I’m Elena, and I make digital stuff for cool people..

My university background in design studies is where my interest in design as a process was born - I’m fascinated by the distillation of something as nebulous as design into an understandable and transparent series of steps. This is also where my massive crush on Don Norman began.

I’m always hungry to learn more, specifically new tools and ways of thinking, so you can find a lot of different work on this site - which is only a fraction of the random physical objects I’ve learned to make and currently have scattered around my apartment. From the early days of MySpace HTML editing to CNC machinery to the infamous Blender donut, I’ve dipped my toes into a lot of design software and practices and have a (very shallow) ocean of experience to draw from that informs how I design my world.

In my free time I’m very interested in cooking and writing, and sometimes remember to maintain Substack and Instagram accounts about it.

I also keep a note in my phone that is essentially a gratitude journal - it’s moments, objects, ideas, feelings that make me happy. I add to it frequently, and you can view a regularly updated version of it here if you want a peek into the things that are important to me and bring me joy.

Thank you for spending a moment with me, and have a nice day.