Alix Pentecost Farren

Alix Pentecost Farren – Designer

Award-winning artist, illustrator, and designer with over 12 years of experience. Clients include NYT, Electric Lit, Pop-up Magazine, CNN.

Overview

I am an artist and designer, I studied illustration and filmmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design and now freelance for major publications and individual clients alike. Please check out some of my work below, I would love to work with you to make your book cover come alive!


I have over ten years of experience in graphic design, art direction and illustration. I have a broad range of traditional and digital skills. My work has been honored by the Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, 3x3 and American Illustration, and shown by galleries in the U.S. and abroad. My clients have included The New York Times, MUBI, California Sunday Magazine, Pop-up Magazine, Sierra Club, Scientific American, The Nature Conservancy, Fatherly, Nonesuch Records, Thrillist, and Medium.com.


Please reach out if you have any questions!


Services
Fiction
Anthologies Classics Contemporary Fiction Magical Realism Poetry Themes & Motifs
Non-Fiction
Art Nature
Languages
English
Awards
  • Society of Illustrators
  • Communications Arts Award
  • Americal Illustration Award
  • National Society of Portrait Painters
  • 3x3 Magazine

Work experience

New York Center for Book Arts

Mar, 2018 — Present

Artist and designer for exhibition catalogs, invitations, and other printed matter. Created original art and print editions using letterpress, pochoir, pressure printing, digital and Risograph. Studied printmaking,
bookbinding, pigments, marbling, weaving natural materials, and monoprinting.

Self-employed

Jun, 2016 — Present

Award-winning illustrator and pattern designer for fabric, wallpaper, and stationery. Clients include The New York Times, The Nature Conservancy, Roberto Coin, Pop-up Magazine, Scientific American, Sierra Club, CNN.
Featured in Martha Stewart Magazine, winner of the Society of Illustrators Silver Medal for surface design.

Radical Media

Mar, 2012 — May, 2013 (about 1 year)

Worked with a team to conceptualize projects and design presentations, mood boards, and pitch books for print, online, TV, events and new media platforms. Clients included The Gagosian Gallery, The Oprah Winfrey Network, J. Crew, Chanel, and NASA, as well as original content.

Portfolio

Death Wont You Marry Me?

Northern Assembly

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