Aurora Whittet grew up with hippies for parents, which gave her an interesting approach to life. When she was four years old her mother found her little feet barely poking out from underneath a living room chair. When she poked her head around to see what Aurora was up to, she discovered a duck on the wall. Her mother exclaimed, “What is that?” Aurora looked up at her mom with bright eyes and a smile, “It’s a good duck mom.” To which her mother could not deny.

work
She joined the Minneapolis design scene in 2003 working with the great minds at Hunt Adkins, The Carney Group, Riley Hayes and even on the back end at a print broker. Designing and Art Directing on clients such as Delta Airlines, Adfed, ACA International, Photogen Inc., Northwest Airlines, Garden Gate Flowers, 3M, and Health Partners to name a few.

schools
Aurora continued her education and need for expression past her parents walls and started at Alexandria Technical College for design basics and program skills.

After graduating with honors she took her concepting, design passion and networking skills to a portfolio school in Minneapolis, Brainco, rounding out her portfolio design and branding knowledge.

honors
ADDY 2001, Logo.
ADDY 2002, Illustration.
ADDY 2003, Website Design.
ADDY 2003, Identity.
ADDY 2003, Packaging.
ADDY 2003, Illustration.
ADDY Judge’s 2003, Identity.
SHOW Merit 2004, Identity.
SHOW Committee 2004-2008
AIGA Portfolio 1-1 2004-2005
SHOW Bronze 2005, Identity.
SHOW Merit 2005, Website.
How Magazine 2005, Identity.
Eisner Museum 2006, Identity.
SHOW Merit 2008, Direct Mail.
SHOW Bronze 2008, Identity.
Beast Peices Blog 2009, Identity.
SHOW Silver, 2009, Identity.

quotes
Get out of my aura Aurora.
-my mom on my teenage years.

Well behaved women, seldom make history.
-Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

As you slide down the banister of life, may all the splinters be pointed the right way.
-Irish Proverb