Making visitor information easier to find, from sensory bags to accessible spaces inside the museum.
Ella Townsend · Designer & creative thinker
Curiosity,
made useful.
I’m Ella, a Morgan State student exploring how thoughtful design and technology can make life a little better.
Take a look at my work
Product & UX design · Creative technologygood questions make good beginnings.
Selected work
Ideas out in
the world.
Museum visits, student connections and the ways people find what they need. Here’s some of what I’ve been working on.
Robert C. Williams Museum of PapermakingPaper has a story.
Paper has a story.
Give it a way to be heard.
An online exhibition about the ways embossed paper creates beauty, communicates meaning and makes information accessible.
from the thinking
to the thing.
to the thing.
Original design board
↔ Published exhibition
Figma · Digital storytelling
Summer 2026 · Team project
The structure behind the story.
Slide to see the idea take shape.
A physical collection, opened up through a digital experience.Visit the live exhibit
A campus networking concept connecting HBCU students with each other and with opportunities beyond campus.
Global Air Entertainment
One business.
Different people.
Different needs.
Public safetyIndustrial operationsLive entertainmentEducationPartnerships
Audience groups from the project’s persona frameworkStart with who.
Then figure out how.
A persona framework and website exploration for Global Air Entertainment, connecting different audience needs to clearer paths through its services.
An early exploration · BVCCGetting comfortable
Getting comfortable
with the first draft.
A styling app concept exploring profiles, personal style analysis, inspiration and conversation.
Learning by
getting involved.
I’m a third-year Honors Marketing student at Morgan State University. These experiences have taken my interest in people and design beyond the classroom.
2026-08 to present
Chapter President
Black Venture Capital Consortium · Morgan State
Organized and hosted six events introducing students to venture capital and technology careers. Earlier, in Spring 2026, co-recruited and onboarded 100+ students across five curriculum tracks.
2026-05 to 2026-07
Museum Accessibility & Design
Intern, Tech Temp · Georgia Tech PIN program
One of 16 HBCU students selected for the 2026 cohort. Designed the museum’s accessibility page and helped install large-print copy, sensory bags and closed captioning. Hosted tours and workshops, too.
2026-01 to 2026-03
Student Consultant
BVCC · Ford Digital Product Design
Selected as one of 16 students. Interviewed product-design stakeholders and built four interactive prototypes with AI tools. Presented to stakeholders including the VP of Ford Digital Product Design; the solution was selected for further development.
2025-12 to 2026-05
Freelance Designer / Intern
CoPilot Innovations
Redesigned a drone and public-safety company’s website and developed an AI workshop curriculum for executives with different levels of experience.
2025-01 to 2025-09
Research & Writing Intern
I Love My HBCU?, LLC
Led research and writing for weekly podcast descriptions and news releases, and researched social content for Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok.
Boeing ScholarGraves Honors ProgramMLT Consulting Career Prep Fellow
Beyond the screenThe same curious mind.
The same curious mind.
A few more outlets.
I’ve always liked making things. A drawing, a story, something good to eat. I’m just as happy working through a differential equation.
Design gives those interests somewhere to meet. I’m drawn to work that asks me to think carefully, make something tangible, and consider the person on the other side.
Usually making
something.
Painting & drawing.
Anime & a good story.
Something simmering on the stove.
Good things start with a conversation.
Let’s make
something matter.
I’m interested in opportunities in product and UX design, storytelling and creative technology.