Ellyn Amalia Designs LLC

07/11/2026

07/10/2026

Meet the team…childhood edition! 🤭🥹

Before the branding, design strategy, and client meetings, we were just tiny humans with questionable fashion choices and very big imaginations.

I think it’s to say we’ve upgraded our hairstyles…but the creativity definitely stuck!✨

Swipe to see the little people behind the Ellyn Amalia Designs studio. We dare you to guess who’s who. 👀

07/07/2026

One of our favorite parts of what we do is helping bring a business owner’s vision to life, and Red Bear Bakery was such a fun one. Abbi was such a joy to work with and we’re grateful she came to us and trusted us to being her vision to life!🍞🐻

When they came to us as a brand new bakery, they wanted an identity that felt unlike anything else. Together, we explored Art Nouveau influences, traditional folk art, native plants, and a little bit of “local bread witch” magic to create a brand that feels timeless, handcrafted, and full of character.

Every element was intentionally designed, from the custom illustrated bear and supporting bakery icons to the typography, color palette, and even the business cards. We wanted the brand to tell a story long before someone took their first bite.

Our favorite projects are the ones where we get to dig deep into the heart of a business and create something that feels authentic, memorable, and built to grow for years to come.

Thank you, Red Bear Bakery , for trusting us with your vision. We absolutely loved bringing this brand to life and can’t wait to watch your business grow. ❤️

Be sure to give them a follow because you’ll definitely want to get your hands on one of their cinnamon rolls, sandwich bread and delicious dinner rolls. I promise you, you won’t regret it! 😉

06/25/2026

✨ 4 Years of Ellyn Amalia Designs in Creswell and 6 Years in Business✨

Four years ago, I took a big leap of faith and opened the doors to Ellyn Amalia Designs in downtown Creswell. All I can say is wow, what an adventure it has been.

I’m still in awe that I’ve built a business where I get to serve our community through creativity every single day. Along the way, I’ve grown an incredible design team, built amazing client relationships, welcomed a baby onto my hip, and somehow learned how to juggle motherhood and entrepreneurship at the same time.

Some days I wake up wondering how I do it all, and then I remember that I just keep showing up. One day, one project, one client, and one dream at a time.

So here’s to believing in ourselves, taking chances, showing up on the hard days, and continuing to serve our clients and the people who matter most.

Cheers to 4 years in business in downtown Creswell and many more to come! 🥂

A special shoutout to Rift Media for helping create this video before Elowynn was born. We filmed it right before I gave birth, and I just realized I never got around to sharing it. Better late than never!

And if you’ve been in the studio recently, you might notice it looks a little different these days. We’ve added new furniture and made some exciting updates that have made the space feel even more like home. More on that soon!

Oh, and the cover photo? That’s me at my grand opening four years ago. These days my hair is shorter, curlier, and a whole lot wilder…thanks, pregnancy and postpartum hormones.😆

Thank you to every client, collaborator, friend, family member, mentor and community supporter who has been part of this journey. Your support means more than you know! ❤️

06/23/2026

WellMama didn’t just need updated branding for their main brand, they also needed updates to their sub-brands, WellMama en Espanol and Life After Loss. The goal was to create a system that worked separately, and could also work together.

WellMama came to us with more than just a simple “brand refresh” need…they had a whole ecosystem that needed love. Three brands. One mission. A whole lot of heart. 💜🩷🩵

We started with WellMama, then expanded the system to include WellMama en Español and Life After Loss, each one serving families in deeply different (and incredibly important) ways. The challenge? Make each one feel distinct, while still clearly part of the same supportive family.

So we built a flexible brand system that could stretch and adapt:
🦋 Unique identities for each program
🦋 Shared typography and visual illustrations (Fender’s 🦋 Blue butterfly and lupines) that tie everything together
🦋 Clear, intuitive design so families can actually find what they need when they need it

Then we brought it all into a full website experience…clean, welcoming, and easy to navigate whether someone is looking for pregnancy support, postpartum care, support in Spanish, or grief support after a pregnancy or infant loss.

The result is a connected brand world that feels soft, supportive, and intentional…just like the work WellMama does every day!

This is what we love most: collaborating with non-profits making change and building systems that hold both individuality and connection at the same time.✨

If you or a loved one is pregnant, are in the early stages of parenthood or are grieving and navigating a loss please know that WellMama - Perinatal Support can meet you wherever you are and help! Perinatal mental health matters. From one parent to another, please reach out if you could use a little support from a village. You don’t have to navigate this alone.💜

06/16/2026

Let’s dive into WellMama’s brand photography and videography session!🦋

In collaboration with Rift Media our team filmed videos for both WellMama and WellMama en Español to introduce their organization and highlight the importance of their work. The videos explore the range of services and resources they offer, as well as the meaningful impact they have on families throughout the community.

We also captured photographs of the team in action alongside families they have supported through different stages of parenthood, in addition to updated headshots for the organization. This included documenting their space, where we especially loved seeing how children interacted with the hanging butterfly installations throughout the environment.
This phase of the project followed the branding work, ensuring WellMama had high-quality, up-to-date visual media that aligned seamlessly with their refreshed identity.

