Biography
Freelance graphic designer and illustrator Maya Tawil studied visual communication and art direction at Ateliers des Beaux Arts and Academie Charpentier in Paris. She specializes in brand creation and re-branding, has experience in corporate-identity development and has worked with a number of restaurants and retail outlets.
Tawil adores illustrating kid's books and has worked with three separate Lebanon-based publishing houses. Her art is inspired by the “authenticity, invention and naïveté of children's drawings," and she never ceases to “marvel at the power of a child's imagination."
In her spare time, Tawil likes to relax at her family’s traditional red-roofed home in Batroun, where she enjoys sitting in the garden, surrounded by her chickens. She is an avid traveler and considers cultural exchange vital to her work as a designer.
Bibliography
Alef ba Alef ba, Yuki Press, 2004
Tamara ma' Baba fil Souk, Turning Point, 2005
Karim ma' Mama bil Mutbakh, Turning Point, 2005
Kis al Naylon, Dar El Ilm Lilmalayin, 2006
The Abou Abed Joke Book, Turning Point, 2006
Mimi and the Magic Globe - Ethiopia, Turning Point, 2009
Mimi and the Magic Globe - Philippines, Turning Point, 2009
Mimi and the Magic Globe - Sri Lanka, Turning Point, 2009