susan-elin solimani
My name is Susan-Elin Solimani, a Persian-Swedish-Australian multidisciplinary designer, comics artist, and creative writer whose work lies in the intersection of storytelling and visual communication.
Based in Naarm/Melbourne for the past decade, my practice embraces a fluid, responsive approach—questioning, testing, and refining ideas as they take shape. This dynamic process allows me to navigate complexity with curiosity, ensuring each project evolves through dialogue with its context, collaborators, and community.
Whether crafting identities, publications, or digital experiences, I approach design as a storytelling tool: shaping ideas into resonant visual languages across a variety of work and mediums.
My practice is grounded in research, strategy, experimentation, and collaboration. It’s reflective, adaptive, and as always – human-centred.
For freelance work or collaborative enquiries, please reach out through email, or feel free to connect via IG or LinkedIn
- Freelance Graphic Designer/Illustrator for a variety
of clients in Sweden and Naarm/Melbourne
Self-employed
2020– - Comics Researcher/Artist for Gutter Stars Comics
RMIT University, Emerging Writers Festival
2024– - Creative Writer/Artist for A Hideous Insert
RMIT Gallery, Here and Now Festival
2024-2025 - Creative Writer/Researcher/Artist for Digital Divination: Machines and Humans Read and Write City North
RMIT Events, Arcade Publication
2024
- Design
Visual Identity Systems
Branding, Logo Design, Typography - Visual
Narrative Illustration
Comic Art, Sequential Storytelling
- Ideation
Practice-Led and Reflective Design
Research-based Prototyping, Iterative Development
- Software
Adobe Creative Suite
Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator
- Bachelor of Media and Communications (Honours)
Graduated with First Class Honours and recognised for the Vice-Chancellor's List for Academic Excellence
RMIT University, Naarm/Melbourne
2024 -
Bachelor of Design (Communication Design)
Graduated with Distinction
RMIT University, Naarm/Melbourne
2020–2023