Hi, I’m Julie Sauerwein, founder of Little by little Studio. I design visuals for social change, translating complex ideas into accessible narratives in collaboration with cooperatives, NGOs, and UN agencies. My field-based, multilingual practice centers community-led design and collective action, drawing on twenty years of experience across South India, Europe and Vanuatu. I love collaborating with local musicians, performers, and filmmakers to create culturally nuanced tools that make information visible and inclusive in areas such as Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Gender-Based Violence, and Economic Empowerment.…

Julie Sauerwein

Hi, I’m Julie Sauerwein, founder of Little by little Studio. I design visuals for social change, translating complex ideas into accessible narratives in collaboration with cooperatives, NGOs, and UN agencies. My field-based, multilingual practice centers community-led design and collective action, drawing on twenty years of experience across South India, Europe and Vanuatu. I love collaborating with local musicians, performers, and filmmakers to create culturally nuanced tools that make information visible and inclusive in areas such as Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Gender-Based Violence, and Economic Empowerment.…

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Hi, I’m Julie Sauerwein, founder of Little by little Studio. I design visuals for social change, translating complex ideas into accessible narratives in collaboration with cooperatives, NGOs, and UN agencies.

My field-based, multilingual practice centers community-led design and collective action, drawing on twenty years of experience across South India, Europe and Vanuatu. I love collaborating with local musicians, performers, and filmmakers to create culturally nuanced tools that make information visible and inclusive in areas such as Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Gender-Based Violence, and Economic Empowerment.

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Skills

Experience Level

Language

French
Fluent
English
Fluent
Italian
Fluent
Bislama
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate
German
Intermediate

