Sinéad, a visual artist from Dublin, graduated in design from NCAD. With an MSC. in Computing and Design, she has over 20 years experience as an illustrator and designer. She has worked for clients such as Folens, The Ark Theatre, Sing Ireland, HMH, Gill and MacMillan, UCD, Trinity, and Breacadh.
Sinéad’s expertise lies in the creation of vector illustrations for children’s books, particularly enjoying the interplay between text and illustration. Her portfolio also encompasses character design and illustration for various learning resources including posters, flashcards, and interactive activities. With skills in animation she can also infuses her illustrations with life, fun, and energy. Her expertise further extends to crafting infographics and explainer animations. Notably, Sinéad has lent her talents to theatre projects, creating stage projections and animations seamlessly coordinated with set designs. Her work has appeared in productions for the Ark Theatre and The Performance Corporation.
Sinéad has also built her own collection of illustration prints inspired by her love of local Dublin wildlife, iconic architecture and landscapes. In these she likes to play with scale and perspective so that animals appear larger than life. In these she use a mixture of pen illustration and digital work, and minimal bright colour palettes, giving these prints a unique aesthetic. Minimising detail and working with white space are part of her illustration process. Sinéad also likes to create illustrations using hand printing techniques such as lino prints, etchings and dry point prints.
Sinéad, a visual artist from Dublin, graduated in design from NCAD. With an MSC. in Computing and Design, she has over 20 years experience as an illustrator and designer. She has worked for clients such as Folens, The Ark Theatre, Sing Ireland, HMH, Gill and MacMillan, UCD, Trinity, and Breacadh.
Sinéad’s expertise lies in the creation of vector illustrations for children’s books, particularly enjoying the interplay between text and illustration. Her portfolio also encompasses character design and illustration for various learning resources including posters, flashcards, and interactive activities. With skills in animation she can also infuses her illustrations with life, fun, and energy. Her expertise further extends to crafting infographics and explainer animations. Notably, Sinéad has lent her talents to theatre projects, creating stage projections and animations seamlessly coordinated with set designs. Her work has appeared in productions for the Ark Theatre and The Performance Corporation.
Sinéad has also built her own collection of illustration prints inspired by her love of local Dublin wildlife, iconic architecture and landscapes. In these she likes to play with scale and perspective so that animals appear larger than life. In these she use a mixture of pen illustration and digital work, and minimal bright colour palettes, giving these prints a unique aesthetic. Minimising detail and working with white space are part of her illustration process. Sinéad also likes to create illustrations using hand printing techniques such as lino prints, etchings and dry point prints.