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Diane Elliston serves as an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Design at the University of Colorado Boulder. With over two decades of industry experience, she has held creative leadership roles at Mattel Toys, Gaia, Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy, Duracell, and Johnson & Johnson, bringing real-world expertise to her academic practice.
Her academic credentials include:
- BFA from Laguna Beach College of Art & Design (formerly Art Institute of Southern CA)
- MFA from Claremont Graduate University
Professor Elliston's research and teaching focus on advertising strategy, public relations, and visual brand design. She integrates her professional background as a creative director and art director to develop student projects emphasizing market engagement and innovative design solutions, particularly in consumer product branding and integrated marketing communications.
She maintains active industry connections through past roles as in-house creative director at Pharmaca and senior art director at The Integer Group, which inform her mentorship approach for students pursuing careers in advertising and design fields.
