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Arlene Birt

A Fulbright scholar and award-winning art director and designer, Arlene Birt leads Haberman & Associates' visual storytelling efforts in graphic design, Web site development and visual identity development.

Her work has been featured in Businessweek, the U.K.’s Creative Review, the Dutch publication Morf and two upcoming design books. She has been invited to speak internationally about her unique approach to visual storytelling — most recently traveling to India to share her pioneering work. Through the visuals she creates, Arlene aims to help others understand how everything in our environment connects. Her work embodies all aspects of design including graphics, fashion, web, film, information and experience.

With roots in the Midwest, Arlene has lived in the Netherlands, Italy and France. Her thesis project, "Background Stories: Building Context Connection in Foods" (www.backgroundstories.com), creates a visual system that engages consumers — sharing in a visceral way the back stories about the food we eat. This one-of-a-kind system promotes corporate transparency and more sustainable purchasing behavior.

arlene@habermaninc.com