Melissa Donne is a UK-based (South Coast) illustrator and surface pattern designer with 72,000+ Instagram followers. Licensed work includes Paperchase, Otto Studio, Casetify, Godiva, Orange Circle Studio, Miquelrius, Chronicle Books, Tesco, and Barnardo's.
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Melissa Donne is a UK-based (South Coast) illustrator and surface pattern designer with 72,000+ Instagram followers. Licensed work includes Paperchase, Otto Studio, Casetify, Godiva, Orange Circle Studio, Miquelrius, Chronicle Books, Tesco, and Barnardo's. Products have been placed at Anthropologie, Trader Joe's, Target, and TJX. She is a self-taught digital illustrator who returned to creative practice in her late 30s after a period in academia.
Bold, vibrant, joyful compositions taking traditional subjects - botanical illustration, food art - and giving them abstract interpretations with unexpected colour palettes and intricate texture detail. Selected patterns confirm rich, full-composition repeat work with strong colour presence. Selected placements suggest stationery and packaging product applications. Instagram bio summarises the positioning precisely: "joyful illustration & surface design, underpinned by a love of colour."
Procreate on iPad. Entirely self-taught digital illustrator. Produces professional, high-resolution seamless repeats for licensing, with custom work available. Also undertakes packaging illustration, book cover design, and editorial.
Stationery, craft kits, tech accessories (Casetify), fashion accessories, kidswear, toys and games, home decor, textiles, packaging, and book cover design. Known licensed clients: Godiva, Paperchase, Otto Studio, Casetify, Orange Circle Studio, Miquelrius, Tesco, Chronicle Books, Barnardo's. Retail placement: Anthropologie, Trader Joe's, Target, TJX.
Holds a BA (hons) in Fashion Design and a Masters Degree in Film Theory. After years working in academia, returned to creative practice in her late 30s. Purchased an iPad and Procreate as her entry point. Built an independent licensing practice and has collaborated with Barnardo's (documented on website). The breadth of her client and placement list indicates an established commercial licensing operation.
Bold botanical and abstract food-art illustration patterns; traditional subjects rendered with colour surprise and intricate detail. Eight selected patterns span rich illustrative repeat work. Four selected placements confirm product mock-up context - stationery and packaging applications visible.
Melissa Donne is a UK-based (South Coast) illustrator and surface pattern designer with 72,000+ Instagram followers. Licensed work includes Paperchase, Otto Studio, Casetify, Godiva, Orange Circle Studio, Miquelrius, Chronicle Books, Tesco, and Barnardo's.
Style and Aesthetic Bold, vibrant, joyful compositions taking traditional subjects - botanical illustration, food art - and giving them abstract interpretations with unexpected colour palettes and intricate texture detail. Selected patterns confirm rich, full-composition repeat work with strong colour presence.
Pattern Focus Bold botanical and abstract food-art illustration patterns; traditional subjects rendered with colour surprise and intricate detail. Eight selected patterns span rich illustrative repeat work. Four selected placements confirm product mock-up context - stationery and packaging applications visible.
Markets and Clients Stationery, craft kits, tech accessories (Casetify), fashion accessories, kidswear, toys and games, home decor, textiles, packaging, and book cover design. Known licensed clients: Godiva, Paperchase, Otto Studio, Casetify, Orange Circle Studio, Miquelrius, Tesco, Chronicle Books, Barnardo's.
Techniques and Tools Procreate on iPad. Entirely self-taught digital illustrator. Produces professional, high-resolution seamless repeats for licensing, with custom work available. Also undertakes packaging illustration, book cover design, and editorial.
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Career Path Holds a BA (hons) in Fashion Design and a Masters Degree in Film Theory. After years working in academia, returned to creative practice in her late 30s. Purchased an iPad and Procreate as her entry point. Built an independent licensing practice and has collaborated with Barnardo's (documented on website).
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