Hey! I’m Elie,
but everyone calls me Eli.
I'm a Melbourne-based designer and illustrator with 10+ years’ experience across leading agencies and independent projects. I specialise in branding, packaging and digital design, combining strategic thinking with a soft spot for ideas that do things a little differently.
How I Work
How I Work
01
Discovery
Every project starts with questions. Lots of them. I want to understand the business, the people behind it, what's working, what's missing and where the real opportunity lies.
02
Find the direction
This is where things get interesting. I explore different directions, challenge the obvious and look for an idea with enough substance to build something distinctive around. Not design for the sake of design. Something that actually means something.
03
Make it happen
Building identities, playing with typography, exploring colour, developing layouts and bringing all the moving parts together. This is where the thinking starts to take shape.
04
Refine and deliver
Bringing everything together. I refine, question, adjust, test and push the work until it feels right. Then I make sure everything is considered, consistent and ready to go out into the world.
Testimonials
Testimonials
Adam Van Kampen — Head of Design at Dave Clark
“Elie is a wonderful creative to have on any team or project- resourceful, good eye for design, easy to work with, and overall great human who brings energy to everything he does. Would gladly recommend him!”
Spencer Bliss — Design Director at Dave Clark
“Elie brings a positive, energetic, and upbeat attitude to his work, alongside strong creativity and an eye for detail. He is technically skilled and known for turning work around quickly and accurately, all while maintaining a high creative standard.”
Christopher Wilson — Executive Creative Director at Brand Society
“Elie is a talented, committed, focussed and especially technically efficient and hard working designer. We love his personality, good fun personality and drive to produce superior work.”
Kirstin Stapelberg — Corporate Affairs Manager at Asahi
“Elie is an extremely talented designer and producer, with a keen sense of urgency and an acute understanding of client's requirements. Elie makes it a priority to understand the client's brief, and is quick to add value where the brief can be improved. Nothing is ever too much trouble for him!”
Ben Crowe — Director at Mojo Crowe
“Elie was a delight to work with and a great cultural fit at Unscriptd. He grew into the role at Unscriptd over time and produced quality work very efficiently across a multitude of design areas and always with a big cheesy smile. I'm sad to see him go but happy to see him grow into new roles and new adventures.”
Stephanie Wynne — Head of Corporate Comms at PolyNovo
“Elie is the one of the most passionate designers I have come across. His creative thinking and ability to produce truly original design concepts is unparalleled. He is a pleasure to work with and I wish Elie every success with his career.”