Ylliana Larsen

Birder, Oil Painter, Font Hoarder

Curious and driven, Ylliana puts 100% of herself into every project. As a Junior Designer, she creates brand, web, advertising and publication work with one goal in mind: making something that stands out.

Art/design has long been part of Ylliana’s story. She earned her BFA in Communication Design from the University of North Texas, with a minor in art history, and brings a fine art sensibility to everything she designs. She first joined BrandExtract as an intern in 2024, getting a front-row seat to the branding process from kickoff to final production. The experience confirmed what she’d suspected: of all the paths in design, branding was the one for her. She stepped into a full-time role in 2026.

At BrandExtract, Ylliana is especially drawn to layout design. She’s the rare designer who gets genuinely excited when a hefty annual report lands on her desk, because she loves bringing order and polish to complex information. Her background in illustration gives her work an added layer of craft. She embodies BrandExtract’s Growth Focused value, taking on new challenges with every project. “I feel like I’ve been given a great opportunity,” she says. “Getting to work on so many different kinds of projects means I’m always learning something new.”

Outside of work, Ylliana is an avid birder and eBird citizen scientist, steadily growing her life list one sighting at a time. You’ll often find her at High Island during migration season with binoculars in hand and her camera close by. When she’s not in the field, she’s working on her latest oil painting or gathering friends for a game night.