Make What You Love and You Will Be Found: Sarah Robbins, Catapult Artist for June 2019
“‘Illustrator’ is just the easiest catch-all for many jobs—which again, I’m rather restless so it’s worked out great that I never get bored!”
As part of our Catapult Artist program, Nicole Caputo, Catapult’s art director, sits with June’s #CatapultArtist for a conversation on art, creativity, and the artist’s life.




Nicole is the Creative Director of Catapult, Counterpoint Press and Soft Skull Press. She is also the co-founder of She Designs Books, an organization that celebrates women in book design. She was formerly VP, Creative Director at Hachette Book Group.
Awards include a Silver Cube from the Art Director's Club/The One Show for Creativity, Communication Arts, Type Director's Club, AIGA/NY, HOW International Design, PRINT Regional Design, the New York Book Show, the National Gold Ink Awards, London International Creative Competition, STEP Design Magazine, and the Publishing Professionals Network.
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“Working for myself is all about balance. Although illustration is my career and passion, I still need to have a life outside of art-making.”