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Ellen M. Shapiro

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Born

in Los Angeles, The United States

Website

http://visualanguage.net

Genre

Children's, Historical Fiction, Art

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April Greiman, Stefan Sagmeister, Marge Piercy, Ann Patchett

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Hi, I’m Ellen Shapiro, graphic designer and writer, head of Visual Language LLC, a New York communications firm. A graduate of UCLA's College of Fine Arts, I write about projects, education, and trends in graphic and product design, advertising, photography, typography, and illustration.
My new novel, THE SECRET BUTTONS, historical fiction for readers 10 and up, follows the journey two young girls from Vienna, Austria, to wartime rural England, to Brooklyn. New York, where they rebuild some of what was lost in the Holocaust and all of themselves.
My first book, “Clients and Designers,” was published by Watson-Guptill in 1989. I’ve written two editions of “The Graphic Designer’s Guide to Clients” (Skyhorse, 2014). My award-winning Alphagram L ...more

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	Graphic Designer's Guide to Clients: How to Make Clients Happy and Do Great Work by Ellen M. Shapiro (Goodreads Author), Allworth Press 3.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret Buttons 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clients and Designers: Dialogues With CEOs and Managers Who Have Been Responsible for Some of the Decade's Most Successful Design and Marketing Communications liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1989	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Is It a Word-Or Not? 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1997	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ready, Set, Read! by Ellen M. Shapiro (Goodreads Author), Judi Kinney 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alphagram WordMaker 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alphagram Teacher Basics Set 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alphagram Write the Right Word Game 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Alphagram Tracing Letters, Set of Four 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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