Erin Ellis

Letter Artist and Illustrator

Yardville, NJ, USA
I am a letter artist and illustrator specializing in custom typography and Lifestyle and Botanical imagery for editorial, advertising, packaging, murals, and logo design. Working independently between NYC and Philly.

Work Experience

Freelance

Letter artist & illustrator

Letter artist and illustrator specializing in custom typography and botanical imagery in editorial, advertising, packaging, murals, and logos for lifestyle, music, food and fashion brands.
January 2010 - Present New Jersey, United States

Mercer County Community College

Special Interest Course Instructor, Continuing Studies

Here I instruct, as well as develop the curriculum for, special interest courses in illustration-related hand skills, including Hand Lettering, Chalkboard Lettering, and Botanical Drawing at Mercer County Community College. These courses are currently being offered for both Spring Semester and Summer sessions.
January 2018 - Present Ewing, New Jersey, United States

Yoobee School Of Design

Short course instructor

Instructed courses in hand lettering at this design school in Auckland, New Zealand. My proposed curriculum focused on manual rendering techniques, creative experimentation, and digitization to vector art.
October 2013 - April 2014 New Zealand

Ceres Fresh Market

Signwriter

SIgnwriting for produce, floral, and packaged food displays and menu chalkboards at this organic market in Auckland, NZ.
October 2013 - April 2014 Auckland, New Zealand

Ape Do Good Printing

Printing intern

Responsible for all stages of the screen printing process, from pre-press formatting to screen burning, pantone ink mixing to assistance on-press for both paper and fabric printing. Also included light customer service and admin responsibilities.
2007 - 2008 California, United States

Classic Letterpress

Printing intern

Assisted with all stages of letterpress printing, from formatting artwork for pre-press, typesetting, polymer platemaking, pantone ink mixing, press maintenance and light admin duties, shop upkeep, collating artist's books, and assistance on Heidelberg Windmill presses.

This internship also included light digital design work and illustration for the shop's line of greeting cards.
November 2006 - April 2007 California, United States

Education

Maryland Institute College Of Art (MICA)

BFA Illustration

December 2005 Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Cooper Union

Certificate in Typeface Design

Typeface drawing, design and production through the Type@Cooper Condensed Program.
June 2014 - July 2014 New York, United States

Awards

Communication Arts

Typography Annual

2017

Communication Arts

Typography Annual

2013

Applied Arts Magazine

Design Awards

2012

Applied Arts Magazine

Photography & Illustration Awards

2012

Print Design Magazine

Regional Design Annual

2007

Print Design Magazine

Regional Design Annual

2006

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite, Botanical Illustration, Custom Typography, Design, Drawing, Hand Lettering, Illustration, Murals, Robofont, Watercolor,

Selected Clients

Facebook, ALDO Shoes, Williams-Sonoma, The Body Shop, Similac, The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Well + Good NYC, RUBY Label*, Ceres Organics*, BBC Good Food Magazine

*indicates a New Zealand based company