About me

Karen Vaughan is an award-winning designer and illustrator with a particular love for pen and ink. After receiving her BA in Illustration from The North Wales School of Art and Design at Glyndŵr University in 2013, Karen has worked as a graphic designer and illustrator. Her intricate illustrations are very much inspired by folk tales, nature and the elaborate patterns and fashions of bygone eras.

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Projects

• Savage Her Reply book coverI was commissioned to illustrate the cover of this YA novel by Little Island Books. I also designed 19 vignettes that appear at the beginning of each chapter.
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  Foster's Book of Irish Murder
• Tarot - Personal projectStrength.
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  Tongues coverThis is a cover I designed for the poetry book, Tongues by Peggy O'Brien.
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  Dublin Inquirer cover illustrationI was commissioned to illustrate the cover of the September edition of the Dublin Inquirer newspaper.
• People on the Pier book design

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Work history

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Graphic Designer and Art DirectorLiberties Press
Jan 2014 - Jul 2016Dublin, IrelandFull Time

Skills

• Book Illustration
• Editorial Illustration
• Print Design
• Drawing
• Typography
• Graphic Design
• Book Design
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Digital Illustration
• Fashion Illustration

Education

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BA (hons) IllustrationWrexham Glyndŵr University
Sep 2010Wrexham, United Kingdom
I received a first-class degree from Glyndŵr University in 2013.

Awards

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Book of the YearChildren's Books Ireland
I won this award for my work as the illustrator on the book 'Tangleweed and Brine' by Deirdre Sullivan.
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Teen/Young Adult Book of the YearThe Irish Book Awards
I won this award for my work as the illustrator on the book 'Tangleweed and Brine' by Deirdre Sullivan.