About

Delaney Gibbons is an illustrator and visual storyteller based in Des Moines, Iowa. With a background in both illustration and creative writing—and more than a decade of professional design experience—she creates concept-driven work across editorial, publishing, comics, campaigns, brand collaborations, and illustration-led design.

Her work translates stories, ideas, and complex subjects into clear, memorable visual concepts—whether for a single editorial image, an illustrated campaign, a memoir comic, or a larger narrative experience.

Across both personal and commissioned projects, she is drawn to story, connection, humor, and the peculiarities of human experience.

She is available for freelance illustration, editorial and publishing projects, brand collaborations, and select creative engagements where illustration and visual storytelling play a central role.

Contact

delaneygibbons@gmail.com

Colorful handwritten message spelling "Hi" three times in different styles and colors, with a note "I'm Delaney" underneath.
A woman with glasses smiling while sitting on an airplane, with airplane seats and overhead compartments visible in the background.
Logo for Studio Delaney featuring a large white text with black outline saying 'Studio Delaney', a circular pink smiley face sticker, and a blue sticker with a yellow pencil and pink eraser, all on top of a green background.

Education

Parsons School of Design – Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illustration

Eugene Lang College – Bachelor of Arts, Creative Writing

Professional Experience

Independent Illustrator & Visual Storyteller – 2016-Present 

Senior Graphic Designer – 2U, Remote, 2019-2022

Designer – dscout, Chicago, IL, 2016-2018 

Digital Designer – HarperCollins Children's Books, New York, NY, 2015-2016

Selected Recognition

Recipient of 2U's Crushing It Award for cross-functional leadership, collaboration, and process innovation.

Featured artist, Workman Publishing 2022 Page-a-Day Calendar.

Contributed artwork and design direction for Isa Does It (Little, Brown & Company), recipient of the 2014 Digital Book Award for Ebook Fixed Format/Enhanced, Adult Non-Fiction.

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