Hi, I am Philip A., a creative designer and children’s book illustrator, I help authors and brands bring stories and ideas to life with vibrant, audience-focused illustrations, engaging book cover designs, and…

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Hi, I am Philip A., a creative designer and children’s book illustrator, I help authors and brands bring stories and ideas to life with vibrant, audience-focused illustrations, engaging book cover designs, and publication-ready artwork.

I also provide responsive web design, presentation design, and marketing graphics for digital platforms. From character illustration and storybook art to WordPress websites and creative branding assets, I deliver clean, professional visuals with reliable communication—so your work stands out and inspires readers.

Industry experience

  • Education
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Professional Services
  • Retail
  • Computers & Electronics
  • Manufacturing
  • Non-Profit Organization
  • Real Estate & Construction

Projects · 30

A beautifully illustrated children's book interior spread created in a soft watercolor storybook style. This artwork brings a heartwarming story to life with expressive animal characters, vibrant colors, and a magical nature-inspired setting. Designed to keep young readers engaged while complementing the story with playful, high-quality illustrations suitable for picture books, bedtime stories, and Amazon KDP publishing.

  • Book Illustrator
  • Children’s Book Illustrator
  • Graphic Designer

A clean and contemporary promotional flyer designed to help a business present its services, value proposition, and key information effectively. The layout uses strong typography, contrasting colors, organized content blocks, and visual accents to guide the reader through the message. The design demonstrates a focus on readability, hierarchy, branding consistency, and creating a professional marketing asset that works across digital and print applications.

  • Flyer Designer
  • Graphic Designer

A warm and expressive brand identity for BREWD, a contemporary coffee brand built around the idea of creating memorable moments through coffee. The identity combines a distinctive coffee-bean logo with a rich caramel, golden, and burnt-umber palette. The project includes logo development, brand icon, typography, color system, custom illustrations, takeaway packaging, coffee cups, signage, business cards, and branded coffee products. The visual direction focuses on creating a friendly, recognizable, and premium coffee experience across packaging, retail, and promotional applications.

  • Graphic Designer
  • Logo Designer
  • Product Designer

A modern corporate flyer designed to communicate business services in a clear, professional, and visually engaging format. The design combines a bold yellow, black, white, and navy color palette with structured content sections, strong typography, imagery, service highlights, and clear contact information. The layout was created to maintain visual hierarchy while presenting key business information in a format suitable for both print and digital marketing.

  • Flyer Designer
  • Graphic Designer

A curated collection of logo concepts created for brands across different industries and visual styles. The portfolio demonstrates an approach to developing distinctive marks that communicate each brand’s personality while remaining clear, versatile, and recognizable. The collection explores minimalist, elegant, geometric, contemporary, and expressive logo directions, with applications across hospitality, lifestyle, food, healthcare, fashion, and service-based brands.

  • Brand Designer
  • Logo Designer

The Wild Within is a heartwarming children's picture book that teaches emotional resilience, hope, and the healing power of sharing feelings. In this uplifting story spread, a young child wakes with a peaceful heart and discovers that calm grows stronger when kindness, creativity, and connection are shared with others

  • Book Illustrator
  • Children’s Book Illustrator

A colorful and imaginative storybook cover designed for young readers, featuring playful characters, a friendly dragon, and a magical fantasy landscape. Created for children's publishing, Amazon KDP, and educational storybooks.

  • Book Cover Designer
  • Book Illustrator
  • Children’s Book Illustrator

A vibrant African-inspired children book illustration project following Zuri on a courageous adventure through her village and the ancient baobab tree. The artwork combines expressive character design, rich cultural details, cinematic environments, and storytelling-focused scenes to create an engaging picture book experience.

  • Book Cover Designer
  • Book Illustrator
  • Children’s Book Illustrator

This children book illustration concept captures a heartwarming moment between a young girl and an elderly farmer as they interact with a lamb on a peaceful countryside farm. The surrounding barn, farm animals, wooden fence, and natural scenery help establish an authentic rural atmosphere. The illustration focuses on character expression, storytelling, and environmental details to make the scene feel friendly and memorable for young readers. It demonstrates how visual storytelling can bring rural characters and settings to life in a children book.

  • Book Illustrator
  • Children’s Book Illustrator

A playful children book illustration project following Bufi on a colorful journey through the mountains to the lake. The project showcases character design, storybook illustration, sketch development, book cover design, and polished interior scenes with a warm, whimsical visual style. A playful children book illustration project following Bufi on a colorful journey through the mountains to the lake. The project showcases character design, storybook illustration, sketch development, book cover design, and polished interior scenes with a warm, whimsical visual style. Do you like this personality? Do you like this personality?

  • Book Illustrator
  • Children’s Book Illustrator

A heartwarming biblical children book illustration featuring a young shepherd gently caring for a lamb in a peaceful countryside setting. The artwork combines expressive character design, soft golden sunlight, detailed sheep, and a lush pastoral landscape to create a warm and inviting storybook atmosphere. The composition is suitable for Bible storybooks, faith-based educational materials, and children stories centered on kindness, compassion, responsibility, and caring for animals.

  • Book Illustrator
  • Children’s Book Illustrator

A colorful children book illustration featuring a cheerful bee character exploring a vibrant flower garden alongside other flying bees. The artwork combines expressive cartoon character design, oversized colorful flowers, lush green foliage, and a bright outdoor setting to create a playful world of discovery. The composition demonstrates character personality, environmental illustration, and engaging visual storytelling, making it suitable for children picture books, educational stories about pollination, and nature-themed adventures for young readers.

  • Book Illustrator
  • Children’s Book Illustrator

Work experience

Freelance Children's Book Illustrator · Self-Employed | FreelanceApr 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

Create original illustrations for children's books, , educational books, storybooks and book covers. Collaborate with authors and publishers to develop expressive characters, engaging scenes, and print-ready illustrations while maintaining a consistent visual style across each project.

Education

Bachelor Of Science · Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology2018 – 2023

I studied at Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, developing strong problem-solving skills, creativity, and technical knowledge. Gained experience in design thinking, digital tools, research, and project development while building a foundation for professional creative and technology-driven work.

Certifications and awards

Digital Design Certification2019

i completed professional training in graphic design, developing skills in Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, typography, layout design, branding, book cover design, and digital publishing. Applied these skills to create professional visual solutions for authors, businesses, and creative projects.

Adobe Creative Design Certification2023

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