ELLA is a woman and minority-owned design studio based in Los Angeles, California. We bring multiple perspectives to the table for every project. We share a sense of responsibility for what we put into the world. Creative research plays a major role in our process. Mutual trust between us and our clients is essential. We prioritize marginalized voices. We come with many questions, and conversations lead us toward the truest solution. We embrace complexity and contradiction. Logic appeals to us—so does humor and humility. Every project is an opportunity for growth.

Services include but not limited to:
Book design, print design, exhibition graphics, campaigns, identity systems, web design, film titles, music packaging

Teaching:
Both partners teach graduate and undergraduate Typography courses at ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena.

Design Atlas is an educational tool for teachers, students and designers. We aim to promote discussion and further understanding of basic typography and graphic design principles.

Selected clients:
Hammer Museum, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, ICA Philadelphia, Studio Museum Harlem, The Underground Museum, ArtCenter College of Design, Chicago Architecture Biennial, kurimanzutto, Vincent Price Art Museum, 826LA, Armory Center for the Arts, Art for Philadelphia, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bom Dia Books, Columbia Books on Architecture and the City, powerHouse Books, Craft Contemporary, Grand Central Art Center, Logan Center for the Arts, Carnegie Museum of Art, The Luckman Gallery, M+, The Power Plant

We are:
River Jukes-Hudson, Partner
Stephen Serrato, Partner
Gabrielle Pulgar, Designer
Emma Sutton, Project Manager

Past collaborators:
Xavier Alejandro Cerrilla
Jimena Gamio
V.E. Chen
Carina Mynga Huynh
Jun Lin
Roberto Rodriguez
Alessandro Stella
Nohemy Stella
Dante Carlos Jr. (partner 2015–19)