Anna Simmons – Illustrator Specialising in Maps, Hand Lettering, and Digital Collage
Make your brand friendlier and more accessible with beautiful visuals!
Enhance Your Content
Bring your brand to life with imagery that tells stories and research that delves deep. Let your audience travel through time and cultures, building trust.
Connect with Audiences
Vintage textures and timeless cues evoke nostalgia and human connection. Reach your audience through expressive lettering that feels like a friendly chat.
Engage Customers
Grab attention with eye-catching visuals and lively infographics that harmonise structure with creativity, making your message clear and engaging.
Stand Out
Stand out from the crowd with designs that are both unique and unforgettable, turning first-time viewers into loyal followers.
I’m Anna!.. And I’m Here to Connect Through Illustration
Hello there!
I’m Anna, an illustrator specialising in maps, hand lettering, and digital collage. I have a passion for turning content into engaging visual stories and data into infographics; in print, on screen and on products.
By digitally blending vibrant colours, vintage textures, and hand-crafted lettering, I spark genuine connection with your audience.
My Journey
I began my professional life (after graduating in 2006) as an artwork studio assistant in London. It was there that I got hooked on lettering and maps and the door opened to my first solo jobs. I’ve since gained years of experience, working with international clients, illustrating across a myriad of mediums and scales - from tiny pin-badges to conference projections.
I’m now back in Wales where I grew up, living the mountain life with my cat Biddy (she agreed to quit the city too) and my gardener husband Andrew.
Clients I have Worked With
Take a look at my portfolio and see how I blend vintage textures , vibrant palettes and eclectic lettering to create illustrations that feel both timeless and fresh.
Words from Happy Collaborators
Lauren Atkinson-Smith – Deputy Art Director, National Geographic Traveller UK
Working with Anna was a dream, she always understood the brand and the brief, and produced carefully considered and beautifully illustrated work every issue. Her artwork was not only impactful enough to provide a beautiful visual introduction to the feature, but was also an informative reference map. I've got a real passion for Anna's handwritten type, too. I'm always looking for excuses to work with her again!
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Brett Warnock – Publisher and Editor, Kitchen Table Magazine
Working with Anna was a real honor. Not only did her final work deliver as I was hoping it would, but the process was super fun, and exceeded expectations. As an art director, my main ask from an illustrator or storyteller is to be a good listener and then bring their own ideas and skills to realize a vision—collaborating with Anna is an editor/publisher's dream.
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Lauryn Sanford – Senior Manager, Special Events, Alley Theatre, Texas
Anna was an absolute pleasure to work with on this project! We appreciate how open she has been to our ideas and feedback and how quickly she turned around the deliverables. THANK YOU!!!!
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Drop Me a Line!
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