
About
Hi! I'm Ellie (she/her) a graphic designer and Information Design student based in Quezon City, specializing in advertising materials and art direction. Most of my works are inspired by handmade punk posters from the 90s, collages, and what I like to call "weird design".
Although I usually do graphic design, I also dabble in a bit of film photography from time to time - shooting at my friends' gigs and daily life. I also work a lot with my collective, Elev8 Me L8r - making merch, producing posters and gigs, and taking pictures in the pit. You can also catch me selling my merchandise as "Ellie's Tindahan" at local art markets and conventions! ✮ ⋆ ˚。𖦹 ⋆。°✩
Projects
Blur VS Oasis Night is a celebration of Britpop's finest from across the pond in Mow's, Quezon City by Elev8 Me L8r.
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Successfully spearheaded the show from ideation to production through coordination with the acts and outside partners gaining over 120 people in attendance.
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Headed the conceptualization and production of posters, and publication materials as well as marketing.
Mow's is a dive bar and gig place nestled below Kowloon House in the heart of Matalino St., Quezon City.
Subterranean Haven is a photo archive about the people who call the basement of a Chinese restaurant home.
JSEC Challenge is the Ateneo Management Association's face-to-face business entrepreneurship competition wherein delegates from the Ateneo De Manila compete to earn a spot for JSEC Challenge Food Stalls.
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Developed and executed the branding image of Curry Club.
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Devised the marketing strategy to make sure that Curry Club can communicate with its target market what it wants to convey—from publication materials, the stall itself, up to the food that is served to the customers.
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Oversaw oversees the social media presence and engagement of the company.
Ellie's Tindahan is where Ellie's merch ideas come to life. Each sticker showcases her interests and hyper fixations from Sonny Angels to The Strokes.
You can always find her selling at Elev8 Me L8r's gigs, conventions such as StickerCon and Komiket, and random maker's markets.
Side Projects
Documentations head, set designer, and video editor.
COA Recruitment Week, or RecWeek, is an annual event organized by the Council of Organizations of the Ateneo - Manila (COA-M). Through this event, all accredited organizations and student groups will have the opportunity to promote themselves to the student body and open applications for new and returning members across all year levels.
Creative head, designer, and documentation.
An intimate exhibit and talk about the local music scene's love for analog media. In collaboration with Almost Crimes.
Creative head, designer, and documentation.
A listening party and forum on MusiKolektibo's electroacoustic compilation album, TUNOG LATA, not limited to modern music techniques, the progressive necessity of aural experimentation, and socio-political contexts behind the album tracks.
Documentations deputy and video editor.
COA Recruitment Week, or RecWeek, is an annual event organized by the Council of Organizations of the Ateneo - Manila (COA-M). Through this event, all accredited organizations and student groups will have the opportunity to promote themselves to the student body and open applications for new and returning members across all year levels.
Writing
Originally written to be a fluff piece about a gig, it has evolved into something that celebrates the lives of the people and the music that makes Mow's what it is today.
Features
Work Experience
Elev8 Me L8r is a Metro Manila-based collective established in 2020 that started out as a largely internet-based presence producing online gigs and band promotions during the pandemic. The group has since moved on to organizing a steady stream of face-to-face events composed of musical acts and visual artists, mostly in Quezon City.
- Led art direction, design, and marketing for the collective’s music events, consistently receiving over 50 attendees per show.
- Coordinated and headed collaboration with other local music collectives and productions.
- Produced merchandise for the collective’s bands such as (formerly Maryknoll), Goon Lagoon, Parlor Parlor, and Hazylazy.
We let one overarching purpose guide us in what we do—develop authentic creatives. This means crafting effective materials that answer our partner clients’ marketing needs, and cultivating a culture of authenticity, growth, and contentment for everyone at Itch.
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Created, conceptualized, and interpreted visuals for accounts such as PLDT, Legion, and BAIC to be published in both print and social media.
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Coordinated with other departments for account progress, creative briefs, and job order approvals.
98B Collaboratory is an independent, not-for-profit, artist-run space and initiative based in Escolta, Manila.
It is a platform for critical discourse, experimentation, exchange, information, and presentation of contemporary art in the Philippines.
- Designed publication materials and documented for workshops, exhibits, & performance art shows such as Petals and Power: Women in Bloom.
Youth plus passion minus the bull. Young STAR comes out on Fridays in The Philippine STAR.
- Interpreted, conceptualized, and made visuals for articles to be published on multiple platforms.
- Documented and post-processed photos during on-call events for clients such as PUMA & Spotify.
The Council of Organizations of the Ateneo - Manila (COA-M) is the sole, autonomous, confederation of all fifty-six (56) duly-accredited student organizations in the Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Schools.
- Oversaw, managed and represented the organization's creatives, publication strategy, and documentation team while working in constant collaboration with the organization's eight (8) other offices.
- Organized and tracked job orders and deployment requests for projects from within and outside the organization to be assigned to the team.
- Designed merchandise for events such as COACon 2023.
Sunny16 Studios Inc. founded by likeminded photographers who are both passionate for film and digital photography. Although starting out as a film lab, they have now expanded to include The Lounge by Sunny16 and Sunny16 Studio.
- Conceptualized and designed merchandise such as stickers, mugs, and shirts for Sunny16 Film Lab.
- Created publication materials for both online publishing and printing on a weekly basis.
- Spearheaded the refinement of the company’s brand identity and finetuned each of the subsidiaries’ logos.
ANIMA is an art space located in Quezon City, Metro Manila, founded in 2022 by artists Kean Barrameda and Hya Laoke.
- Led and successfully executed collaborative design projects while on a tight schedule.
- Assisted with the set-up and documented programs and events such as ANIMA Symbiotica and Another/Exit.
The Council of Organizations of the Ateneo - Manila (COA-M) is the sole, autonomous, confederation of all fifty-six (56) duly-accredited student organizations in the Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Schools.
- Headed art direction and design for the organization for COA-M Recweek 2022.
- Conceptualized and designed publication materials for events and programs such as PM Workshops, PM Conference 2022, and Maligayang PasCOA: A Donation Drive for ACED.
The Council of Organizations of the Ateneo - Manila (COA-M) is the sole, autonomous, confederation of all fifty-six (56) duly-accredited student organizations in the Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Schools.
- Designed and co-lead creative direction for projects such as, Kwentuhang MVP - Ateneo's Weekly Radio Show, COA RecWeek 2021, Sprout Talent Workshop, and COA Awards 2022.
- Crafted set materials and conceptualized sets for DP blast photoshoots.
Education
Taking courses in and related to Graphic Design, Print and Publication, UX/UI Design, Coding, and Game Development.
Graduated with Honors.