Founded in 1999, 21 Skye Design is an award-winning, independent design studio in Prospect, Kentucky. As a graphic designer, Elizabeth feels that her job boils down to listening, comprehending, and problem solving with her clients—the level of comprehension where you lose the extra, the unnecessary, and create simple, good design.
21 Skye Design branding projects include a recent collaboration with Master Distiller Jim Rutledge and Steven Camisa of J. W. Rutledge Distilling for the 2021 launch of High Plains Rye. A legend in the industry, Rutledge combined his years of expertise with straight ryes from 4 states for an entirely unique blend. The packaging design that holds this special whiskey garnered attention from an international panel of judges winning a 2021 Gold Award from Horizon Media Awards.
Non-profit organizations and fine art projects include award winning work for: the Parks Alliance of Louisville, the Louisville Downtown Partnership, South 4th Street Branding, LOOK – eight editions of the Biennial Gallery Guide and website design for the Louisville independent gallery consortium, the Exhibition Catalog and CV featuring the 60-year career of work by artist Ann Stewart Anderson. Elizabeth also created an extensive, posthumous catalog project for renown, local sculptor Paul Field’s Retrospective Exhibition in conjunction with Louisville Visual Art. Just some of the other prominent Louisville fine artists who she has designed for include: C.J. Pressma, Jacque Parsley, Keith Auerbach, Sarah Havens, Anessa Arehart, Lynn Dunbar and Shayne Hull.
Other clients include independent authors and publishers: Sally Van Winkle Campbell, Paige Valdiserri, Mark Davis, Thom Shelby, Old Stone Press, and Crescent Hill Books.
For-profit clients include businesses of every size and nature: BFW, Inc., a Louisville 2nd generation woman-owned business and makers of surgical headlight and camera systems, The Aviation Protection Fund, Family Wealth, Wiltshire Pantry Catering, Cafe and Restaurant, Goat Rodeo Productions. In collaboration with Louisville-based Douglas Keeney, CMO, Elizabeth worked with nationally-recognized vitamin supplement company SuperNutrition, which was acquired by NOW in 2019.
After the forced pandemic closing of Craft(s) Gallery, Elizabeth is pleased to continue to work for David McGuire at his new location, Stoneware & Co. A Paristown destination not to be missed. Our next project together will launch in March 2023 and feature Slane Irish Whiskey.
Elizabeth currently volunteers for KyCAD (Kentucky College of Art & Design) as a member of the Board of Trustees and the Speed Art Museum as the Past Chair of the Board of Governors. In 2021, she volunteered for AIGA Louisville as the Sponsorship Director. She was also an active board member of the Louisville Graphic Design Association, LGDA, for many years and served as President in 2005 and 2009. She served on the steering committee in 2013-2014 to transition the organization, in its’ 25th year, to AIGA Louisville. Elizabeth was a proud St. Baldrick’s participant and head-shaving fundraiser in 2002 in honor of her nephew Sammy Pardue.
Elizabeth completed her Bachelor of Design at the School of Design and Planning at the University of Colorado in Boulder. She continues to expand her technological skills with continuing education classes as often as she can schedule.
