Hello!

Thanks for checking out my website! My name is Joanna Lisowiec (pronounced Lease-oviets), and I am a freelance illustrator and designer living in Yorkshire, England. Originally from Poland and brought up in the U.S. and Switzerland, I now live in beautiful Yorkshire, England.

Clients include:

Penguin Random House, Ebury, Pavilion, Faber & Faber, Haoma Cosmetics, Sandy Leaf Farms, The Modern Dane, Savoury Smoothies, Thin Ice Press, Edinburgh University Student Association, Saraband Books, Fledgling Press and Zizzi’s.

Please also check out my portfolio on 99 designs for a range of packaging, branding and merchandise projects!

As an illustrator and printmaker I’m known for a bold style of illustration with lots of texture, usually focused on the beauty of nature and narratives inspired by folklore. I also love reading books and would love to illustrate a classic novel one day.

I also do work as a hand-letterer and packaging designer. My designs are highly illustrative and inspired by vintage lettering and packaging but with modern elements like bright colours and vivid illustrations. I especially enjoy working on spirit and beer packaging because there is so much opportunity for storytelling.

I graduated from Edinburgh College of Art with a BA(Hons) in Illustration and also have a MA in Advertising & Design from the University of Leeds.

When I’m not working I can be found with my nose in a book, taking long walks in the countryside, drinking tea and listening to the rain.

If you’re interested in working together I would love to hear about your project! Please get in touch!

Awards

• Honorary mention in 3x3 Illustration Annual No. 17 

• Winner of 99 Designs Best New Top Level Designer, 2019 —

• Runner-up, Creative Quarterly Competition, 2013

• Shortlisted for AOI Illustration Awards 2013

• Shortlisted Edinburgh Military Tattoo Artist, 2013

• Shortlisted for Deutsche Bank Award, 2013