Ellen Rose

Ellen Rose

About

I'm a multidisciplinary experience designer and transformation consultant.

My approach combines design-thinking methodologies with elevated visual craft and a high emotional intelligence.

I'm supercharged with AI tools and workflows, yet I believe that the creative process remains a profoundly human practice and must be protected. In fact, are there ways that AI can actually elevate our human creativity and imagination? I'm trying to figure that out.

I use design in my role at SYPartners to inspire individual epiphanies and collective transformation. I'm a New Yorker but now call Portland, OR home.

My 5 Design Principles for the AI-Era →

Design
Expertise

Experience Design

Wireframing for Apps and Web; Prototyping; Testing; Vibe-Coding; Building; Partnering with Dev/Engineering to Deploy

User-Centered/Design Thinking Methodologies

User Research (Surveys, Interviews, Personas, Journey Maps); Problem Framing; Ideation and Brainstorming

AI-Native

Continually experimenting with and integrating AI tools into my workflows, including for research, rapid concepting, prototyping, and development; primarily with Claude suite + Figma (also Replit, Vercel, ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.)

Also, learning when not to use the tools in the creative process

Visual Design

Logos; Typography; Color Palettes; Editorial Design; Print & Digital Graphic Assets; Illustration

Visual Storytelling

Concept Development; Storyboarding; Art Direction for Photo, Video and Motion Design; Presentation Design

Creative Strategy

Creative Briefs; Market Research; Defining Purpose, Values and Differentiators

Consulting
Expertise
  • Executive-Level Presentation
  • Systems-Thinking
  • Client/Stakeholder Management
  • High Emotional Intelligence
  • Adaptable and Resilient
  • Comfort with High Levels of Ambiguity and Complexity
  • Writing
Education

MFA Products of Design

Graduate program in design leadership
School of Visual Arts, NYC
Winner of the Paula Rhodes Memorial Award for Academic Excellence

RISD

Continuing Education: Graphic Design

Lafayette College

BA with Honors in Spanish & Studio Art
Magna Cum Laude
Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society

Clients
  • AARP
  • Olaplex
  • Anthropologie
  • Mars Inc.
  • BlackRock
  • Merative
  • BNY Mellon
  • MoMA Design Store
  • Cognizant
  • PayPal
  • CoreWeave
  • Saks Fifth Avenue
  • CVS Health
  • Starbucks
  • EY
  • ThinkFoodGroup
  • Freshfields
  • Upwork
  • General Catalyst
  • WBA (Walgreens)
  • Harry's Inc.
  • X
  • IBM Research
  • XQ
  • J. Crew
Work