the cute institute

Designer / Illustrator / Entrepreneur / Kawaii Guru Tesha is a Montreal, Canada based creative graphic designer, illustrator and “cute” specialist. With a formal education in graphic design, a strong passion for illustration and a wide range of interests and disciplines, Tesha specializes in kawaii digital vector art design and illustration. She is currently working full-time as a graphic designer, while continuing to pursue her freelance career through her website. As a self-taught and self-directed vector designer, Tesha creates cute, bright, clean, colorful and funny Vector Pop Art designs and illustrations. Tesha is known for her own unique brand and style of integrating elements of Japanese minimalism and cuteness (a Japanese fixation) with classic North American rendering techniques. Her fan base has grown over the past 5 years, and her regular interaction with fans continues to inspire her. Tesha is passionate about the latest drawing and design topics and trends, and her careful observation of these helps to keep her designs current.