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Loved working with Ellen on the logo for my ladies fashion shop. She listened very carefully to what I wanted, taking into account the type of business and the specific services that we offer, incorporating this into the design. I love my new logo, it represents my business perfectly and I’m very excited to share with my customers!

Cathy Taylor / Owner / Davenports
Davenports - Logo Design

Ellen has been fantastic to work with. We had a large project which involved a rebrand plus the production of multiple marketing materials all within a tight production schedule. Ellen kept me in the loop, was great at communicating with me at each stage of the process and was able to process and react to feedback which resulted in a bright, modern brand of which the whole team is proud, and which has gone down extremely well with our partners. Thanks so much for working with us on this!

Sara Thornhust Chart.PR / Communication and Impact Manager - Assuring Autonomy International Programme - University of York / The Centre for Assuring Autonomy
The Centre for Assuring Autonomy - Visual Identity and Branding

Ellen was fantastic from start to finish. Excellent at further expanding on our original ideas, very creative and responsive to our needs and wants as a newly formed business. We would absolutley recommend Ellen - 5 star service.

Daniel Coxon / Director / Teds Transfers - Logo Design
Teds Transfers - Logo Design

Ellen was a dream to work with! She took on board all my ideas and managed to capture perfectly the look and feel I was after with my logo. Fantastic communication from the start and a speedy turnaround. I would highly recommend her.

kimberley Blakey / Director / The colour Corner - Logo Design
The Colour Corner - Logo Design

Fantastic collaboration with Ellen who quickly transformed the logo design brief into reality. Everything delivered as agreed, on time and great advice and communication throughout. Definitely recommend.

Charles Taylor / Director / Bracken Consulting - Logo Design
Bracken Consulting - Logo Design

Ellen worked closely with us to redesign our logo and branding. Her communication was excellent and she delivered a fresh and contemporary design within the tight deadline we'd given her. I would definitely recommend her services.

Rachel Daggett / York Spymphony Orchestra / York Symphony Orchestra Logo Design and Branding
York Symphony Orchestra - Logo and Branding

We engaged Ellen to work on a brand refresh for our charity (St Mary's Hospice, Ulverston). She was great to work with, move quickly and was very responsive to any changes or ideas we had. I found Ellen a pleasure to work with on the project and have no hesitation in recommending her.

Karl Connor / Head of Communications and Community Engagement, St Mary's Hospice / St Mary's Hopsice Logo and Branding
St Mary's Hospice - Logo and Branding

Ellen was brilliant when she worked with us to design a report summarising the findings of a large research project. Communication was excellent, she always provided drafts in good time, and she took on board any feedback we provided. As well as demonstrating her own creativity in the initial design, she was always happy to respond to our ideas and work them into the design too. We ended up with a report design that was extremely well received by the team, and also the intended audience. Thank you, Ellen.

Millie Raw Mackenzie / Project Coordinator, Ethno Research / International Centre for Community Music - York St John Uni
Ethno Report - Publcity Design

We recently used Ellen to redesign our corporate literature after a rebrand and she understood everything we wanted from the brief I gave her. Everything looks a lot more modern and matches our rebrand perfectly. Ellen was great at offering her thoughts on the designs and what she thought would look good which was really helpful. All proofs were provided to us quickly, and the same with any changes that needed making.

I would definitely recommend Ellen to anyone looking for any design work for their business.

Lauren Atkin / Business Development Officer / Derwent Training Association
Derwent Training - Publicity Design

I needed a Logo reimagining and after 1 phone call to describe my business and my idea, Ellen was able to create a Logo that I am delighted with and will be able to use across all my branding, marketing and social media.

Friendly, unfussy and helpful service, especially with my lack of technical knowledge.

Extremely pleased with what’s been created so far and already looking to the next steps with Ellens guidance.

Andy Ward / Director / Owner
DBM Fitness - Logo and Branding

Ellen is friendly, approachable and professional. She responded very quickly to my inquiry and was quick to understand the project I was working on. I'm delighted with the designs that Ellen has created for me and I'm grateful for the advice and help she has given throughout the process. She was very clear about timelines and has met every deadline. I'm looking forward to working with her again in the future.