To check out the team’s headshots, visit https://wellmama.help/about/

Thanks for trusting us! WellMama - Perinatal Support WellMama - Español 💜

06/15/2026

We’re so excited to finally share what we’ve been working on! 💜

WellMama is a nonprofit that supports new, expectant, and grieving parents through pregnancy and postpartum with mental health resources, education, wellness services, peer support, and advocacy. They also hold a very special place in our hearts. When I became a new mom, WellMama supported me through some of my hardest days. They helped me feel normal, listened without judgment, and gave me a safe place to grow into the confident mother I am today.🦋

When they came to us looking to completely refresh their branding and website, we were thrilled to begin the journey. It feels like a true full-circle moment.

Our goal was to reflect the supportive nature of their mission through thoughtful imagery, typography, and color. We refined their existing palette to feel bolder, more cohesive, and higher contrast while maintaining the softness and warmth of their previous branding. We also developed a typographic system that balances strength with nurturing care.

Because WellMama includes three distinct subbrands: WellMama, WellMama en Español, and Life After Loss…we created a structured design system that gives each its own identity while clearly belonging to the same family.

One of our favorite parts of the project was developing the illustrative system inspired by metamorphosis, the Fender’s blue butterfly, and the lupine flowers native to the Willamette Valley. Together they symbolize transformation, growth, grief, healing, and community…all such beautiful reflections of the journeys WellMama supports every day.

We also partnered with Rift Media for photo and video production and Roost Web Strategies to assist with building the custom website experience.

This has been our largest project to date, and we are incredibly grateful to have played a role in supporting such meaningful work. Thank you to the WellMama team, Sydnee and Lilly our in house designers, Angel and River at Rift Media , and Melanie and Brian at Roost Web Strategies 💜

Stay tuned as we share more from this rebrand in the coming weeks!

05/11/2026

Happy Mother’s Day! 🤍

Yesterday marked my second Mother’s Day with my sweet girl, and somehow she’s already 16 months old. Becoming a mama has changed me in more ways than I ever could’ve imagined.

Running a business while also trying to be fully present as a mother is beautiful, rewarding, exhausting, and hard all at once. There are days I feel pulled in every direction, trying to balance deadlines, creativity, motherhood, and making space for myself too.

But one thing I’ve learned is that as mothers, we can’t pour endlessly from an empty cup. It’s important that we continue doing the things that light us up, inspire us, and make us feel like ourselves too. Whether that’s creating, resting, dreaming, working toward goals, or simply taking a quiet moment alone…those things matter.

When we take care of ourselves, we show up better for our babies too. 🤍

To every mother navigating the balance of motherhood, work, identity, and everything in between…you’re doing an incredible job. And I see you. Every journey looks different, and there’s beauty in that.

Happy Mother’s Day from Ellyn Amalia Designs ✨

05/08/2026

There’s been a lot of conversation lately about using ChatGPT instead of hiring a brand designer…so we decided to test it!

We took a real client design brief and had ChatGPT generate a response. And here’s the truth:

AI can give you a starting point. It can generate ideas, directions, even visuals. But it cannot think like a designer. When you rely on AI alone for something like a logo or brand identity, you’re likely going to run into inconsistencies. Your visuals won’t fully align across platforms, your brand won’t feel cohesive, and you won’t receive the full range of file types you actually need to use your logo properly in the real world.

Brand identity design isn’t just about making something look good. It’s about strategy, intention, collaboration and creating a system that works everywhere your business shows up.

So if you’re wondering if we’re afraid of AI taking over our jobs. The answer is simply no. Absolutely not.

What we do as designers goes far beyond generating ideas. It’s the thinking, the collaboration, the ability to listen, interpret, and create something truly unique for each client. AI can’t replace our amazing and talented team of designers who studied design for years to get to where we are.

Now, can ChatGPT be helpful? Absolutely. It’s a great place to start if you’re exploring ideas or trying to get clarity. But if you want a brand that actually works, grows with you, and represents your business well…hire a designer!

From the bottom of our hearts, please invest in that process. I promise you it will also save you money and time in the long run.

And for those of you who aren’t quite ready for a full brand identity package, we see you. We’re currently working on coaching offers for business owners who want to DIY their brand with the right support and guidance along the way. Something more accessible, but still rooted in strategy and intention.

We’re really excited to share more about that soon!

04/11/2026

✨ I’m in my building a business while raising babies era ✨

Yesterday looked like this. Half the day with her dad, half the day with me at the design studio. It was messy. Chaotic. And also super sweet.

She was a little tornado playing so hard and then BOOM…passed out on me for almost 2 hours. Somehow, in the middle of it all, work still got done.

One of our in house designers, Sydnee, snapped this photo of me on her way out of the studio last night at closing time.

This season of motherhood isn’t polished. But it’s real. And it’s the reality of running a design studio while raising a tiny human who needs me.