Akanksha Parulekar
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Akanksha Parulekar

Graphic Designer . IllustratorLondon, United Kingdom
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Akanksha Parulekar
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Akanksha Parulekar

Graphic Designer . IllustratorLondon, United Kingdom
About me
Akanksha is a freelance illustrator and a graphic designer who's currently looking for interesting creative projects to collaborate on. She is an alumni of Goldsmiths University of London where she did her Masters in Children's Literature: Children's Book Illustration. She also holds a BFA degree in Applied Arts where she studied graphic design and branding for over 4 years. Her versatile approach works to her advantage as it has helped her create a different visual style for every project of hers, each having its own visual appeal. Her work is colourful, narrative and detail-oriented.
Projects
  • Greeting Card Illustrations
    Greeting Card IllustrationsA bunch of greeting card illustration templates and gift wrapping paper design I created for Central 23.
  • Children's Book Illustration
    Children's Book IllustrationAkanksha Parulekar is a London-based illustrator who has a background in graphic design. Most of the illustrations attached here are a part of her MA Children's Literature: Children's Book Illustration course from Goldsmiths University of London. Her work is versatile, narrative and detail-oriented. She brings out strong colour palettes and includes pop-culture references in most of her personal work. She aims to provide humour and comfort through her work. Having studied BFA in Commercial Arts
  • Traditional Artwork  [2016 - 22]
    Traditional Artwork [2016 - 22]Mediums: Gouache, Watercolours and Soft Pastels [Personal Collection]
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Work history
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    Creative ArtworkerCornucopia Concepts
    Gurugram, IndiaFreelance
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    Graphic DesignerLonnue Beauty
    Mumbai, IndiaFull Time
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Skills
  • Typography
  • Illustration
  • Book Illustrations
  • Character Illustration
  • Childrens Illustration
  • Commissioning Illustration
  • Digital Illustration
  • Copywriting
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Branding Design
Education
    Goldsmiths, University of London logo
    Goldsmiths, University of London logo
    MA Children's Literation Children's IllustrationGoldsmiths, University of London
    London, United Kingdom
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    BFA Applied ArtRachana Sansad College of Applied Arts & Craft
     - Mumbai, India
    BFA Applied Arts course where I intensively studied graphic design and branding for four years and majored in Illustration.
Awards
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    Cub Illustrator of the YearCAG Communication Arts Guild
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    Cub Copywriter of the YearCAG Communication Arts Guild
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