About Jen White
Jennifer received her BFA in illustration with honors at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Jennifer pursued her first job in publishing as a designer at Harcourt Trade Publishers in San Diego, then Disney Hyperion in New York, followed by creating award-winning work for branding and digital studios as a visual designer and Creative Director back in California. Today, Jennifer is following her heart and is writing and illustrating picture books, and designing for a variety of clients such as trade publishers and The San Diego Air & Space Museum.
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Jen's Creative Process
Jen has always loved texture, mixed media, and the fast-drying vibrancy of acrylics. Today, Jen works with professional digital illustration and animation tools such as Procreate on her iPad, using textured colored pencil and gouache brushes that let her create freely—and efficiently—with two little ones running around. An upgrade to a Wacom is also in her near future. She still keeps a physical sketchbook, mostly to jot down jokes, picture-book ideas and sketches—or to be ready in case a ghost whispers something in her ear. Jen hopes to return to traditional materials one day.
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Made By A Human
Jen’s children’s book illustration and writing are created by hand, from her own imagination and life experiences — authentic, human-made, and never AI.
While she embraces digital tools like an iPad and Apple Pencil, her literary work is guided solely by a human touch and experience, and is a firm believer of building authentic connection and trust. Today we need Mary Shelley more than ever.
Personal Life
Born in Los Angeles during the Perseid Meteor Shower, Jen grew up believing in magic. Influenced by her mom who was an elementary school teacher, and her dad who worked in aerospace, Jen loved art, science, Disney and picture books. Life and work took Jennifer to London and NYC, and today you'll find Jennifer with her family in San Diego, writing, illustrating, and designing. Her most important title is mom to her two small children, and together they love visiting museums, making art, stargazing, baking, gardening, collecting rocks, sticks and seashells.
