About

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Chelsey Farris is a Creative Director with a passion for crafting captivating and scalable brand experiences through illustration-led design. With over a decade of in-house experience, she excels at expanding brands' visual language in imaginative ways. Chelsey’s work often exudes a vibrant, punchy, and playful aesthetic that resonates deeply with audiences. Her recent designs for the 2024 US Open Tennis Championship were featured on the TODAY Show, CBS Mornings, Real Simple, Show Me Mizzou, and Billie Jean King's social media. 

Hailing from St. Louis, Missouri, Chelsey finds joy in life’s simple pleasures like a fried potato dish, a sour beer on a hot day, themed parties, hiking, starting the dance floor, coffee at all hours, fitness, fancy cocktails, traveling, and eating her weight in pizza.

Known as a "hype girl" in some circles, Chelsey’s enthusiasm for design creates a positive and innovative experience for her clients.

  • "Working with Chelsey was a truly collaborative and engaging experience! She is a very talented designer, but we also really appreciated how organized, intentional, and responsive her process was. She pushed our team to think more deeply about how our branding would be interpreted by different audiences, and her ability to connect design choices to larger business goals was much needed."

    —Leah Freeman, VP & Chief Communications Officer, Nine PBS

  • "Chelsey is a thoughtful, attentive, and innovative designer who has a knack for turning random ideas into works of art. I’ve contracted Chelsey for both personal and professional projects because of her high-quality work, exceptional skills, and promptness. Chelsey is my first referral when someone needs a designer and is my constant go-to!"

    —Phillip Campbell, St. Louis Community College Meramec

  • "Working with Chelsey has been absolutely fantastic. From our initial consultation to the completed branding package, she listened to our ideas and turned them into a reality. We couldn't be happier!"

    —Stephanie V (former customer)

Press

Living St. Louis | March 10, 2025: 314 Day Special by Nine PBS, March 10, 2025

St. Louis to again shine on 314 Day by Ashley Winters, St. Louis American, March 6, 2025

Bright Outlook, TheSTL, March 2025

Behind the Scenes of the US Open Theme Art
US Open

Chelsey Farris is “Celebrating the Power of Tennis” through art at the US Open by Maisie Zipfel, St. Louis Magazine

2024 US Open theme art makes the power of tennis personal by Victoria Chiesa, US Open

Embracing the spirit of tennis by Eric Stann, Show Me Mizzou, August 20, 2024

Recognitions & Exhibitions

Friends For Good
Wallflower—St. Louis, 2023
Communication Arts 2022 Illustration Shortlist
Local Lands STL Poster Expo—St. Louis, 2022
Apart: Posters from a Social Distance—St. Louis, 2020
AIGA Design Show—St. Louis, 2020
St. Louis Community College Alumni Show—St. Louis, 2019
Curbed feature: Type Hike: Arch—St. Louis, 2018
AIGA Design Show—St. Louis, 2017