Timeless design for the big dreamers and legacy leavers.

Collaborations

Recent work in collaboration with the talented Ciarra Claire. Artwork, illustration, calligraphy, and printing by Ciarra Claire. Layout design, typography, and print prep by Cottage Four. Contact Cottage Four to collaborate on your next project.

K.R. Moreno Photography, Featured in Style Me Pretty

Mallory Dawn Photography, Featured in Style Me Pretty

In the spirit of less is more, Cottage Four helps small businesses focus on what matters to craft one-of-a-kind brand experiences.

About

 Running a business is tough. My goal is to walk alongside you—shouldering your workload and saving you time.

Hey there, I’m Erika. I started Cottage Four after leaving my Product Design role at USA Today in 2018. I team up with passionate creatives and small business owners to ideate, design, and manage meaningful projects.

Less is more, in my opinion. Inspired by minimalism, my design style favors white space and a focus on typography.

When I’m not on the hunt for the perfect font pairing, you can find me daydreaming about Maine and practicing photography. I’m a big fan of genuine humans, inbox zero, playing devil’s advocate, and the Oxford comma.

Interested in working together? Reach out! I’d love to hear about your next project.

Services

Virtual Design Assistant
Wedding & Event Stationery
Logo Design
Squarespace Website Design
Print Collateral
Digital Collateral
Client Management
Project Management

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clients

Laura Lee Health Coach
Ciarra Claire
Ciarra Claire Shop
Dewitt for Love Photography
Donna Wyland
Pure7 Studios

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Ready to hire a behind-the-scenes design sidekick or start a new project? I'd love to chat.

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Reviews

“Utilizing extensive knowledge, talent and creativity, Erika wowed me with a stunning redesign of my business website. The streamlined navigation and overall visual enhancements helped new clients readily locate and hire me. Add Erika’s professional, easy-going, hard-working personality, and you can’t go wrong. There’s no designer I’d recommend more highly than her!”

Donna Wyland, freetobe.faith

“Working with Erika has been a game changer for my business. She was pivotal in launching my Semi-Custom Invitation Collection. From client communication, navigating HoneyBook, Redesigning my Squarespace website… I could go on and on. Not only is she a wonderful designer in her own right, but she is so professional and kind. I trust her to communicate with my clients and to implement my ideas and creative direction in a variety of projects. In short, she’s the best.”

Ciarra, Ciarra Claire Fine Art

“Erika re-created and re-launched my website on Squarespace with a fresh new look. She took my current content and quickly designed and created a website that is enticing and very easy to navigate. She even photographed my headshots and showed the real me in my pictures. Can’t say enough great things about her creative talent and quick design and work. This is her gift and passion and I know she can help others in need of a clean, fresh look for their small business!”

Jeanette Engel, My Journey Coach

"As a start-up company, I was looking for a reasonably-priced design professional to help me bring to life the website I had in mind. Erika offers a better, collaborative experience than her competitors that are three or four times the expense and worked with me until we got the design elements just right - not just until her hours ran out. She not only created my vision, but provided guidance and insight throughout, leaving me with a finished product better than I had hoped."

Amber Hart, Sparkline Strategies

"Erika knows what we want before we do. It’s that kind of instinct that elevates her to the top of her craft! She’s a big-picture thinker. We are grateful to have a designer who is constantly one step ahead working out how everything we want interrelates. She is prompt and patient with us ‘non-artistic’ folks, and we owe our whole brand and aesthetic to her. She is a joy to work with!"

Amber & Lisa, The Pulse of GovCon

“I am LITERALLY obsessed with my new logo! I wish I could just carry Erika in my pocket for all my marketing needs! She is so professional and kind and fun! The questionnaire she sends out to get to know you and your desired brand is no joke, and will actually capture everything you are trying to say! She answered all my crazy questions and irrational thoughts! If you need anything, she is the lady to go to!”

Kelly Edna, The Chair Hair Salon