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Samarra Khaja

Make a fun t-shirt from a photo

By Pamela Park |
March 26, 2020

Self-described ‘wacky, wonderful and whimsical’ illustrator, Samarra Khaja, bring a whole lot of fun to a project that teaches you how to create your own design easily and simply using a smart phone, computer and Wacom One creative display.

About Samarra

Samarra Khaja brings over 20 years of art direction, illustration, and graphic design expertise to the table. She also sometimes brings chocolate. Her visual concepts and solutions have been enlisted by national and international clients, such as:

US Weekly Magazine
Chronicle Books
The New York Times
Kraft Foods
American Airlines
TIME Magazine
American Bar Association
Bliss
Victoria’s Secret Beauty
Munchkin
New York University
FoodCorps
American Kennel Club
Dyson
Flavorpill
University of Chicago
Gothamist
ASPCA
Details Magazine/ GQ
+ more

Samarra has full-scope experience, from concepting to creation to pre-press & production. Advertising, branding, editorial, marketing, and packaging are just some of the fun worlds she develops visuals for.

She’s also an award-winning author, worldwide traveler, and the creator of a prize-winning 24’ x 120‘ mural, Heartbeat Brooklyn, which can be found at the corner of 12th Street and 2nd Avenue in Brooklyn, NYC.

She’s amusingly serious about her work.

 

External Links

Website

Blog

Instagram

 

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