I’m an award-winning illustrator open for new projects. I’m proudly represented by Illo Agency.

My work has appeared across editorial, publishing, packaging and brand projects internationally.

But also…

My name is Driss Chaoui (aka Kalakal)

I’m a colour enthusiast living in Toulouse, France, with a lovely cat friend, and injecting vibrancy and conceptual storytelling into my projects. I take serious topics seriously, and campy ones even more.

Oh, what does Kalakal mean? Absolutely nothing, this is a sound I used to babble as a toddler, and it soon became a nickname in my family. It also became my artist name later in life.

Editorial: Vine Pair / Glug / Happy Newspaper / Popshot / Hyphen Online / Shado / Skinny / The Mortar

Commercial: Agence Influactive / Action Santé / Storything / Yurcom

Book Covers and Publishing: EMC Publishing / Podium Publishing / Lake Colouring / Reedsy

Packaging: Wine 52 / Queer Brewing

Non-profit: Believers Bailout (BBO) / Hidayah / Lung YCCM / Privacy International / Women on Web

Creativepool Annual (2026 Silver Award)

Creative Quarterly (85) 2026 (Runner-up)

World Illustration Awards (2024 longlist)

American Illustration Awards (2024 chosen winner)

Brightness Awards (2020 longlist)

Studio Noel (Interview)

Lake Colouring (artist spotlight)

shado – pick of the week (The individuals changing the world around them)

3×3 magazine (Issue 36)

Association of Illustrators (2023 AOI mentee)

shado mag (artist spotlight)

Counterpoint (artist spotlight)

Mipsterz’s ALHAMDU, Muslim Futurism (exposition)

Cagibi Zine (artist spotlight)