Emilee Stites, graphic designer

Emilee is an award-winning designer who graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from the University of Louisville, where she majored in Communication Art and Design. She has design experience in both agency and in-house roles. In 2010, she started Aesop Studio in order to spend more time with her family. In 2016, she became the Design Director for Bloom Magazine, a lifestyle magazine based in Bloomington, Indiana. Since 2019 she has worked for the University of Kentucky as the Senior Graphic Designer for UK HealthCare Corporate Communications.

Emilee has worked on projects for a wide range of clients including the University of Kentucky, Indiana University, The Kentucky Derby Festival, Bloom Magazine, Fahe (a regional nonprofit that invests millions into Central Appalachia), and many small business start ups. Logos, product packaging, publications, apparel, executive presentations, and motion graphics–you name it, she almost certainly has created it.

Here's what a few clients have said about working with Emilee:

“Fahe has had the pleasure to work with Emilee for many years, and we consider her a valuable part of our creative team. She is a consummate professional – talented, reliable, and prompt. Her work is always excellent and her ability to see the ‘big picture’ and help translate that vision to a smart design is incredibly valuable.” – Anthony Newman, former Vice President of Communication, Fahe

“Emilee Stites is a first-class designer who has done superlative work for Bloom Magazine. She has won numerous awards from the Society of Professional Journalists for the design of our covers and inside layouts. She is highly creative, responsible, and we all love working with her.”
– Malcolm Abrams, Editor & Publisher, Bloom Magazine

“Emilee is great at taking your ideas and suggestions and turning them into exactly what you're looking for. Every time she's designed something for me, I've received it and thought, ‘Yes, that's exactly what I was looking for!’”
– Courtney Paris, owner, Courtney Paris Photography