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ABOUT

I’m Ellie. Currently, I’m in my third year studying graphic design at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana. 

The most rewarding parts of my design education so far have involved collaborative work, picking up new processes, and traveling – I am excited to continue learning and implementing these ideas into my design practice.


 

IMPORTANT FACTS

+ identical twin
+ avid McDonald’s toy collector
+ caretaker of two 8-year-old rabbits
+ removed Impact from my
University’s approved typeface list






EDUCATION

Louisiana Tech University
    + BFA, Graphic Design
    + English, History, & Studio Art Minor
    + Honors Program
    + Expected Graduation: May 2025
    + Cumulative GPA: 4.0

WORK EXPERIENCE

Office of University Communications, Louisiana Tech University
Digital Media Assistant – Aug. 2021 – present
      + maintain websites for content and layout
     + create graphics following brand standards
     + edit university photo galleries
     + write press releases for Louisiana Tech news website


INVOLVEMENT

 Art and Architecture Study Abroad
Berlin, Germany – June 2023
       + experienced Berlin’s design and culture
Gallery Installation, F. Jay Taylor Visual Arts Center
Berlin and Beyond – Oct. 2023
        + displayed collage, photography, sketchbook, and video from BerlinDeck the Halls – Dec. 2022 & 2023
        + created and exhibited custom skate deck
Gallery Installation, Lincoln Parish Library Event Center
Experiential Design Studio – Feb. 2024
        + produced and curated installation of collaborative project

RECOGNITIONS + AWARDS

Featured work in National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, 2024
School of Design (SOD) Second Year Award, selected by design faculty, 2023
Honorable Mention, SOD Juried Student Exhibition 2023
SOD First Year Award, selected by design faculty, 2022
Best of Foundations, SOD Juried Student Exhibition 2022
Louisiana Tech Presidential Scholarship Recipient, 2021–present

REALIZED PROJECTS

Miller Quarters Park (Minden, LA), Oct. 2023 – present
         + develop identity system for community park
        + coordinate with local officials to implement system 

Rock Island Greenway (Ruston, LA), Jan. 2023 – present

        + collaborate with faculty and students in digital painting and natural sciences
        + design interpretive nature signage, create corresponding diagrams A.E. Phillips Laboratory School (Ruston, LA), July 2022
        + designed and painted interior mural commissioned by schoolUtility Brewing Company (Ruston, LA), June 2020
       + co-designed and painted 400 sq. ft. mural for brewery courtyard

SKILLS

Adobe Creative Suite
Copywriting
Figma
Illustration
Screen Printing
Webflow
WordPress