Karoleen Decastro is a Los Angeles based artist and graphic/web designer. In her work, Karoleen strives to not only create functional products, but aesthetic experiences as she continually finds ways to fuse art and design -- the two constantly separated in a never-ending battle of expression vs. function. She finds that a designer's drive to create comes from passion, and without that all designs would look the same. With this mindset, Karoleen has created designs for cultural and social organizations, independent photographers and musicians, and start-ups and larger entities such as Pfizer Pharmaceuticals and Google Oceans. Large or small, the goal remains the same: create great design and be an innovator while doing it. In design, concept is first and image is second, but hand-in-hand, the results go beyond expectation.

Karoleen grew up in North Hollywood and has lived in Santa Barbara, CA and Sussex, UK. She graduated from UC Santa Barbara, earning a degree in Art Studio. Constantly on the hunt for inspiration, she spends time playing guitar, traveling the world, painting/drawing, reading witty memoirs, and longboarding the many boardwalks along California's coasts with her mini Schnauzer mix named Sadie.

PRINT: branding, brochures, business cards, newsletters, letterheads, postcards, posters, CD jackets

WEB: web design + XHTML & CSS, custom WordPress themes, web graphics and illustrations

ILLUSTRATION & CUSTOM ART: custom painting (acrylic/oil on canvas or leather material), digital painting, vector graphics, t-shirt graphics, tattoo design, custom drawing (graphite, ink, etc.)

I work with many clients from small start-ups to large organizations, academic to entertainment. Please contact me for rates.

Dunn School
Erin Saldana, photographer
Gabriela Network
Kapatirang Pilipino
Magic Lantern Films
Paul Kirsch, writer
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
PISCO, for Google Oceans
Professor Lee Hannah
S.C.O.R.E.
UCIRA
UC Santa Barbara
Ultimate Boarder