Angela Nicholson / Director / Owner
SheClicks Awards - Logo and Branding

Ellen designed a new logo for my Photo Booth Company, which needed a branding change. I had some ideas of what I wanted, but Ellen definitely brought style and experienced guidance to the logo/process. Ellen was so approachable, helpful and patient with me even when I was struggling with what I needed (as I am not a technical person!) She was understanding of my needs and what I wanted the branding and new logo to achieve for my business. I would highly recommend her and use her myself again for any future projects. Ellen was also very efficient in her work and I was super surprised how quickly she got my choice of logos back to me - which really helped the process. Her pricing was very straight forward too, which helps when you are making the decisions around rebranding. Thank you so much!!!

Lesley Raffan / Director / Owner
Valentina Photo Booth - Logo Design

Ellen is a brilliant and intuitive designer. She has translated my concept into a great logo for my new business. Thank you Ellen!

Candy Dowson / Director / Owner
ARRAS Healing - Logo Design

I have worked with Ellen for almost 20 years as a large business and now as an independent management consultant. She is customer focussed and always manages to turn a brief into something creative that meets the needs of the client. She goes the extra mile to ensure that you get what you want, in an efficient and timely manner and is responsive to feedback. I would highly recommend Ellen Longhorn design if you want an excellent and professional designer.

Michelle Berry - Berry Managment Consulting / Director / Owner
Berry Management Consulting - Logo Design

Ellen has created an absolutely perfect cover for my new book, and it's already won praise before the book's published. She took an idea and a photo, grasped the concept at once, and interpreted my requirements with flair and imagination. Every step of the process has been a joy, and I would highly recommend her services.

Eileen Jones (Author) / parkrun book cover design
parkrun - Book Cover Design

Ellen worked with us to create a logo for one of our projects. She was extremely professional and worked within an extremely tight deadline. We love what she created. Highly recommended.

Katie Matthews / Dandelion Arts York
Interconnected York's Story Circle - Logo Design

Thank you so much Ellen Longhorn You listened carefully, thought hard about what would work and what was needed. It’s clear you put your heart and soul into making this logo work for Anti Racist Cumbria capturing exactly what was needed. I know I speak for the whole team when I say it represents perfectly what we are about. Thank you ????

Janett Walker / Chair Anti Racist Cumbria
Anti Racist Cumbria - Logo Design & Branding

Ellen was commissioned to come up with a makers mark logo for me to use on my wood working projects. Ellen very quickly grasped the brief, which I think was a little off the norm, and came up with several creative ideas. Truthfully I could have picked more than one idea but nevertheless there was one that really stood out and I feel truly represents my work. Ellen reacted very quickly to the initial brief and I would have no hesitation in recommending her services.

Richard Harrison Wood Maker / Richard Harrison - Owner
Richard Harrison - Makers Mark Logo Design

It's been a delight working with Ellen on designs for my new venture. From the initial consultation and scoping of a brief to giving opinions on how my business will be perceived and viewed she has delivered at every turn. Tku

Lake District Climbing / Jim Evans - Director
Lake District Climbing - Logo Design

Ellen did a brilliant job of creating a new logo and associated branding for the Fell Runners Association. The designs needed to encapsulate a niche and not widely understood sport but Ellen grasped what was required and delivered a great result. We were especially impressed with her willingness to adapt the logo through many iterations since we only started to realise what we wanted after Ellen's first design ideas were presented. Highly recommended, many thanks!

The Fell Running Association / Neil Talbott - FRA Secretary
The Fell Running Association - Logo Design & Branding

Ellen created a fantastic design for our International Mountain Running event. We needed a logo that captured the dynamic spirit, energy and vigor of a World under 18 Championships taking place in the heart of the Lake District. Ellen absolutely nailed it within the time frame & budget promised. Were delighted with it. Ellen was a pleasure to work with & I'd recommend her without reservation.

