Manzar Sezavar
I am a UK-based children's illustrator, producer, and design expert with over a decade of experience. My journey spans the vibrant worlds of illustration, children’s psychology, and UI/UX/product design, blending creativity and functionality to craft unforgettable experiences. I specialize in creating whimsical, engaging worlds for young minds, bringing stories to life with every brushstroke and pixel.
I believe in designing with a purpose, capturing children’s curiosity and encouraging them to explore, learn, and grow. My illustration work is complemented by my growing expertise in UI/UX, allowing me to create seamless, interactive experiences that are as fun as they are educational.
For me, creating change begins with empowering children to imagine and build the future. I’m deeply passionate about understanding what children need to learn and how they experience the world. This focus on both the 'what' and the 'how' shapes my detail-oriented approach to children's illustration and design.
So, if you’re ready to make a lasting impact on the future of children’s creativity and education, let’s create something magical together!
Work Experience
2D artist
(2023-Present)
Bell Fruit Studio / Burton Upon Trent
Designed and developed the game assets, animations and illustrations.
Desgined, Sketched and painted the
game characters and concepts.
Senior illustrator
(2020-2022)
Sammy Satsuma / London
Designed a recipe book containing 25 different healthy food recipes for children and parents.
Built 24
new and memorable characters for Sammy's books based on defined characteristics and descriptions.
Co-founder, Product Designer
(2019-2020)
Kuchiba / Tehran
Designed a mobile game from scratch and implement 90 levels.
Designed 12 characters based on 3-7 years
old kid’s psychological persona to create more engaging experience
Competitors benchmarking and reviewed
all other players in the market and designed unique value for Kochiba.
Got feedback from children and
improved the experience accordingly.
Product Designer, Head of illustration
(2015-2019)
DastaneMan / Tehran
Ideated and designed new books with a focus on empowering kids, which sold more than 13,000 copies.
Created
personalised book experience with designing different combinations of kid’s facial parts, so the kid feels
more connected with the book and story.
Designed personalised handicraft to boost parent and kid
collaboration and help them to connect and play
Managed time and money budget to optimise the product
development process and product quality
Skills
- Children-book illustration
- Storytelling
- 2D or 3D Character design
- Digital painting
- Game design
- Background design
Softwares
- Figma
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe illustrator
- Adobe After Effects
- Blender
Education
Google UX Design Certificate
(2024)
Online Course, Coursera
Master’s Degree, illustration
(2011-2014)
Art & Culture university/ Mashhad, Iran
Bachelor’s Degree, Graphic design
(2008-2014)
Alzahra univesity/ Mashhad, Iran
