about us

We are a brand consulting and design agency.

But that’s what we do, not why, and why is far more important: we’re here to discover and amplify your strengths so your story is heard. Our clients range from global CPG companies, to scrappy start-ups, to local nonprofits, and while every client is different, our goal is the same: building and strengthening meaningful connections between brands and the people that want them.

We make design accessible.

For our clients, this means low maintenance partnership, global brand expertise with a small agency feel (no big egos here), and a genuine love for collaboration. For the end user, this means design solutions that put them first and bring them joy. And for fellow designers, this means sharing our processes and resources freely, and seizing every opportunity to educate others on the practice and mindset of design.

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Giving Back.

We feel pretty lucky to call Chicago home and be a part of this incredible design community. So we’re big on giving back, and doing what we can to make the world a little better through nonprofit partnerships, volunteer projects and fundraising, mentorships, and anything else we manage to dream up (and dreaming up is kind of our thing, so that’s usually a lot).

meet the flock

Valerie Aurilio

Valerie Aurilio

Principal

Virginia Hultman

Virginia Hultman

Executive Director, Client Strategy

Liz Lovasco

Liz Lovasco

Creative Director

Aubrey Smith

Aubrey Smith

Operations Director

Parker Sheley

Parker Sheley

Art Director

Robin Beattie

Robin Beattie

Art Director

Amy Ackermann

Amy Ackermann

Art Director & Strategist

Jeannette Losey

Jeannette Losey

Production Director

Laura Slabaugh

Laura Slabaugh

Senior Project Manager

Fabrice Ayivi-Ga Togbassa

Fabrice Ayivi-Ga Togbassa

Senior Designer

Zach Bird

Zach Bird

Senior Designer

Hunter Coleman

Hunter Coleman

Senior Designer

Olivia Noll

Olivia Noll

Senior Designer

Jenna Zelkowski

Jenna Zelkowski

Senior Designer

Sammy Smith

Sammy Smith

Senior Designer

Jason Haff

Jason Haff

Senior Technical Designer

Shawn Li

Shawn Li

Senior Motion Designer

Daniel Aberra

Daniel Aberra

Designer

Ellie Schwartz

Ellie Schwartz

Designer

Steph Bloom

Steph Bloom

Designer

Ilisha Sharma

Ilisha Sharma

Junior Designer

Maddy McEachen

Maddy McEachen

Junior Designer