ENd is a graphic design studio with an emphasis on high-quality illustrated art book design.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Principal of ENd / Ellen Nygaard design
2006–present
RODALE
Art Director, Special Projects
2004–2006
ABRAMS
Senior Associate Art Director
1995–2004
FREELANCE BOOK DESIGNER
1986–1995
ROTH & GOLDEN INC. ADVERTISING
Artist, Designer, Studio Manager
1979–1986
DESIGN AWARDS
PRINT Magazine, The Bookbinder’s Guild of New York, Museum Publications, and Parent’s Choice.
SELECTED CLIENT LIST
Abrams, Rizzoli, Metropolis, Houghton Miffllin, Harper Collins, Wenner Books, Workman Publishing,
Pushpin, Rodale, Random House, Potter Style, Watson-Guptill, Gliteratti Inc., Sterling, Stanford University Press,
American Federation of Art, Museum of Televison and Radio, International Foundation for Art Research,
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, College Arts Association, and Association for Jewish Studies.
SELECTED LIST OF BOOKS DESIGNED
Fishing on the Terrace: A Collection of Writings by Mary Mayer Tanenbaum, Stanford University Press
History of Art for Young People, by H.W. Janson and Anthony F. Janson, 4th Edition, Abrams
Andy Warhol: 365 Takes, The Andy Warhol Museum, Abrams
Plains Indian Drawings 1865–1935: Pages from a Visual History, American Federation of Arts and The Drawing Center
Posters American Style, National Museum of Art, Smithsonian Museum, Abrams
Asian Traditions-Modern Expressions: Asian American Artist and Abstraction 1945–1970, Rutgers, Abrams
Testimony: Vernacular Art of the African-American South, Exhibitions International, Abrams
Egon Schiele: 27 Masterworks, by Jane Kallier, Galerie St. Etienne, Abrams
Laurie Anderson, by RoseLee Goldberg, Abrams
Edwina Sandys ART, Glitterati, Incorporated
Aaron Rose: Photographs, Abrams
Contemporary Art of Africa, Abrams
Puppetry: A World History, Abrams
Thomas Cole, Abrams
Louis Comfort Tiffany at Tiffany and Company, by John Loring, Abrams
The Houses of Greenwich Village, Abrams
Stand-Up: Comedians on Television, The Museum of Television & Radio, Abrams
Hirschfeld’s New York, Museum of the City of New York, Abrams
Hirschfeld’s Hollywood; The Film Art of Al Hirschfeld, Academy of Motion Arts and Sciences, Abrams
Women in Pants: Manly Maidens, Cowgirls, and other Renegades, Abrams
African Painted Houses: Basotho Dwellings of Southern Africa, Abrams
The Houses of Greenwich Village, Abrams
Hunt Slonem: A Life Rich and Strange, Abrams
James Dean; Fifty Years Ago, Abrams
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey, Harper Collins/Amistad
Farm Aid: A Song for America, Rodale
Guitars; A Celebration of Pure Mojo, Workman
How The West Was Worn, Autry Museum of Western Heritage, Abrams
Stairway to Heaven: The Final Resting Places of Rock’s Lengends, Wenner Books
Tiffany Flora and Fauna, by John Loring, Abrams
Tiffany Timepieces, by John Loring, Abrams
Tiffany in Fashion, by John Loring, Abrams
Stan Lee: The Art of Drawing Comics, Watson Guptill
Greetings from Any Warhol: Christmas at Tiffany’s, by John Loring, Abrams
Dressed to Perfection: The Art of Dressing for your Red Carpet Moments, Carmen Marc Valvo, Rizzoli
New Treehouses of the World, Abrams
The Cowgirl Way: Hats Off to the American Women of the West, Houghton Mifflin
Physics in the 20th Century, by Curt Suplee, Abrams
Shrek: From the Swamp to the Screen, Dreamworks, Abrams
Chicken Run: Hatching the Movie, Dreamworks, Abrams
The Mighty Mars Rover, The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Oppotunity, Houghton Mifflin
PUBLICATIONS
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Program, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013.
College Arts Association (CAA), Conference Program and related booklets, 2008–2017
Association for Jewish Studies: Promotional materials and Perspectives, The Magazine of the Association for Jewish Studies, 2010–2016
Abrams Frontlist, Back list and Young Readers catalogues, 1999, 2000, 2001
IFAR Journal, International Foundation for Art Research, 1998, 1999