Taloula Press is the creative home of Karen Wallis, a designer and illustrator with a decade of experience in the industry.
Based in Melbourne, Karen is deeply passionate (obsessed you could say) with all forms of design ranging from books, illustration, typography and print. With years of experience in book design, comprehensive branding and re-branding, digital and traditional print design, Karen takes on any challenge with a fresh perspective and eye catching design every time. Karen also comes well equiped with a network of talented freelance web developers, photographers and illustrators, so there is literally nothing she can’t do and welcomes all projects and collaborations of any kind.
Taloula Press continues to work with clients from a range of industries and locations around the world. These include book publishers Affirm Press and Allen & Unwin. The internationally acclaimed National Museum of Australia, and The Byron Bay Blues and Roots Festival. The prestigious club Baroque at Playboy Club on Mayfair. Consultancy rebranding agency The Story Tellers. Not-for-profit organisations The Canberra Environment Centre, Lifeline and The Australia Institute.
TESTIMONIALS:
“Karen is an absolute delight to work with. She’s creative and clever but equally, generous and kind and incredibly easy to communicate with. She’s a gifted illustrator as well as a talented graphic designer and she brings these skills together to create beautiful work. I feel pretty confident in saying that the designs Karen did for my three books were one of the main reasons they went on to become best-sellers.”
Kate James, Total Balance
Author of Believe in Yourself & Do What You Love, Be Mindful & Simplify Your Life, and Change How You Think & Be Happier Now
“Karen is a great designer – versatile, solutions-focused, never lets you down.”
Martin Hughes, Affirm Press
“I was referred to Karen by a friend who had helped her with her business branding – She knew Karen would be the perfect creative match for me to embark on my own business branding.
I was probably not the typical client for Karen as I did not even yet have a business name yet, I only had the business framework + a goal of what I wanted to achieve. No-one prior to working with Karen even came close to transforming my vision.
After being firstly introduced on a teleconference, I had a feeling Karen was definitely the right person for the job in creating my ‘brand’. I sent her my brief – which was loads of notes, scribbles, drawings + scrambled words on various A3 sketch pads…Karen managed to capture every detail + present back to the concept strategy for my brand – almost on the first go! It took a little longer to flesh out the ‘name’ for my business – but we got there in no time.
It was an absolute joy + pleasure to work with someone so talented. She is a gun at her craft – My brand is the perfect representation of me + the vision I had.
I continue to work with her + refer her to only the deserving.
Thank you Karen.”
Kirby Blake, Frame
“Karen combines creative flair with a responsive and ever cheerful personality. Our project was a challenging one, requiring the incorporation of archival photographs, cartoons and documents of varying quality and eclectic style. Karen’s design solutions suited the book perfectly and it is receiving excellent reviews commenting on its look and feel.”
Dr Therese Osborne, National Museum of Australia
FRIENDS OF TALOULA PRESS
Web Developer:
Renee Bramley
—–
Graphic Designer and Photographer:
Jen O’Loughlin
—–
SEO and CMS gurus:
Bramley Haus
—–
Graphic Designer, Art Director, Branding and Strategy Design Consultant
Chris Davies
—–
Writer and Editor
Ros Almond
—–