Hi there! I’m Ellynna (but you can call me Ellie)

I am a multi-disciplinary designer skilled in UX/UI and graphic design. I graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design and a Minor in Business in 2020. In 2023, I graduated from Maryland Institute College of Art with a Master’s degree in UX Design.

I have experience working as a designer for firms that encompass a wide variety of industries and have from worked on projects that span designing the UI for enterprise-scale provisioning platforms at Motorola to developing standards for cross-category consistency amongst a large product-line at Kohler.

I have also earned awards for my work, ranging from helping our team win the Most Creative Presentation for the i-Prize Competition at Kohler Co as well as $100k in funding for the project itself, to being one of two UX Design Capstone Award Winners at Maryland Institute College of Art in the Spring of 2023. Both of these can be seen in greater detail here.

Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions, if you want to collaborate, or if you find a project that you like and want to talk more about.

ellynnaruan[at]gmail.com

Testimonials

  • "Ellynna is a talented and creative designer who always delivered high-quality work for various projects […] She always strives to exceed expectations and deliver value to the end-users. She is an asset to any organization that is looking for a skilled and motivated UX designer."

    Jinzhou Wan, Service Design Manager at Motorola Solutions

  • "I worked alongside Ellynna [and i]t did not take long to realize she is a positive and enthusiastic force. She always delivered top-notch work and consistently met deadlines. She was able to quickly pick up complex concepts and systems in a very short timeframe. Ellynna is a great teammate, a quick learner, and a great communicator; I strongly believe she would be a great addition to any design organization."

    Joseph B, Senior User Experience Designer at Motorola Solutions

  • "Ellynna is an energetic and passionate designer. She is eager to learn, grow and contribute. […] Ellynna volunteered to participate an innovation challenge. She led the UX/UI activities and her team won a $100,000 seeding fund to take their concept to the next level. With a wide range of design skills […] Ellynna will be a great addition to any creative team."

    Nancy Liu, Director Of User Experience at Kohler Co

  • "Ellynna is a brilliant visionary! You only need share a little information about the problem you’re trying to solve, or a simple idea for innovation, and her face quickly lights up and she begins the inquiry to gain a better understanding. […] She is a fantastic teammate who gets things done when you need them. Always flexible and always imagining! I look forward to working with her again."

    Delia Mixon, Heart-Centered Servant Leader

  • "Ellynna contributed to the success of redesigning a logo and website for the Victoria Summer Music Festival Society. She was a pleasure to work with. She was responsive and was able to take in creative direction and peer review well. She took initiative to suggest ideas during stakeholder review and successfully executed all her assigned tasks […] I would be delighted to have her on my team again."

    Gloria Leung, Senior Product Designer @ Muck Rack

  • "I was fortunate to work with Ellynna. She was always creative, passionate, diligent, detail-oriented, and reliable during her intern. She has incredible taste and was invaluable in providing critiques and feedback to the rest of the team to ensure our project was the best it could be […] Our CEO calls her a rising star. Not only is she a fantastic team member, but also, she is one of the most talented graphic designers I've ever met! Working with Ellynna was a joy and I have no doubt that she would be an incredibly valuable asset to any team."

    Mark Zhu, Senior Designer | UIUX Designer | Art Director

  • "Ellynna is incredibly talented. The work she did for us was creative and done in a timely manner. Ellynna is open to feedback and works well with a team. I highly recommend Ellynna."

    Katie Trowbridge, CEO of Curiosity2Create

  • "I had the pleasure of working with Ellynna on a curriculum workbook design project, and I was so impressed with her organization, creativity, and professionalism. She came to every meeting prepared, above and beyond, and the final product looked amazing. Ellynna is absolutely wonderful and you will not regret working with her!"

    Larissa Meier Bennett, Educational Consultant at RYE Collective

Let’s make great things together.

See something that catches your eye? Want to discuss a project you have in mind?

Feel free to get in touch with me at ellynnaruan96@gmail.com