Work samples

  • Baltimore Hunger Project Murals
    Baltimore Hunger Project Murals

    Baltimore Hunger Project (BHP) is a child hunger nonprofit providing food and resources to kids in Baltimore. The design team at Wide Angle Youth Media was tasked with designing multiple murals for BHP's warehouse space where they package meals daily. This project consisted of copywriting taglines, creating visual strategy and brand feel, and designing the murals. 

  • Wide Angle Youth Media Tote Bag
    Wide Angle Youth Media Tote Bag

    These tote bags were designed as merchandise for Wide Angle Youth Media (WAYM), a media arts education organization and professional creative studio that offers video, photography, and design services through our in-house creative agency. The icons and slogan represent WAYM and its offerings. These totes were made to celebrate WAYM's 25th anniversary of continuing to make media and making a difference.

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About Elli

Baltimore City   Baltimore County  

I am a designer and printmaker holding a BFA in graphic design from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Blending both analog and digital practices with dependability and professionalism in every project. I create in an adaptive and solutions-driven approach working within branding, print design, copywriting, and campaign design for a range of clients.

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My Mother's Motherland

My Mother’s Motherland is a personal exploration of my Soviet heritage, focusing on the struggle and hidden joy within my family’s journey. Featuring family photos and handwritten reflections in Russian, my project shares the emotional weight of my parents’ and grandparents’ experiences of fleeing their homeland.

The use of illegible Russian handwriting symbolizes the strength and perseverance hidden beneath hardship and language barriers. Narrated in Russian, my project provides viewers the perspective of the immigrant experience. To face unfamiliar language and culture while also recognizing the deep resilience that shaped my family’s path to the US. Through this archival exploration, I hope to offer a deeper understanding of my heritage and the strength of those who fled their country, even when the meaning of their stories might not be immediately clear.

  • My Mother's Motherland Full Thesis
    My Mother's Motherland Full Thesis
  • Close up of prints
    Close up of prints
  • Close up of print
    Close up of print
  • Exit Visas
    Exit Visas
  • Thesis Narration

    This audio is my father reading the written reflections on the two collages from my thesis. The reflections were written by each of my grandmothers about their experience living in and fleeing the USSR.

  • My Mother's Motherland Full Thesis
  • Close up of prints
  • Close up of print
  • Exit Visas