WHO
Hi there, I'm Estella, a Chicago-based designer, art director, and illustrator. While my creative journey spans across various realms, my passion lies in crafting authentic branding and digital design experiences. Coming from a culturally rich yet homogenous community, I am driven to pursue diversity in both personal experiences and professional practice. I am always in search of opportunities that inspire me to break through the limits of my past work and allow me to acquire new styles and approaches to visual art.
what
Chicago International Film Festival
Tyson Foods
Art Institute of Chicago
National Association of Realtors
Jimmy Dean
Change the Ref
Hefty
Clients:
Absolut Vodka
City of Chicago
Glade
Kotex
Perond Ricard
SCJohnson
Reynold’s
Paypal
Babybel
Boursin
Moen
Ecolab
Family Guard
Ziploc
when
Ogilvy (485) | Associate Design Director | May 2022 - Present
Havas | Designer | June 2020 - May 2022
Redis Labs | Designer | July 2020- June 2021
FCB | Design Intern | June 2020 - August 2020
Leviathan (Envoy) | Design Intern | Feb 2020 - May 2020
School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Design Instructor | May 2017 - Aug 2017
Education:
School of the Art Institute of Chicago MFA in Visual Communication Design | August 2018-May 2020
Syracuse University B.S. in Advertising & Minor in Animation | Aug 2014-May 2018
where
why
aWARDS & rECOGNITION
2023 Cannes Lion
Silver: Change the ref | NRA children’s museum
2023 London International Awards
Silver & Bronze: Change the ref | NRA children’s museum
2023 One show
Merit: Change the ref | NRA children’s museum
2023 One show
Merit: Absolut World of Cocktails
2023 Communication Arts
Advertising/Miscellaneous/ Social issues: NRA children’s museum
2023 D&AD
Wood pencil: Change the ref | NRA children’s museum
2022 London International
Finalist (art direction) : Absolut World of Cocktails
2021 Shorty Awards
Winner: Social Campaign | Fair housing
2021 Addy
Winner: Social Campaign | Fair housing
2020 Applied Arts
Winner: Illustration | La Suite Bleu
2020 Applied Arts
Winner: Student Illustration | La Suite Bleu
2020 Applied Arts
Winner: Student Advertising | Dynamic Duo
2020 Creative Quarterly: 61
Winner: Student Fine Art | The Chronicle
2020 Creative Quarterly: 60
Winner: Student Illustration | La Suite Bleu
2020 Creative Quarterly: 60
Winner: Student Graphic Design | Binary Labyrinth
2020 Communication Arts
Winner: Student Illustration | La Suite Bleu
2020 3x3 International Illustration Show No. 17
Merit: Illustration series: La Suite Bleu
2020 The One Show Young Ones ADC
Silver: Illustration series: La Suite Bleue
2020 Indigo Design Award
Gold: Illustration series: La Suite Bleue
2020 AI-AP39
Winner: Illustration series: La Suite Bleue
2018 The One Show Young Ones Brief
Merit: Integrated design/Opioid Awareness & Prevention: Reverse Pac-man
2018 Graphis New Talent
Silver: Print design/Augmented Wild
2018 Graphis New Talent
Silver:Syracuse Human Rights Film Festival/Rights Matter
2018 Graphis New Talent
Silver: 3D design/Dynamic Duo
2018 Graphis New Talent
Merit: Print design/ Richer on the inside
Exhibition
Exhibitions
2021 The Cheltenham Illustration Awards Exhibition, Cheltenham, UK
2021 “Portrait 2021” Exhibition, CICA Museum, Korea
2020 AIGA SAIC Show Don’t Tell (group), Chicago, IL