About me

Ellis van der Does is a Dutch illustrator and designer based in London. Her style is clear, while using various textures and popping colours. She often combines existing forms to create new stories. Ellis works on commissioned and personal projects. Clients include: Nestle, Disney, MixMag, UAL Postgraduate Community / Scott King, BBC, Vice UK, Cambridge University, Royal Academy of Dance London and Staatsbosbeheer (Dutch Forest Protection), among others.

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Projects

• Sony MusicGIF pack for 'Perfect' by Dio ft. Glen Faria Keywords: Dio, Perfect, Diorno
• Take Care Of Your Mind!Project for Tumblr - part of their Post It Forward campaign. No one understands the notion of being alone together quite like apartment dwellers in the age of social distancing. Look inside any apartment building, and you’ll likely find people hidden away from the world, doing their chores, engaging in self-care getting lost in their own heads, with their windows serving as their one keyhole to the outside world. During difficult times, it’s important to find moments of happiness amid the mono
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  Tumblr x NAMLEProject for Tumblr and the amazing non profit NAMLE, the National Association of Media Literacy Education. They are doing work to ensure all internet users have the tools they need to understand and interpret media objectively.
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  Reel 2019ellisvanderdoes.com instagram.com/ellis__.d Music: Communication by Kiri Mioki
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  Kojey Radical x 1800 TequilaAnimated on top of three films for Kojey Radical x 1800 Tequila. The animations appear at the beginning of all three films and re-appear at the end in two of the films. Director: Otis Dominique Production: Armoury Films Producer: Clare Gibson
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  Nestle Milkybar Mix UpsFour character illustrations for Nestle's Milkybar Mix Ups campaign, which was launched in the UK and Ireland. The other four characters that appear in the videos are drawn by Kyle Metcalf. Agencies: Hogarth and J. Walter Thompson

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Projects credited in

• 1800 x Kojey Radical | Pearly
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  1800 x Kojey Radical | Where Do I Begin?
• #eatprettyExperimental horror film exploring the link between social media, isolation and eating disorders. Commissioned by Random Acts and broadcast on Channel 4 in Summer 2018. Official Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/annaeatspretty

Work history

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Freelance Illustrator & DesignerEllis D
Jul 2013London, United KingdomFreelance
Freelance illustration and design work for various clients: - Nestle / Milkybar - Disney - MixMag - Cambridge University - Royal Academy of Dance London
Pod Leader
Jan 2016 - Jan 2016London, United KingdomFreelance
Modual: is an innovative educational initiative created by Fred Deakin, Professor at University of the Arts London, to equip students with digital, entrepreneurial and collaborative skills that will empower them to thrive in the creative industries after graduation. Over the course of an intensive two week period, students explore their inner creative purpose and develop vital cross-disciplinary collaborative skills: they then create their own 'pop-up design studios' to develop innovative projects that will change the world for the better, with regular mentorship from leading industry experts along the way. At the end of the second week the students present their projects to a live audience of creative industry leaders, peers and investors. Over the course of the two weeks I mentored a pod of fifteen students. The first few days we connected digitally with the help of Fuze and Slack, later on we met physically in Somerset House.

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Skills

• Film
• Visual Arts
• Art Direction
• Drawing
• Printmaking
• People
• Collage
• Mixed Media
• Silkscreen
• Digital Artist
• Design
• Editorial
• Illustration
• Pen Ink
• Photoshop
• Adobe After Effects

Education

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MA Graphic Design CommunicationChelsea College of Art and Design
Oct 2014 - May 2015London, United Kingdom
Visual communication course
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BA IllustrationHogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht
Sep 2008 - Jun 2013Utrecht, Netherlands
Illustration

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