Julia Gran is an American graphic designer and children's book illustrator. Gran was born in New York City. She attended the

High School of Art and Design The High School of Art and Design is a career and technical education high school in Manhattan, New York City, New York State, United States. Founded in 1936 as the School of Industrial Art, the school moved to 1075 Second Avenue in 1960 and more ...

, where she majored in animation. She graduated from

Parsons School of Design Parsons School of Design, known colloquially as Parsons, is a private art and design college located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Founded in 1896 after a group of progressive artists broke away from established Manhatt ...

. She then worked as a designer and art director for a variety of design studios and book and magazine publishers. Working in the tradition of her influences

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and

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, Julia has combined her designer’s eye and whimsical illustration style. She has created brands for clients ranging from fashion and food to institutional. She has also worked as a faculty member at

Marymount Manhattan College Marymount Manhattan College is a private college on the Upper East Side of New York City. As of 2020, enrollment consists of 1,571 undergraduates with women making up 80.1% and men 19.9% of student enrollment. The college was founded in 1936. Hi ...

. Gran is a noted illustrator of children’s picture books. Those she has illustrated include ''Princess Penelope'' and ''Princess Penelope Takes Charge''; she wrote and illustrated ''Big Bug Surprise''. She has won awards including a Distinguished Achievement Award from the Educational Press Association of America (now the

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) for ''321 Contact''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gran, Julia Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Artists from New York City American children's book illustrators High School of Art and Design alumni Parsons School of Design alumni

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