A storyteller and strategist, Allison crafts brands to be recognized, remembered, and revered for what they have to say.
With 10+ years experience, she specializes in developing compelling strategy, verbal identity, and messaging, threaded through a variety of brand touchpoints. After working in-house with Anthropologie and in the agency world on a range of accounts, from T-Mobile to The University of Virginia, she joined Forner in 2021 to build and lead the strategy & copy side of creative, evolving the studio into a full service agency bringing beautiful brands to life.
In 2022, she reunited with Anthropologie to author their first book, The Art of Anthropologie, published by Rizzoli, a celebration of the brand’s 30 year history of artistry and creativity.
Allison loves exploring ideas, process, and collaboration to uncover insights that equip brands to achieve their goals and connect with the right audiences. Her work has been featured on The Brand Identity and The Subtext.
Allison graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia with a degree in Cultural Anthropology & Religions in a Global Context. She first explored creative professions as a magician’s assistant and then as a costumer for Opera Philadelphia, long before all this.
