About
My practice blends illustration, lettering, and design for communication. Led by commercial briefs, I build whimsical, dreamy, and child-like worlds that feel both familiar and strange.
ilanam draws
An illustrator and graphic designer based in Paris, with over 6 years of experience in content direction and 3 years of experience in illustration and graphic design.
The name “ilanam draws” began as a small, silly thing — a school-day alter ego I invented for myself, long before I realised it would stick. ‘Manali Writes’ felt like one side of me: logical and careful, while ‘ilanam draws’ became the mirror image: the part that doodles, experiments, and gets lost in playful details. It is nonsense that somehow still makes sense, and in a way, it captures my best: a designer who is always looking for the silliness and making it meaningful.
When I am not drawing, I can be found chasing new ways to reimagine everyday interactions — in design, writing, or small creative experiments that connect imagination with people’s lived spaces.
Skills
Illustration
Graphic Design
Animation
Branding
Creative strategy
Clients
Constructed Adventures
Donald's Icecream
Fun Run Snacks
SBI