What’s the thread that holds everything together? Storytelling. My love for stories will always send me on new quests. A story, to me, can be a written plot with a character arc. It can be a piece of art that combines visuals and text. It can be a design that gives someone the information they need to try something new. Or it can be the narrative of how a workflow started in one position but through new processes, automations, and strategies ended up saving time and stress. I’m always out there looking for the story worth telling in any project I take on!

My name is Jael Jackson: Illustrator, writer, designer, storyteller, daydreamer.

Ever since I saw Blue’s Clues as a 4-year-old I knew I wanted to be an artist, so after high school I attended Ringling College of Art and Design in Florida and got a Bachelor’s Degree in Illustration and Creative Writing. Even now, I’m still puttering down the “professional creative” road (aka: the road with no end). Sometimes my car breaks down and sometimes it zooms down the road with reckless abandon, but I’m having a blast either way!

I have kept on improving my art and writing, working in children’s book, graphic novels, chapter books, webcomics, art education, photography, and UX design. I love bold line art, emotionally gripping character development, and distinctive color palettes. I’ve made work systems that work within educational and corporate settings. Dived into project management automations that strengthen my workflow, and organized data in clear, insightful ways.