Allie is an independent creative director and designer building brands, shaping editorial identities, and telling stories across digital, print, and film. Throughout her career she has worked at the intersection of innovation, story, and societal impact.
She partners with organizations of all sizes that understand the value of narrative in forging meaningful connections with their audiences.
Brand
Integrated brand building through strategic design and scalable systems that meld visual and verbal identity.
Editorial
Ideas-driven design and art direction for brands and publications, across the full media ecosystem.
Film
Creative direction and design for documentary and campaigns, with a focus on strong narrative and dynamic graphics.
Previous Roles
Led a cross-disciplinary creative team building story-driven brands. Consistently delivered strategic and highly-crafted work across brand identity, documentary film, editorial, advertising, social, and digital experiences. Projects ranged across industries from cybersecurity to consumer retail, and from early stage startups to Fortune 500 companies. Select clients include Nike, Microsoft, Netflix, JoeCoffee, National Geographic, Palo Alto Networks, Sony, Futures Without Violence, and The Obama Foundation.
Case studies available on request.
Godfrey Dadich Partners
Designed and art directed stories about emerging technology, science, and the economy. Made intangible technologies and ideas legible to a wide audience through photography, conceptual illustration, and data visualization. Partnered closely with journalists to bring features to life across print, digital, video, events, and social.
WIRED
Collaborators: Scott Dadich, Billy Sorrentino, Claudia de Almeida, David Moretti, Caleb Bennett, Anna Alexander, Sarah Silberg, and the entire editorial team.
Partnering with brands across the portfolio—including GQ, Vanity Fair, Bon Appétit, and The New Yorker—to shape digital strategy and launch on emerging digital platforms. Designing special projects for Domino, Gourmet, Glamour, and the photographer Platon.
Condé Nast
Collaborators: Scott Dadich, Alyson Cameron, Claudia de Almeida, and Victor Krummenacher.
Portrait by Bryan Derballa
Interviews & Speaking
AdAge: Sharing the inspiration behind the Emmy-nominated Season 2 show titles for Abstract: The Art of Design.
Washington Post: Breaking down the good and the bad of 2020’s Oscar-nominated Best Picture movie posters.
Speaking at Semi-Permanent about the process of redesigning National Geographic.
Recognition
Allie’s work has been honored by the Art Directors Club, the Society of Publication Designers, ASME, the Webby Awards, and more. Her creative direction on the Abstract: Season 2 main titles sequences earned a 2020 primetime Emmy nomination. Her leadership on the National Geographic magazine redesign was named 2018’s Hottest Redesign by Adweek. Allie was previously named one of the 50 most exciting female creatives under 30 by The Drum.