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Ellen Flaherty is an L.A.-based graphic designer who has worked with Sagmeister & Walsh, Mother Design, Chobani, Collins and Kvell, but she started her career copyediting features at The Hollywood Reporter. She has degrees from the University of Iowa and Art Center College of Design. Her work spans print, packaging, environmental and digital.

2017 Ellen Flaherty

2017 Ellen Flaherty

Hello! ExperienceSagmeister & WalshMother DesignChobaniCollinsKvell

EducationB.A. English — The University of IowaB.F.A. Graphic Design — Art Center College of Design

Recognition2015 TDC Communication Design AwardIdentity Design — The Jewish MuseumSagmeister & WalshDesign assistance for museum collateral under Creative Director Stefan Sagmeister, Art Director Jessica Walsh and Designer Zipeng Zhu

2013 Art Director’s Club Design AwardStudent Category — Bronze CubeLeland & Goode Coffee Shop

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Chobani Greek Yogurt Print & packaging

Packaging ProposalCreative direction — Paulina ReyesArt direction & design — Ellen FlahertyFood photography — Gentl & Hyers

Chobani Soho Café Cold Brew CampaignCreative direction — Stephen JungDesign — Ellen FlahertyFood photography — Maren Caruso

The Chobani Table Recipe CollectionDesign direction — Ellen FlahertyDesign — Iva MilevaFood photography — Francesco TonnelliArt direction — Lynsay Reynolds

2014 — 2016

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1MSQFTExhibition identity

One Million Square Feet of Culture: A Survey of Culture by Windows is a series of guest-curated pop-up exhibition spaces sponsored by Microsoft Windows, showcasing art, food, technology, film, music and fashion. Each event’s total square footage contributes to the series’ goal — one million square feet.

CreditsAgency — MotherCreative Direction — Michael Ian KayeDesign Direction — Mark Aver Design — Ellen Flaherty, Betsy Tsai & Jason MillerPhotography — Thomas Prior

2013

Primary lock-up Secondary lock-up

Guest curator lock-upAbbreviated mark & color palette

Multiple guest curator lock-up

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Annual Summer Sales Signage Aïzone is the youth-targeted offshoot of Aïshti, a luxury department store based in Beirut.

CreditsCreative Direction — Stefan Sagmeister & Jessica WalshDesign & Retouching — Ellen FlahertyPhotography — Santiago Carrasquilla

2013

Aïzone Advertising

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Wordmarks & Logos

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Oroboro Production company

Oroboro is a Los Angeles–based production company founded by filmmaker Adrian A. Cruz (SyFy’s Ascension). The name and wordmark

is inspired by ouroboros, an ancient Egyptian symbol of a snake eating its tail — a symbol of the cyclical nature of life (and death).

Leap Symposium identity

Leap: New Terrain, New Paths was an invitation-only symposium hosted by Designmatters, Art Center’s award-winning social-impact design department. Participants explored the new professional frontier in design for social innovation.

2017 Ellen Flaherty

2017 Ellen Flaherty

40 Days of Dating Create Serendipity / Day 10

Forty Days of Dating is an experiment in finding romantic love inside of a long friendship by NYC designers Jessica Walsh and Timothy Goodman. Tim and Jessica asked dozens of designers from around the world to contribute typographic phrases to help them illustrate their romantic hopes, fears and frustrations.

Griffith Observatory Cultural identity

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The Griffith Park Observatory has been a Hollywood icon since the 1930s. This speculative mark nods to the switchback hiking trails leading up to the domed Art Deco/Beaux-Arts structure — and the celestial bodies orbiting overhead. (Speculative)

L.A. MarathonWordmark

The L.A. Marathon traces a line through the city, starting at Dodger Stadium and ending at the Pacific Ocean. This “L.A.” in this wordmark stands in for this continuous motion — and that of the participants as they make their way through the sprawling city. (Speculative)

2017 Ellen Flaherty

2017 Ellen Flaherty

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