Hi, I’m Wajeeha Abbasi, Toronto-based Brand Designer & Illustrator
helping brands tell meaningful stories to make the world a better place.
Wajeeha pronounced wuh-JEE-ha
With 10+ years of experience across cultural, educational and health organizations, I work at the intersection of strategy and storytelling, creating brand identity, illustration, packaging, editorial and interactive design.
My work blends bold shapes and vibrant colour to create narrative-led illustration, exploring identity, feminism, culture and collective moments, often drawing from my Desi background.
I have collaborated with brands including NASA, Coca-Cola, British Council, YLabs, WOW Festival and UN Women. My work has been recognized with a Ladybird Books Publications award and UAL Vice-Chancellor’s International Scholarship Award. I have exhibited at Art Toronto, StreetArt Toronto, NOW Gallery and London Design Festival.
Outside of design, I enjoy printmaking, music, travel, yoga, history and exploring visual culture, which all inform and connect back to my personal practice.
Currently working in a full-time role as Brand and Creative Consultant
Illustration work represented in Australasia by International Rescue.
For collaborations for other regions, connect HERE!
Select Press & Awards:
Outside The Box - StreetArt Toronto - 2026
Association of Illustrators Mentorship Program Recipient - 2025
DesignTO Festival -Permission to Celebrate Zine Workshop Facilitator - 2025
Art Toronto - UAL x OCAD Collaboration ‘Radiance‘ - Featured Artist - 2021
London Design Festival - Ladybird Book's 100th Anniversary Contest Winner - 2015
Education:
University of the Arts London, MA Illustration & Visual Media - 2015
Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture, BA Communication Design - 2012
Association Of Illustrators (AOI) - Mentorship Program Recipient - 2025
BrainStation Toronto - UX Design Certificate Course - 2023