This magazine cover was created for the Western Australia Newspaper's entertainment magazine PLAY to celebrate their annual competition, The Best Australian Yarn. editorialillustration #cartoon #illustration #illustrator #editorial
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KimdeHaan
- Manly, Australia
- 9 projects
Kim de Haan is an illustrator, artist, and designer who specializes in creating optimistic and captivating visuals for children's books, novels and editorial projects.
About
Kim de Haan is an illustrator, artist, and designer who specializes in creating optimistic and captivating visuals for children’s books, novels and editorial projects. With over a decade of experience in design, Kim’s work combines her love for storytelling with her eye for detail, honed over a decade in architecture and furniture design. Her illustrations have been featured in various publications, and she has collaborated with authors and publishers to bring their stories to life.
After earning a degree in Interior Architecture with honours from UNSW, Kim co-founded a boutique firm, designing high-end homes. She later worked at Kyle Minor Design, creating custom furniture, sculptures, and installations for clients like Google, Levi’s, and Slack. Now, as a full-time illustrator and artist, Kim’s work is driven by a passion for blending creativity and craftsmanship.
Past Projects & Awards:
• The Jolly Swagman by Bec Nanayakkara - Woodslane Press, 2025
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Hipkiss Publishing, 2025
• PLAY magazine cover - West Australian Newspaper, 2024
• Goodbye Bully by Lauren Hackney - Self Publishing, 2024
• Our Australian HeART Anthology - Daisy Lane Publishing, 2024
• 2023 CYA Conference Aspiring Illustrator Competition - 2nd Place
• Paperbound Magazine - Past and Future, The Green Issue
- Joined October 2024
Skills· 18
- Spot Illustration
Procreate- Artwork
- Portrait
- Book Illustration
- Childrens Book Illustration
- Pencil Illustration
- Freehand Digital Illustration
- Illustration
- Technical Illustration
Adobe InDesign- Gouache Illustration
- Pen and Ink Illustration
- Editorial Illustration
- Book Cover
- Affinity Publisher
Affinity Photo
Affinity Designer
Languages
- EnglishFluent
- DutchIntermediate
Industry experience
- Professional Services
Projects · 9
This illustration was published in the Our Australian HeART Anthology. The prompt was to create an image that showed why we loved Australia. My response was as follows: I moved around a lot growing up. I had already lived in Cairo, Manama and Hurghada before moving to Australia at the age of 8. When we arrived in Broome, WA, it was to a tin shed airport, red dirt and sweltering tropical heat. There was one paved road in town and the kids ran around barefoot. This was my introduction to Australia, and I fell in love. My time in Broome really fostered my love of animals and nature. Our bungalow was always filled with Green Tree Frogs and the bush was filled with creatures I’d never heard of. There was a wildness to the Australian landscape there that really caught me. It felt like dinosaurs could be hiding just around the corner. These are the feelings and memories I tried to capture in my digital illustration The Last Dinosaurs. I hope that the finished piece triggers curiosity and an appreciation for our beautiful, unique Australian environment.
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- Children’s Book Illustrator
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This illustration was created to celebrate all the cool grandparents out their that play and make messes with their grandkids. illustration #illustrator #spotillustration #picturebooks #childrensbooks
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This was a personal project I created to capture the wonder I saw in my daughter's eyes whenevery we went exploring rockpools. illustrator #illustration #childrensbooks #picturebooks
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I'd love to work on Middle Grade novels and YA novels, and this illustration was created with that in mind. illustrator #illustration #blackandwhite #YA #middlegrade
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I'd love to work on Middle Grade novels and YA novels, and this illustration was created with that in mind. illustrator #illustration #middlegrade #YA
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I'd love to work on Middle Grade novels and YA novels, and this illustration was created with that in mind. illustrator #middlegrade #YA #bookillustrator
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This illustration was created for a story I am writing, featuring Tilly Tentacular the Octopus and her friend Izzy. characterdesign #illustration #picturebookillustration #spotillustration
- Children’s Book Illustrator
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This illustration was created for the CYA Illustration Competition. The prompt was to create an illustration appropriate for a children's book, with the prompt 'Dreamland'. It won second place. #illustrator #childrensbook #fantasy #imaginative #fullcolourillustration
- Artist
- Book Illustrator
- Children’s Book Illustrator
Education
Bachelor of Interior Architecture · University of New South Wales2008 – 2012
Graduated with Honours and the University Medal
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