Sarah Parkinson-Howe

I am a graphic designer creating unique brands and communication solutions for a variety of clients across the world. My career spans almost 20 years with a mix of agency life, freelancing and teaching in London to building my own business in New Zealand.

I LOVE the discipline of branding - it is the ultimate challenge!

I LOVE Adobe Illustrator - it is my second home.

I always come back to teaching, the process of passing on knowledge and learning is so inspiring, bringing refreshed energy, skills and knowledge back into my own practice. I love connecting with like-minded people and watching them develop into amazing creatives.

Join me on one of my classes!

Colour Theory - For Graphic Designers

A few reviews :)

Amazing class. I think my work will improve so much with this, this is a gem! Highly recommended :)

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Loved this class so much! It was super helpful and totally demystified ( in the best way :) color theory for me! Thank you Sarah!

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A DRUM ROLL FOR THIS ONE...!

Sarah Parkinson-Howe is amazing! Learned a lot and dreaming of another course made by her. Loved this course! It was first of all very colourful, with a teacher that really knows the real theory of colours and she has the ability to explain it so friendly and constructive, great clarity of instructions, examples and practice exercises very interesting and helpful, tips and tricks in Illustrator (so HELPFUL and necessary). It was more than a basic colour course. IT'S PERFECT! If someone says that he doesn't know to use colour or if he is struggling with mixing the colours than should take this course. And she explains the theory and psychology of colours so good and also how to use them in your project and how to present to your clients. Amaaaazing class! Don't trust my word, just learn and enjoy this class. It's a must for those who want to learn more/ better about colours.

Things Organised Neatly - Design Principles & Simple vector Illustration

Learn how to draw object without the pen tool in Adobe Illustrator. Learn efficient drawing habits and how to reduce elements to their simplest form. Learn design principles and how to work with them in your class project.

A few reviews :)

Great class! This teacher is gonna get viral sooner or later! I loved the way she taught in this class and the helpful tips while she was designing. I will come back to this lesson in the future!

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This class is ideal to build efficient drawing habits. It focuses on a few key tools and explains every step necessary to adapt those tools to simple vector drawings.

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I learned a LOT and it seemed to be exactly what I needed to learn. I've been a graphic designer for years but was self-taught on Illustrator and always struggled with the pathfinder and so I focused on the pen tool. This course has demystified the pathfinder methods of illustrator which will really help me in my illustration repertoire. Thank you.