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Melbourne, Australia
Expert-Vetted Children’s Book Illustrator | 40+ Published Books | End-to-End Self-Publishing Support Hi, I am Asad, a Top-Rated Children’s Book Illustration Expert, Book Designer, and Amazon KDP Publishing Specialist with extensive experience helping authors, publishers, and self-publishing businesses create visually engaging and professionally formatted books. Over the years, my team and I have successfully completed 40+ children’s books, delivering high-quality illustrations, custom characters, book covers, KDP formatting, and publishing-ready layouts for clients worldwide. I specialize in creating captivating children’s book illustrations that combine storytelling, creativity, and commercial-quality design to help books stand out on Amazon KDP and other publishing platforms. SERVICES I OFFER: ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ✔ Children’s Book Illustration ✔ Picture Book Illustration ✔ Storybook Illustration ✔ Character Design & Development ✔ Cartoon Character Design ✔ Custom Character Illustration ✔ Animal & Fantasy Characters ✔ Children’s Book Cover Design ✔ Book Cover Illustration ✔ Amazon KDP Formatting ✔ eBook & Paperback Formatting ✔ InDesign Book Layout Design ✔ Typography & Editorial Design ✔ Coloring Book Illustration ✔ Educational Book Design ✔ Comic & Sequential Art ✔ Storyboarding & Scene Planning ✔ Print-Ready Publishing Files ✔ Self-Publishing Support ✔ IngramSpark & KDP Publishing Assistance WHY CLIENTS WORK WITH ME : ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ✔ 40+ Successfully Published Books ✔ Top-Rated Upwork Freelancer ✔ Expert-Level Communication ✔ Fast & Reliable Delivery ✔ Industry-Standard Publishing Knowledge ✔ High-Quality Commercial Illustrations ✔ Strong Understanding of Children’s Storytelling ✔ Complete End-to-End Publishing Support ✔ Creative Direction from Concept to Final Delivery WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ • Professional children’s book illustrations • Unique and memorable character designs • Eye-catching book covers • Fully formatted KDP-ready files • Print-ready PDFs and source files • Consistent layouts and typography • High-resolution illustrations for print and digital use • Commercial-use ready artwork • Ongoing publishing support SOFTWARE & TOOLS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ • Adobe Photoshop • Adobe Illustrator • Adobe InDesign • Procreate • Canva • Amazon KDP Tools MY PROCESS : ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Story & Vision Discussion Understanding your story, audience, style preferences, and publishing goals. Character Development Creating expressive, engaging, and marketable characters. Sketching & Storyboarding Planning scenes, layouts, and storytelling flow. Final Illustration Delivering polished, colorful, and professional artwork. Formatting & Publishing Preparing KDP-ready, print-ready, and publishing-compliant files. PERFECT FOR : ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ • Children’s Picture Books • Bedtime Story Books • Preschool Learning Books • Educational Books • Activity & Coloring Books • Early Reader Books • Fantasy Storybooks • Christian Children’s Books • Animal Storybooks • Self-Published Authors • Amazon KDP Publishers Whether you are a first-time author, startup publisher, or established publishing company, I can help transform your ideas into professionally illustrated and publishing-ready books that children and parents will love. If you are looking for a reliable Children’s Book Illustrator, KDP Expert, Character Designer, or Book Formatting Specialist, feel free to message me anytime. Let’s create something amazing together. Best Regards, Asad #ChildrenBookIllustration #ChildrenBookIllustrator #PictureBookIllustration #StorybookIllustration #KidsBookIllustration #CharacterDesign #CartoonCharacterDesign #BookCoverDesign #ChildrenBookCover #AmazonKDP #KDPFormatting #BookFormatting #SelfPublishing #EditorialDesign #BookLayoutDesign #TypographyDesign #DigitalIllustration #FantasyIllustration #EducationalIllustration #ColoringBookIllustration #ComicIllustration #PrintReadyFiles #PublishingExpert #AdobeIllustrator #AdobePhotoshop #AdobeInDesign #ProcreateArtist #CreativeIllustrator #VisualStorytelling #ProfessionalIllustrator #BookDesigner #LayoutDesigner #IngramSpark #PublishingSupport #CustomCharacters #WhimsicalIllustration
- Illustration
- 2D Illustration
- Children's Book Illustration
- Book Cover
- Book Design
- Ebook Design
- Cartoon Character
- Vector Art
- Cartoon Art
- Digital Illustration
- Colorful Style
- Storybook
- Whimsical
- Watercolor
- Realistic
- Portrait Art
- Sketch
- Formatting
- Book Layout
Melbourne, Australia
My name is Khushi. I am a Textile pattern designer. I create seamless patterns for fashion, textiles, and wallpaper. I am creative person passionate about art and design. I create floral, animal, paisley, non prints, kaleidoscopic designs and toile de jouy. I Create complex seamless pattern, combining hand-drawing and painting with digital media to create complete illustration. I can create cohesive range of prints for you.
