About me

Black Muslim Woman. Illustrator and graphic designer with skills in Affinity Designer, Publisher and Procreate. Passionate about improving positive black representation in educational resources. https://abisolasolola.squarespace.com

PostsProjectsExperienceTeam

• Any magazines/galleries that want to highlight new black illustrators? I’d love to get my work featured! Any advice would be appreciated.

Projects

• 1

  Postcard Design for The Mindful SkinThe Mindful Skin is a a vegan skin care brand in the UK. Their range includes body butters and scrubs with Sandalwood & Rose Geranium scents. The brief was to design a postcard to summarise the key messages of the brand, give skincare tips and provide the ability to add a positive note for the recipient.
• Being Well Magazine

Work history

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FounderKits and Kids
Jul 2020United KingdomFreelance
An educational publishing company using creative-led methods to help educators include more representation in their learning resources.

Skills

• Graphic Design
• Editorial Design
• Book Illustrations
• Children Illustration
• Character Illustration
• Commissioning Illustration
• Architectural Illustration
• Affinity Suite

Education

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Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversidade do Porto
Sep 2018 - Jan 2020Porto, Portugal
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Electrical and Electronic Engineering, BEngThe University of Hull
Sep 2015 - Jan 2020United Kingdom