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Illustrator and graphic artist with years of experience working freelance in book illustration, comic illustration, graphic design, poster design, slide show illustration, presentation illustration, screen printing, and poster design. Seeking work in similar fields of illustration or graphic design.…

D'Angelo Simms

Freelance Digital Illustrator, Illustrator, Graphic Designer, +3

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Illustrator and graphic artist with years of experience working freelance in book illustration, comic illustration, graphic design, poster design, slide show illustration, presentation illustration, screen printing, and poster design. Seeking work in similar fields of illustration or graphic design.…

Available to hire

Illustrator and graphic artist with years of experience working freelance in book illustration, comic illustration, graphic design, poster design, slide show illustration, presentation illustration, screen printing, and poster design.

Seeking work in similar fields of illustration or graphic design.

Skills

Adobe Illustrator

Illustration

Narrative Illustration

Pen and Ink Illustration

Adobe Photoshop

Experience Level

Adobe Illustrator

Expert

Illustration

Expert

Narrative Illustration

Expert

Pen and Ink Illustration

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Watercolour Illustration

Expert

Adobe InDesign

Expert

Freehand Digital Illustration

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Editorial Illustration

Intermediate

Childrens Book Illustration

Intermediate

Pencil Illustration

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Illustrator at The Body Anthology (collective zine)

January 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025

Created a full color short comic for the collective zine “The Body Anthology.” Collaborated with a group of jurors to develop a concise story encapsulating the theme of having a body. Handled letter formatting for the pages, ensuring text and images flowed smoothly and looked polished. Designed formatted letter layouts, color arrangement, and final comic pages for printing using Adobe Illustrator and Procreate.

Illustrator at The Body Analogy

January 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025

Created all final illustrations and applied colors personally, ensuring the artwork matched the story's tone and style. Handled letter formatting for the pages, ensuring text and images flowed smoothly and looked polished. Formatted letter layouts for publication pages.

Graphic Designer at Timothy Schaffer / University of Nebraska (Department of English)

August 1, 2024 - September 1, 2024

Designed a poster for a guest speaker event at the University of Nebraska. Used Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and InDesign to edit and format the final poster. Followed client guidelines to deliver a compliant final product.

Graphic Designer at Timothy Schafer / University of Nebraska – Department of English

August 1, 2024 - September 1, 2024

Designed a poster for a guest speaker event; used Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign to edit and format the final poster; adhered to client guidelines for a compliant final product.

Illustrator / Designer at Titanic Survivors Book Club

February 1, 2023 - August 1, 2023

Created a series of illustrations for The New York Times best-selling novel Titanic Survivors Book Club, working with direction from the author to ensure illustrations matched the era of the novel.

Graphic Designer at Ethena Inc

November 1, 2021 - January 1, 2024

Created a full-color series of work featuring sports, editorials, graphic design, and sequential illustrations for Ethena online compliance training courses. Created designs for characters, backgrounds, infographic charts, and small comic pieces. Featured in Forbes and Business Insider print and online publications.

Illustrator / Designer at The Horne Initiative Commission

August 1, 2021 - January 1, 2024

Commissioned and approved by the Board of Directors to design a thank-you card for families of children with disabilities. Used Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator for design, character building, and final layouts. Used a vibrant color scheme and current pop comic hero-style motif to appeal to children.

Graphic Designer / Illustrator at Ethena Inc

August 1, 2021 - January 1, 2024

Created full-color series featuring sports, editorial/graffiti-style graphic design, and sequential illustrations for Ethena Online Compliance training courses. Produced character designs, backgrounds, infographic charts, and small comic pieces. Featured in Forbes and Business Insider print and online publications. Created multiple job training in modules for 2,000+ organizations and companies.

Illustrator / Designer at The Horne Initiative

August 1, 2021 - January 1, 2024

Commissioned and approved by the Board of Directors to design a Thank-you card. Utilized Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to design, character-building, and final layouts. Vibrant color scheme and current pop comic hero style motifs to appeal to children.