Freelance illustrator · Commissions open
Booking projects from March 2027
AdaMorrow-Quinn
Illustration that survives the press, the fold and the favicon
Spot-color separations, CMYK proofs, bleed and dieline checks, and vector masters that scale from a 16 px icon to a 6 m bus shelter poster. Drawn by hand, delivered print-ready.
- drawing for print
- 11 yrs
- book and magazine covers
- 60+
- missed press deadlines
- 0
Selected work
Six projects, from a single spot to a whole city map
Each one with the brief, the constraints I worked inside, how the drawings got made and what happened once they went to print.
- 01A transit map riders can read in the rainRiverline Transit Authority2026
- 02Six tea tins, one botanical pattern systemKettle & Crane Tea Co.2025
- 03Twelve spot illustrations for a food issue in nine daysThe Long Table Quarterly2024
- 04Reissue covers for a cult fantasy trilogyFennick Press2023
- 05A character system for a children's science centerOrrery Science Center2022
- 06Three-color posters for a coastal folk festivalSaltmarsh Folk Festival2021
Kind words from clients
I sent eleven essays on a Thursday evening and had thumbnails for every slot by Saturday. They'd read everything, including the grief pieces, and drew them with real care.
Marguerite OseiArt Director, The Long Table Quarterly
“The pattern system keeps paying for itself. We've put it on gift boxes, tea towels and a van, and every time the files were already set up for it.”
Hana BrightwellCo-founder, Kettle & Crane Tea Co.“The usage guide is the best I've had from any illustrator. Our designer builds new character scenes in an afternoon, and they still look like the originals.”
Daniel AchterbergHead of Marketing, Orrery Science Center“Calm on a short deadline, honest about what's possible, and the proofs always match the files. I've stopped double-checking the separations.”
Ines FerrazProduction Manager, Fennick Press
About me
I draw for print first, and the screen follows
I'm Ada Morrow-Quinn, a freelance illustrator. I've spent eleven years drawing for magazines, publishers, packaging and public signage, and I still prefer starting with a pencil and finishing with a proof in my hand.
- 2019–nowFreelance illustratorIndependent
- 2016–2019Staff illustratorQuarry Review
- 2014–2016Junior designerLittle Wren Books