Dayna B.

I’m a creative professional who brings your ideas to life through illustration, design, and creative leadership. I work both digitally and traditionally in a variety of media. With over 18 years experience in the industry, I love providing creative guidance, creating portraits, characters, and branding and design projects. If it involves drawing, designing, or bringing ideas to life visually, I’m in! Since 2014 , I’ve partnered with the team at Next Day Animations, helping guide over 1000 explainer animations from first idea to final frame. As the Head of Productions, I lead a talented team of illustrators, animators, producers, and writers, and guide creativity and teamwork that keeps complex projects moving forward. My role combines leadership, problem-solving, and creative vision to deliver animations that make complex ideas clear, engaging, and fun! I'm all about clarity and collaboration. Whether that’s leading a production team through a quick timeline animation project, or working one-on-one with a client to bring their creative ideas to life. I'm currently accepting short term contracts on UpWork that call for creative illustration and collaboration. My portfolio here on UpWork is rarely maintained, you can find a greater example of my work on my website (google my name, and "draws stuff" you'll find it!) as well as recent work and random drawings on my Instagram, @daynadrawsstuff. Past clients include biggies like SnapChat and Johnson & Johnson, but my favorite clients are the amazing people I meet here on UpWork, like small businesses and self published authors. I'd be happy to discuss your project ideas, and am always excited to tackle new projects. Please contact me with any questions, Cheers! Dayna Barley-Cohrs