Allie is an independent creative director and designer based in San Francisco. She is a curious creative generalist with a passion for visual narrative.
She partners with founders, leaders, and creatives who want to spark a deeper connection with their audience.
Services
Brand
Integrated brand building through strategic design and scalable systems that meld visual and verbal identity.
Film
Creative direction and design from pitch and treatment development through to motion graphics and marketing.
Editorial
Design and art direction for brands and publications across any platform.
Previous Roles
GDP (Godfrey Dadich Partners)
Leading a cross-disciplinary creative team building story-driven brands. Consistently delivering strategic and well-crafted work across brand identity, documentary film, editorial, advertising, and digital experiences. Projects range in industry and scale from early stage to global enterprise. Select clients include Nike, Microsoft, Netflix, JoeCoffee, National Geographic, Sony, Futures Without Violence, and The Obama Foundation.
Case studies available on request.
WIRED
Design and art direction for the Silicon Valley bible of innovation. Working with a brilliant group of journalists to bring stories to life across print, digital, video, events, social, and more. Tackling the challenge of telling stories about abstract and emerging technologies with visually-compelling, human-centric design and art direction.
Collaborators: Scott Dadich, Billy Sorrentino, Claudia de Almeida, David Moretti, Caleb Bennett, Anna Alexander, Sarah Silberg, and the entire editorial team.
Condé Nast
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.
Collaborators: Scott Dadich, Alyson Cameron, Claudia de Almeida, and Victor Krummenacher.
Portrait by Bryan Derballa
Interviews & Conferences
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, 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, and is (happily) no longer under 30.