Michelle (she/her) creates identities and engaging brand experiences across print, digital, and environmental applications—and she leads, teaches, and mentors others to do the same.
With over 13 years of experience and a knack for the details, she has worked with numerous international organizations, cultural & educational institutions, luxury resorts, and local businesses to create a positive social impact.
A typography nerd at heart, Michelle loves to share her knowledge with students as an adjunct professor at MICA and Towson University. She is also a member of AIGA Baltimore and the Letterform Archive.
Reach out on Linkedin or email her at michelle.ghiotti@gmail.com to chat.
→ expertise
Art & Creative Direction
Branded Environments
Brand Identity
Brand Strategy
Conceptual Development
Custom Lettering
Digital Design
Editorial Design
Environmental Graphics
Production
→ teaching
MICA
GD5325 Type Intensive
GD301 Flexible Design Studio
GD321 Typography III
GD221 Typography II
GD201 Typography I
Towson University
ART355 Typography I
→ speaking
MICA, Flexible Design Studio, 2024
MICA, Graphic Design MA Studio, 2023
→ recent professional experience
Ashton Design (2018-Present)
Design Director
Senior Designer
Exit10 Advertising (2012-2014,
2015—2018)
Design Team Lead
Senior Designer
Designer
Fugue.Co (2015)
Designer
Design Lab 360 (2014-2015)
Designer
→ education
Crash Course in Revival Type Design, Type Electives, 2024
Type to Lettering, Oh No Type School, 2023
Intro to Modern Type Design, Letterform Archive, 2023
Brush Casual Lettering with Ken Barber, 2023
Design Educators Typography Intensive Symposium, 2021
Foundation HTML, CSS, Javascript, SuperHi, 2018
Type Design for Non-Type Designers, 2018
The New Aesthetic of Data Narrative Workshop, 2015
Presenting Data and Information Workshop, 2015
Maryland Institute College of Art (2007-2011)
Lorenzo de'Medici International Institute
BFA Graphic Design
→ select clients
attn:
Amazon
The Climate Pledge
Madewell
thredUp
The Honest Company
Lavender Hill
Lexington Market
Bromo Arts District
The Deuces Live
ABET
Mount Vernon Place Conservancy
The St. Paul's Schools
Fat Lip
Bitter End Yacht Club
Bitter End Provisions
Force: Upsetting Rape Culture
FDR Presidential Library
Global Handwashing Partnership
NCCOR
CDC
USAID
Pvlic Foundation
→ expertise
Art & Creative Direction
Branded Environments
Brand Identity
Brand Strategy
Conceptual Development
Custom Lettering
Digital Design
Editorial Design
Environmental Graphics
Production
→ teaching
MICA
GD5325 Type Intensive
GD301 Flexible Design Studio
GD321 Typography III
GD221 Typography II
GD201 Typography I
Towson University
ART355 Typography I
→ speaking
MICA, Flexible Design Studio, 2024
MICA, Graphic Design MA Studio, 2023
→ recent professional experience
Ashton Design (2018-Present)
Design Director
Senior Designer
Exit10 Advertising (2012-2014,
2015—2018)
Design Team Lead
Senior Designer
Designer
Fugue.Co (2015)
Designer
Design Lab 360 (2014-2015)
Designer
→ education
Crash Course in Revival Type Design, Type Electives, 2024
Type to Lettering, Oh No Type School, 2023
Intro to Modern Type Design, Letterform Archive, 2023
Brush Casual Lettering with Ken Barber, 2023
Design Educators Typography Intensive Symposium, 2021
Foundation HTML, CSS, Javascript, SuperHi, 2018
Type Design for Non-Type Designers, 2018
The New Aesthetic of Data Narrative Workshop, 2015
Presenting Data and Information Workshop, 2015
Maryland Institute College of Art (2007-2011)
Lorenzo de'Medici International Institute
BFA Graphic Design
→ select clients
attn:
Amazon
The Climate Pledge
Madewell
thredUp
The Honest Company
Lavender Hill
Lexington Market
Bromo Arts District
The Deuces Live
ABET
Mount Vernon Place Conservancy
The St. Paul's Schools
Fat Lip
Bitter End Yacht Club
Bitter End Provisions
Force: Upsetting Rape Culture
FDR Presidential Library
Global Handwashing Partnership
NCCOR
CDC
USAID
Pvlic Foundation