Ali Norden

Ali Norden I’m a freelance Graphic Designer & Illustrator with 10 years’ experience in the creative industry. Branding, illustration, ads, design, motion... Call me!

If you need branding, illustration, design, ads, motion videos... Call me! I’m a Graphic Designer & Illustrator with nearly 10 years’ experience in the creative industry.

Happy Easter all! Had such a good weekend so far and I hope you have too. 🐣 These are a couple of pics I took on Good Fr...
05/04/2026

Happy Easter all! Had such a good weekend so far and I hope you have too. 🐣

These are a couple of pics I took on Good Friday morning before giving the paintings as non-chocolate Easter gifts. They were slap dash results from a few evenings earlier in the week where I had some fun with acrylics. They’ll remind us of a poem we discovered last year, The Orange by Wendy Cope. A truly lovely poem and in this case, wrapped in delightful book artwork which I took inspiration from. 🍊

Self-initiated spot of fun with my Millie’s dog food packaging. 🐶✏️She’s been on  since 2019 and does so well on this wo...
17/08/2025

Self-initiated spot of fun with my Millie’s dog food packaging. 🐶✏️

She’s been on since 2019 and does so well on this working dog food. I’ve recently changed her to a low fat product in their range. It likely keeps costs down but I’ve always thought there’s scope to do more with the plain packaging. A sustainable step could be going with a paper-based material, and the design could have a more traditional aesthetic, which combined, could suit the working dog audience and Yorkshire Dales heritage of this family-run business. 🌳

I’ve only done this one quick exploration and the time was spent on illustarting my Millie. It had to be done. But I can imagine a whole range of illustrated working dogs across the products. 🐾

Since working with  as a freelancer from 2017, I loved the varied nature of projects I’d get to work on. From animated b...
04/08/2025

Since working with as a freelancer from 2017, I loved the varied nature of projects I’d get to work on. From animated badges for the app to product packaging, and also printed guides. 🐶

Here you can see some pages of a couple of printed brochures I designed in 2022, showcasing the PitPat products and providing instructions for the GPS tracker. 👀

For the large part of those years, I worked in an illustrative style which had been created before I supported the pack. But it was always great fun - I love dogs after all. 🐾

In the last 8 years, I’ve sure enjoyed getting to combine my love of dogs with design and illustration. 🐶 ✏️These are so...
28/07/2025

In the last 8 years, I’ve sure enjoyed getting to combine my love of dogs with design and illustration. 🐶 ✏️

These are some of the pawtraits I did in 2023 for Life prizes! Lots more from that year and 2024 to share. 🐾 💕

If you know someone with a brand who could use an illustrative hand and designer, I’d love to explore new collaborations. 👀

On the 11th July I was going to post my contribution to last year’s  calendar book. But Friday and the weekend ran away ...
21/07/2025

On the 11th July I was going to post my contribution to last year’s calendar book. But Friday and the weekend ran away with itself. 👀

I wasn’t really active on social media last year but I’m always grateful to be part of such an amazing project. 😌

Last year allowed 731 creatives to harness the power of generative design, which meant every single design looked different in every book. So I might have submitted my illustrated feathers in red and teal colours, but audiences didn’t necessarily see them in these colours. 📚

I was given the 11th July and just went with the flow. I’d found some barn owl feathers on walks and used these for reference. There was a spiritual significance to me, thinking of my mum and gran. 🪶🪶

#11

I’m totally figuring out  as I go but I wanted to put a t-shirt design out there! 😎My site will improve and designs expa...
14/07/2025

I’m totally figuring out as I go but I wanted to put a t-shirt design out there! 😎

My site will improve and designs expand, but here’s an opportunity to buy my first illustrated t-shirt, “Too hot”. 🫠☀️🍦

There’s a few colour combos and you can either get a looser fitting men’s tee or a women’s more fitted tee.

https://ali-norden-design.teemill.com/ 🛍️

The images in this post are mockups for Teemill. I’ll order a sample soon.

We’re probably all thinking it… 🫠☀️Would anyone buy this illustration I’ve done as a t-shirt? Currently exploring  to ma...
30/06/2025

We’re probably all thinking it… 🫠☀️

Would anyone buy this illustration I’ve done as a t-shirt? Currently exploring to make it available to buy. 👀

We’re still back in 2022 for sharing pawtraits I did that year for  Life prizes! 🐶 Next time, 2023… 🐾🤪 Hope you’re all e...
12/05/2025

We’re still back in 2022 for sharing pawtraits I did that year for Life prizes! 🐶

Next time, 2023… 🐾🤪

Hope you’re all enjoying the sunshine. ☀️

Now we’re in May it’s arthritis awareness month.Over the years I’ve been involved in many exciting projects with  such a...
02/05/2025

Now we’re in May it’s arthritis awareness month.

Over the years I’ve been involved in many exciting projects with such as the animated badges that dogs and their parents are rewarded with in the app for hitting goals.

This is a quick share however with some fun illustrations I’ve done for the PitPat Friendly™ scheme within the brand. Veterinary practices can join this, so unlike much of the content I create for pet parents, these are for a veterinary audience.

Have a lovely weekend all!

Since June 2024, I’ve been working part time as Design Manager  💕 I’m certainly kept busy each day that I’m there, but i...
25/04/2025

Since June 2024, I’ve been working part time as Design Manager 💕 I’m certainly kept busy each day that I’m there, but it’s wonderful. There’s lots of design and illustration satisfaction as I support all the departments, but above all, they’re an amazing team of people doing great work so communities across North Hertfordshire and surrounding areas can access free, specialist care for those facing life-limiting illnesses, supporting them and their families with inpatient, community-based, and wellbeing services.

I can’t wait to share more of what I’ve been working on in the last year. From a winter appeal to a sub brand for the trading team who have been busy relaunching stores. But to start with, mostly because there’s colourful and glittery pin badges, some designs I did for the Compassionate Neighbours service. 🚪☺️☕️

This service is truly brilliant, providing social and emotional support for anyone experiencing loneliness or isolation. For people who have trained as a Compassionate Neighbour, they get the main badge with the doors, and if they’ve been part of this service for 5 years, they get a 5 year badge. I’ve also designed and illustrated a handbook which is received when training, and designed a leaflet which raises awareness of all the wellbeing hubs they run across North Herts. Oh I almost forgot the wraps on the minibuses! 🚌👀

It’s great to support local businesses. Clare in Suffolk is one of my sanctuaries and just off the country park is a lov...
21/04/2025

It’s great to support local businesses. Clare in Suffolk is one of my sanctuaries and just off the country park is a lovely coffee shop ☺️☕️

Carmel and Chris already had some brilliant signwriting on the front of the historic building, so when it came to designing and illustrating a menu for them as well as creating a logo, I felt the need to complement this. Consistency is key for a strong visual identity. ✏️

Do pop by for great coffee, cake and more, Friday to Monday. 🍰

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