Amelie Smith graduated from The Northern School of Art’s BA (Hons) Illustration for Commercial Application course in 2026 with First Class Honours and the School’s Illustration Achievement Award. An illustrator and designer based in the North East, she specialises in editorial and advertising work, using pencil, paint, digital illustration and lino printing.
A conceptual advertising project from her second year was longlisted in the New Talent Advertising category of the World Illustration Awards 2026. Her final major project, EDITOR NOISE, is a film-based magazine combining lino printing, pencil illustration and digital art, with essays collected from creators across the globe.
She created cover artwork for Middlesbrough FC’s match-day programme during the club’s 150th anniversary season, and illustrated for Wander, a digital art and wellbeing trail created with the North York Moors National Park Authority. Her clients also include Hartlepool Borough Council.
Website: https://applesandstars.co.uk/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/applesandstars/