ABOUT ÉLISE
I photograph the places that stay with us.
I’m a brand designer who loves turning messy ideas into something people can actually connect with. Over the past five years, I’ve worked with a bunch of YC-backed startups, ambitious founders, and some really interesting teams building things from the ground up.
Design is kind of in my blood. My family has a deep background in art, so creativity was always around me growing up. As a kid, I was obsessed with drawing. Then I got my first computer at 11 and started turning that love for art into digital work. I kept learning, experimenting, and evolving, and somehow that eventually turned into what I do today — building brands.
Along the way, I’ve been lucky enough to work on a lot of exciting projects, including getting the chance to contribute to a design project for Meta through an agency — something younger me sitting at that first computer definitely wouldn’t have imagined.
We’re also living in this weird time where everyone keeps saying AI is going to replace designers. I don’t really see it that way. I’m actually pretty hopeful about where design is going. AI hasn’t made me feel less useful — if anything, it’s helping me explore faster, think differently, and push ideas further.
I still believe good design comes from taste, curiosity, ideas, and being human. Tools will change, and the way we design will change with them. I just want to keep learning, making cool shit, and see where it takes me.
MY APPROACH
My practice is rooted in observation, patience, and genuine collaboration. I create images that feel tactile and human built around atmosphere rather than perfection.