International Mountain Running Youth Cup / Duncan Richards - FRA (Fell Runners Association)
International Mountain Running Youth Cup Ambleside - Logo Design & Illustration

Ellen has designed a new logo, and we love it! She was very easy to work with, and she kept to the timescale we agreed on. We will definitely use her again for any design work, and we highly recommend her.

Chris Ensoll / Anne Ensoll - Owner
Chris Ensoll - International Mountain Guide, mentor and coach - Logo Design

Ellen is simply a joy to work with. She is creative, intuitive and takes time to really hear what is perhaps difficult for the client to articulate. She produced a refreshed logo that captures the essence of what I do, how I do it and why. When I shared the final design with a close colleague and friend she said: 'this is just so you!' Ellen produced a design that is going to be at the heart of my new website. She produced exactly what I had hoped for and more. The logo captures the message that emotional intelligence works! I wholeheartedly recommend her without reservation.

Emotional Intelligence Works / Margaret Chapman-Clarke - Owner
Emotional Intelligence Works - Logo Design

I approached Ellen to assist me with the design of my new company logo, following a decision to rebrand. I was keen to have a contemporary bespoke design that allowed flexibility of use across the social, online and print media’s I use to publicise my business. She grasped my design ideas straight away and produced what I think is an amazing design in a very short space of time. The investment in her time, skills and service was definitely worth it.

EQUILIBRIUM / Nicola Ainscough - Managing Director, Equilibrium
Equilibrium - Logo Design

This is the second time we have worked with Ellen, and once again we are really satisfied with the end result. Ellen understood our design concept and our audience really well, but what was really great is that she had a plethora of fresh ideas to contribute. This helped the design process immensely and meant that the excellent final product could not have been accomplished without her creativity and experience.

The project to create a quirky sheepdog character to represent rural broadband across Yorkshire had tight deadlines and a strict sign-off procedure, but Ellen’s flexible and professional approach meant we kept well within our timescales with ease. Ellen often provided us with work and proofs in advance of deadlines which really helped the project to stay on track, and communication was never an issue. Overall we are deeply satisfied and would work with her again in the future.

Rural Action Yorkshire / Candice Dowson - Marketing, PR & Operations Officer
SFB - Illustration & Print Design

The implementation of the new strategies for the Yorkshire Air Museum required literature redesign and commissioning of a new e-commerce platform, both contracts were awarded to Ellen after a formal tendering process.

The tendering process is not a simple case of who provides the lowest price; it is defined by the suppliers’ portfolio presentation, initial ideas and understanding of the complex brand DNA.

Working with Ellen has been fantastic; she is very personable and has a great knack of extracting exactly what I want from my rather incoherent descriptions. The finished products look amazing, crisp, clear and most of all professional.

Ellen will be on my preferred suppliers list for many years to come, she is a piece of design treasure.

Yorkshire Air Museum / Paula Scurfield - Business Manager
YAM - Print Design

I’ve had the opportunity to work with Ellen on our Cyber Security Magazine CyberTalk for the last few issues. Her exceptional, innovative designs have been consistent throughout every edition and have maximised the readability of the magazine giving it a solid identity. Ellen is always enthusiastic, professional and repeatedly goes that extra mile to help and provide advice. It is always a pleasure to work with Ellen on projects and I would recommend her to anyone. If you’re looking for a professional, passionate designer and require outstanding, refreshing designs that ooze quality, Ellen is your lady!

Softbox (SBL) / Michaela Gray - Marketing Executive
CyberTalk 10 Magazine - Publication Design & Illustration

An excellent professional job done, very quick turn around on a set of department open day posters for University of Sheffield

The University Of Sheffield / Angelique C Mawdsley - Department Manager
The University Of Sheffield - Print Design

Ellen has produced outstanding work for the Students' Union during the time I have been with the organisation. Her work is versatile and enables us to communicate with both corporate stakeholders and students alike through a variety of channels. The design is of an exceptional standard and she always delivers above and beyond what is asked of her and she is trusted absolutely to incorporate our values into evrything that she produces.

Northumbria Students' Union / Vikki Myerscough - Marketing Manager
NSU/life Magazine - Publication Design