with Procreate for iPad. Karen finds inspiration in everyday life, Cape Town is a diverse and creative city, she also loves to travel and scroll through Instagram when in need of inspiration! You can get in touch via her website here. Karen also posts all her latest work and fun, realistic motivational quotes and the occasional cat photo on Instagram here.