Noah Farrar
Multidisciplinary Illustrator & Designer

London, UK (US Citizen, Skilled Worker Visa)

Hybrid illustrator & designer working across product, brand, marketing, IRL events, and general creative systems.

EXPERIENCE

Aave Labs, Senior Illustrator & Designer

Remote / London, UK • February 2021-Present

  • Serve as the sole illustrator at Aave Labs, shaping aspects of the visual language for multiple products and brand surfaces across web, mobile, events, and social channels.

  • Lead visual direction, illustration, and design for large-scale events and conferences in Amsterdam, Helsinki, Paris, Brussels, Cannes, Lisbon, Bangkok, Istanbul, Bogotá, and Buenos Aires, covering merch, signage, booth environments, partner assets, and social content for Aave’s global presence.

  • Create social and marketing assets, including announcement graphics and blog illustrations while collaborating closely with product, engineering, and marketing teams to ensure consistency.

  • Design and assemble internal and external decks, including product presentations, and speaking point materials.

  • Help onboard and support new designers, sharing tools/workflows to improve team efficiency.

  • Manage multiple creative streams simultaneously, operating with high autonomy while collaborating cross-functionally throughout the organization.

Music Industry / Client Work - Freelancer
Minneapolis, MN / Los Angeles, CA • 2016–2021

  • Designed album artwork, posters, and various visual materials for independent artists, labels, and music events.

  • Managed all client communication, concept development, revisions, and final production-ready assets.

  • Developed self-taught skills and experience that helped shape the direction of my current professional work.

EDUCATION

Minneapolis College of Art and Design
MCAD, Illustration (BFA Program), 2016–2018

  • Completed two years of coursework before pursuing a full-time freelance opportunity in Los Angeles.

SKILLS

  • Illustration: brand elements, product illustrations, narrative driven illustration systems, aesthetic driven illustration systems, character and mascot design, iconography sets, and visual metaphors

  • Brand design: visual frameworks, deck design, layout systems, style guides

  • Product: UI visuals, feature graphics, onboarding illustrations, component illustration

  • Marketing: social assets, announcement graphics, blog visuals, content illustration

  • IRL: merch and booth design / illustrations, event branding, signage

  • Workflow: adaptive, creative ownership, collaboration

TOOLS

Figma, Illustrator, Procreate, Photoshop, Spline, After Effects, Rive, Framer.