- Illustration
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Surface Design
- Print Design
- Vector File Format
- Fashion & Beauty
- Home Decor
- Wallpaper
- Printable File
- Fashion Design
- Textile Design
Melbourne, Australia
⚡100% Job Success | Senior Designer | 17+ Years Experience⚡ Hi, I'm Kate — a senior graphic designer with 17+ years' experience helping brands and agencies get design off their plate. I work across brand creation, brand rollouts, print, digital and marketing, either leading projects from scratch or slotting in seamlessly as a trusted senior extension of the team. I'm known for strong typography, clean execution, and making work easy to move forward. Typical work includes brand identity creation, marketing collateral, social and campaign assets, websites, presentations, and print — all delivered cleanly, on-brand, and ready for real-world use. I work primarily in the Adobe Creative Suite and Figma, with organised, production-ready handover files. "I hired Kate to keep on hand as a graphic design gun to contribute to our growing team as needed. Her attitude, the quality of her output and above all her communication skills make her an excellent addition to any team." — Alex T., Co-Founder, LiTrek Most of my ongoing clients work with me on a light retainer — around 10 hours a month of senior design support, priority turnaround, same designer every time. No re-briefing, no chasing. Happy to scope something that fits, or take on ad-hoc and project work as needed. ☎️ Happy to jump on a short, no-obligation call — message me today and we can discuss your project and next steps. 🕒 Currently taking 1–2 new retainer clients | Also available for ad-hoc and project work 📍 Based in Australia | Working globally Kate
- Adobe Illustrator
- Graphic Design
- Brand Identity Design
- Digital Design
- Sales & Marketing Collateral
- Presentation Design
- Pitch Deck
- Adobe InDesign
- Canva
- Brand Guidelines
- Layout Design
- Creative Direction
- Brand Strategy
- Visual Communication
- Infographic
Melbourne, Australia
I design Instagram posts and carousels that make thumbs pause. With experience working across different styles, I deliver scroll stopping, high quality design with a fast turnaround time. Whether you need a few posts or ongoing content, I’m here to help your brand stand out on Instagram.
- Adobe Illustrator
- Social Media Design
- Social Media Graphic
- Instagram Post
- Social Media Carousel
- Adobe Photoshop
- Canva
- Graphic Design
- Branding & Marketing
- Social Media Content Creation
Melbourne, Australia
🎬 AI Video & 2D Explainer Specialist I help businesses create clear, engaging videos quickly, using AI for speed and motion graphics for clarity. If you need content that explains your product, demonstrates features, or scales across platforms, I can handle it end-to-end. 💡 What I Do 🤖 AI Video Production Fast, scalable video content using AI, ideal for consistent output and quick turnaround. 🎥 Explainer Videos Simple, structured videos that make your idea easy to understand. 📊 SaaS & Product Demo Videos Feature walkthroughs, onboarding videos, and product explanations that improve user understanding. 🖥 Screencast Videos Clean screen recordings with highlights and motion to clearly show how your product works. 🎨 Motion Graphics & 2D Animation Modern visuals, typography, UI animation, and branded motion design. ⚙️ How I Work Clear understanding of your goal Fast production using AI workflows Clean, structured execution Quick revisions and reliable delivery 🚀 What You Get ✅ Fast turnaround ✅ Clear, easy-to-follow videos ✅ Scalable content production ✅ Professional and modern visuals ✅ Smooth communication 📩 Let’s Work Send me your idea, product, or script, and I’ll turn it into a clear, engaging video without unnecessary delays.
- Illustration
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe After Effects
- 2D Animation
- Animated Explainer
- Motion Graphics
- Logo Animation
- Video Editing & Production
- Kinetic Typography
- Character Design
- Animated GIF
- Whiteboard Animation
- Storyboarding
- Motion Design
- UI Animation
Melbourne, Australia
Most early-stage SaaS products have a strong idea and weak visuals. That disconnect costs you users, investment conversations, and first impressions you can't get back. I'm Sufia — a brand identity designer and motion designer who helps startups and SaaS companies build visual systems that make their product look as credible as it actually is. Over 20 brands built. 5-star rated across 20+ projects. Clients have used my work to close funding rounds, launch products, and reduce churn through clearer onboarding animations. What makes my work different: I don't separate branding from motion. I build the identity system first — the logo, color language, typography, and visual rules — then bring it to life in Adobe After Effects so your product looks and moves consistently everywhere it shows up. One designer. One coherent vision. No handoff friction. Brand Identity Design As a startup brand identity specialist, I design complete brand kits and visual branding systems built for scale — from logo design and visual style guides to brand guidelines, typography systems, and color palettes. I also handle corporate identity refreshes and rebrands for businesses that have outgrown their original look. I work in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, and Canva for brand work, delivering a complete visual identity package — SVG, PDF, and AI source files included. A strong identity makes every piece of your marketing easier to produce and easier to trust. 2D Animation & Motion Graphics Once the brand is defined, I extend it into motion. I produce SaaS explainer videos, product demo animations, character animation, animated logos, social media motion graphics, and promotional videos — all built in After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro, and delivered in MP4 and GIF formats ready for web, social, and ads. Motion helps your audience understand faster and remember longer. How I work: Every project runs in 3 clear phases — discovery and strategy, design and feedback rounds, final delivery. You get weekly updates, structured feedback sessions, and full source files on handoff. No guesswork, no ghosting. Who I work best with: Early-stage SaaS startups preparing for launch or fundraise, companies pursuing a corporate identity refresh, and growing businesses who've outgrown a DIY visual identity. If that sounds like where you are, send me a message with a one-line description of your product and what you're trying to fix. I'll tell you exactly how I'd approach it.
- Adobe Illustrator
- Graphic Design
- Logo Design
- Brand Identity Design
- Brand Design
- Brand Identity
- Branding
- Personal Branding
- Rebranding
- Presentation Design
- Label & Packaging Design
- Packaging Design
- Sticker Design
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe InDesign
- Canva
- 2D Animation
- Explainer Video
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Adobe After Effects
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