Work Experience

Visual Campaign & Branding Specialist at ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE Lesotho
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Visual campaign and branding promoting bilingualism, capacity building with Basotho designer, rebranding for local marketing campaign.
Art Director / Visual Communication Designer at MINISTRY OF HEALTH VANUATU
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2024
MHPSS Visual Communication Art direction and collaborative design development with communities for MoH outreach project on Mental Health.
Identity Designer / Collaboratory Designer at UNIVERSITY OF CAMBERRA
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2021
Identity design for Collaboratory Podcasts and Scaffolding Cultural Co-creativity project.
Visual Designer / Project Coordinator at The Commons Network
January 1, 2020 - Present
Supports multi-stakeholder programs through visual communication, co-creation with communities, and art-based tools; focuses on social housing, feminist skills sharing, and art as a vector for social change.
Identity Designer / Cultural Co-creator at UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA (Australia)
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2021
Identity design for the Collaboratory Podcasts and the Scaffolding Cultural Co-creativity Project.
Capacity Building for Curriculum Designers at MINISTRY OF EDUCATION Vanuatu
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2021
Capacity building for designers and illustrators of the Curriculum Development Unit; training in technical and conceptual skills, marketing, post-colonial visual identity.
Policy & Public Information Designer at MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Vanuatu
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2021
Disability policy, GBV policy, Vanuatu Constitution and institutions communications design.
Disability & GBV Policy Visual Designer at MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Vanuatu
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2021
Disability Policy, GBV Policy, Vanuatu Constitution and Institutions visuals.
Communications & Community Development Designer at WORLD VISION Vanuatu
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2022
Nutrition, community sanitation, business resilience, menstrual hygiene, cross-sector health, local economy and justice narratives.
Visual Designer / Communications Designer at IOM UN MIGRATION Vanuatu and Solomon Islands
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2023
Contributed to shelter, waste management, forestry, traditional architecture, human trafficking, GBV, disaster preparedness and reconstruction communications and visual storytelling across Vanuatu and Solomon Islands programs.
Collaboratory Visual Identity Designer at NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF VANUATU
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2022
Collaboratory Visual Identity, Conference Proceedings, Catalogues, Invitations, Programs.
Identity Designer / Communications Lead at WORLD VISION Vanuatu
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2022
Nutrition, Community Sanitation, Business Resilience, Menstrual Hygiene, Cross-sector Health, Local Economy and Justice Narratives.
Visual Communications Designer at UNICEF Vanuatu
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2022
ECCE, post-disaster children’s books, WaSH, child protection, concept design for the first national health book and immunisation campaigns.
WaSH / Climate Change / Manual Designer at CROIX ROUGE FRANÇAISE Vanuatu
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2018
WaSH, climate change, land management, rainwater tank manual, and groundwater/surface water maintenance materials.
Identity & Communications Designer at UNICEF Vanuatu
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2022
ECCE, Post-disaster children books, WaSH, Child Protection, Immunisation campaigns; concept of the first National Health book.
WaSH / Climate Change Program Designer at CROIX ROUGE FRANÇAISE Vanuatu
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2018
WaSH, Climate Change, Land Management, Rainwater Tank Manual, Maintenance Manual for surface water, groundwater and rain water supply.
Art Classes (Afterschool) at Little by little Studio, Port-Vila, Vanuatu
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2019
Afterschool art classes for primary students, including students with learning disabilities.
Visual Communications & Branding Specialist at ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE Vanuatu
January 1, 2011 - Present
Visual communication and branding for cultural events, book fairs, exhibitions, concerts, new logo and books, leaflets, stickers, posters.
Visual Communications / Branding Designer at ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE Vanuatu
January 1, 2011 - Present
Visual Communication and branding for cultural events, book fairs, exhibitions, concerts; ongoing collaboration.
Art Workshops Facilitator at Korean travelling school of Mikyung Kang (Seoul)
November 1, 2007 - Present
Art workshops with teenagers (12-17 years) in India; facilitated creative making and storytelling.
Assistant to Director / Project Manager (Photography Exhibition) at INSTITUT FRANÇAIS Rabat, Morocco
January 1, 2000 - Present
Assistant to the Director and project manager for a photography exhibition at Dar M’Rini and workshop with the women convicts of the prison Rabat Salé.
Exhibition Assistant / Curator Assistant at CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE Paris (Jeu de Paume)
January 1, 1995 - January 1, 1999
Assistant to the Director Robert Delpire and Régis Durand; exhibition assistant curator.
Photographer / Archive Researcher at CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE Paris
January 1, 1995 - January 1, 1999
Assistant to the Director and Exhibition Assistant; archive sourcing and exhibition coordination.
Exhibitions & Festival Coordinator at FRENCH EMBASSY In Rome, Italy
January 1, 1993 - January 1, 1994
Exhibition organizer and festival coordinator in French Institutes and private galleries.
Exhibition Organiser / Festival Coordinator at FRENCH EMBASSY Rome
January 1, 1993 - January 1, 1994
Exhibition organiser and festival coordinator in French Institutes and private galleries.
Assistant to Photographer at SEBASTIAO SALGADO Paris
January 1, 1992 - January 1, 1993
Assistant to the photographer for print sales and exhibition coordination.
Assistant to Chief Photo Editor at GEO MAGAZINE Paris
January 1, 1991 - January 1, 1991
Assistant to chief photo editor.
Photo Selection & Distribution at MAGNUM PHOTOS Paris
January 1, 1991 - January 1, 1993
Selection & distribution of photos for Magnum International; assistant to director Ayperi Karabuda.
Exhibition Organiser / Magazine/Photo Assistant at MAGNUM PHOTOS Paris
January 1, 1991 - January 1, 1993
Selection & Distribution of Photos for Magnum; Assistant to Director Ayperi Karabuda.
Archives Assistant at LAWRENCE WEINER STUDIO New York
January 1, 1990 - Present
Archives assistant.
Archive Assistant / Researcher at SONNABEND GALLERY New York
January 1, 1990 - January 1, 1990
Archive assistant and researcher.

Education

BA in Art History (prehistory & documentary photography) at University Paris X
January 11, 2030 - June 19, 2026
Hypokhâgne at European School of Brussels
January 11, 2030 - June 19, 2026
BA in Art History (prehistory & documentary photography) at European School of Brussels Hypokhâgne Lycée Jules Ferry, Paris
January 11, 2030 - June 19, 2026
BA in Art History at University Paris X
January 11, 2030 - June 19, 2026

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Industry Experience

Education, Healthcare, Non-Profit Organization, Media & Entertainment, Government, Professional Services

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