Ravan Sader

Ravan Sader – Designer

I'm an artist and book illustrator, I love creating fun, adventurous characters, designing imaginary worlds and narrate visual stories.

Overview

I’m a professional illustrator working across both digital and traditional mediums, with a special love for gouache and acrylics. My work is detail-driven, textured, and full of playful visual layers. I enjoy building parallel narratives and small discoveries that reward attentive readers.

Every project begins with deep research and story immersion. Understanding the world, tone, and emotional core of a piece allows me to craft visuals that feel authentic and intentional. I approach illustration as both storytelling and problem solving; balancing style, color, and composition to find the strongest visual solution for each script.

I thrive on experimentation and exploration, whether through paint, or digital tools. New projects excite me: from shaping the visual language to refining palettes and textures until the story truly comes alive.

I'm native in Arabic, fluent in English and Italian.

Services
Non-Fiction
Children’s Non-Fiction
Fiction
Picture Books
Languages
English
Awards
  • OUKA Award for Children's Book Illustration

Work experience

Self- Employed

Jun, 2018 — Present
Children book Illustrator for clients such as: Room To read, Al Salwa Books, Kalimat Group UAE, MSFE Palestine, Dar Alahleia, Kalila wa Dimna Publishing, Pearson Education Middle East, Hikayati, Abjadyat UAE, We love Reading. As well as a number of Self Published Authors.

Little Thinking Minds

Jun, 2014 — Jan, 2019 (over 4 years)
Direct and supervise the creative team. Communicate with the marketing team and provide them with attractive visual solutions. Design entertaining visual experiences that meet the learning objectives assigned by the content team. Determine timelines for projects and split tasks. Work with the team to develop new project concepts, illustration styles and brand guidelines. Coordinate with outsourced artists, developers and animators. Review the artworks and final videos and approve them for publishing. Daily tasks included; preparing storyboards for animation, illustrating books for the platform, and creating visual assets for apps, website and other media.

Kharabeesh ( Think Arabia)

May, 2011 — Apr, 2013 (almost 2 years)
Work with creatives and producers to understand project objectives. Create storyboards that translate the clients vision. Create character libraries. Combine hand painting and digital techniques to make children oriented media. Develop kids friendly content.

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