I received my Masters in Art Education with a mix of Digital Design and Fine Art from Monmouth University in 2004. This has led me to be the Fine Art and Digital Design educator at the following schools :

  • Ocean City High School (2004 - 2005 non tenure)

  • York Institute of Fine Art (2006-2007 non tenure)

  • Charter School in Plainfiield K -8 Fine Art (2007-2008 non tenure)

At Ocean City High School much of my curriculum combined Digital Design curriculum and fine art curriculum that combines history, relevant ideas to inspire and engage students. Curriculum included

  • Color and Color Theory Experimentation

  • Typography and T-shirt design

  • Design and Repeating Designs ->Print | Print Press and Block carving

  • Exploration of Drawing and Sketching -> Exercises using outdoors as inspiration 

  • Digital Design

Awards at OCHS - Click Here to see all work from below

  • Winners of Earthday Logo in 2004

  • Winners of HESSA logo in 2005

  • Students illustrated the book for Sammys Adventures in Ocean City,
    NJ     that got published Click Here

  • Student won the new school mural contest that became the mural on the school
    wall designed in Adobe Illustrator built as a mosiac tile painting on the wall

At the Art Institute of York PA

I taught Graphic Web Design to developers. I created an overlapping curriculum to provide students first the principles of design, then got into the details of Gestalt Principles and how they are used, using Color Theory, Typography, and Hierarchy, followed by Graphic Software to build a website based on their findings.
Students also had the opportunity to display their work at the Graduate Show where their work was on full display and received many compliments on the work.

  • Color and Color Theory Experimentation

  • Design Principles and Gestalt

  • Typography

    • Project that was showing in gallery: Tell a Story using typography both black and white and in color

    • Type had to be abstract and manipulated using Adobe Illustrator

    • No images can be used only type, color and gray scale

  • Web Design Package

    • Find a website that you think needs a redesign. Write a business statement as to why you think it needs to be re-done, and your approach.

    • Based on your learnings, use color theory, branding, and design principles and typography to your design

    • Final Project: Present to the class your website and discuss how you used the following to create a better website for the users and the company brand.

Approach

Success comes from aligning strategy with collaboration throughout the entire product lifecycle.

Our process emphasizes working closely with client members, ensuring shared understanding from discovery through delivery.

By creating clear research and design strategies, we help teams connect on UX vision and goals—balancing user needs with business objectives. This alignment is what ultimately drives meaningful impact and product success.

What Clients are Saying

"Our team learned how to think like designers, with consideration to our users and business needs giving the team the ability to meet deadlines and ensure best user experience is developed."

Andrea Dunn, Product Manager, UPS

"Alli has helped us understand design both in general and how to make the data more sensible to our business users. The impact has increased usability and business revenue.”

Uriel Munar, Product Manager, Kroger