Hi, I’m Mike!
An illustrator and art director from Toronto. I’ve been illustrating and designing for over a decade and get to work with some pretty cool publications and brands worldwide.
︎ If you have a project or collaboration in mind, don’t hesitate, give me a shout at info@mikellis.ca
What else...
︎ I sometimes Art Direct/Design at Buck and Humanaut
︎ I’ve taught illustration at OCAD University
︎ I enjoy long walks on the beach, riding motorcycles, and dominating my friends at board games.
clients
New York Times, The New Yorker, Buck, Airbnb, Google, Barron’s, Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, Penguin Random House, GQ, Wired, NBC News, Fast Company, The Walrus, Washington Post, Worth, Geico, Facebook, Dropbox, Herman Miller, PayPal, Zipcar, Globe and Mail, Maclean’s, Reader's Digest
awards
CODAawards 2017 Merit Winner, National Magazine Awards - Honourable Mentions 2014 & 2016, Creative Quarterly 37 & 32, American Illustration 30 (Selected), American Illustration 31, 33, 34 (Chosen), Communication Arts Illustration Annual 52, CMYK Top 100 New Creatives
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What’s mine is mine, what’s yours is yours.
Please don’t use my work without permission.