Erin Ellis
Letter Artist and Illustrator
Yardville, NJ, USAI 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.
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
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
*indicates a New Zealand based company