Hello! Salut!

I’m Annika, an illustrator, graphic designer, and screen printer. An eternal optimist with a big imagination, my work often has a joyful and playful spirit. With experience in branding, graphic design, illustration, motion design and copywriting, I have a big toolbox to bring big bold ideas to life. I’m always finding meaning in the mundane and I often draw on metaphors from nature to explore identity, connection and emotion.

Currently based in Strasbourg 🇫🇷 and raised in Vancouver 🇨🇦, I studied graphic design and illustration at Capilano University’s IDEA School of Design. Now you can find me enjoying nature, eating my veggies and laughing at my own jokes.

If you have a project you’d like to collaborate on, get in touch! I love emails!

➔ mcfarlane.annika@gmail.com

Education

Capilano University: IDEA School of Design

Some nice things

2025 Association of Illustrators, Mentee
2024 Artist in Residence, Parks Canada
2024 Canada Council for the Arts, Explore & Create Grant
2022 Winner, Jim Rimmer Scholarship
2022 Winner, Applied Arts, Advertising
2022 Silver, ADCC Student Awards, Graphic Design
2022 Silver, ADCC Student Awards, Advertising
2022 Winner, RGD Student Awards, Placemaking Design
2022 Honourable Mention, RGD Student Awards, Storytelling
2022 Honourable Mention, RGD Student Awards, Print Design
2022 Honourable Mention, RGD Student Awards, Social Good
2022 Winner, Applied Arts, Advertising Digital
2022 Winner, GDC Salazar Awards, Motion Design
2022 Honourable Mention, GDC Salazar Awards, Print Design
2022 Winner, RGD Social Good Design Awards
2021 Winner, RGD Student Awards, Advertising
2021 Winner, RGD Student Awards, Social Good
2021 Winner, BC Arts Council Scholarship
2021 Honourable Mention, RGD Student Awards, Packaging Series
2021 Bronze, ADCC Student Awards, Graphic Design