eljl is a multi-disciplinary design studio working on projects across both the print and web spectrums.
In addition to our client work we also collaborate with other artists and produce a multitude of other personal, design related projects.
Learn more about what we do, take a look at our portfolio, or check out our blog.
Feel free to contact us, and we will be happy to answer your questions.
05/01/2008 - eljl starts a store on Zazzle.
02/24/2008 - eljl launches version one of its portfolio.
01/12/2008 - eljl launches weblog.
01/01/2008 - eljl's new site (phase one, xhtml site) launches. Yay! There's more work to do, but we ring in the new year with a new face.
12/15/2007 - Dolls for Friends will be showing at the December 22 PDX Etsy show.
09/10/2007 - We decided to start our very own Flickr page where we could begin tracking some websites and designers that are currently inspiring us. There's so much wonderful work out there right now that we decided to catalog and comment on some of the stuff that keeps us motivated.
Part of our extensive work with Portland Public Schools, the What's Going On page was developed to be an encompassing news resource for the public while giving a face to the news happening in Oregon's largest public school district. A three column design was built that would support navigation, critical news and lighter, positive fare as well as providing a gateway to other topics of interest such as media clips and national news. The page was built using lean css and xhtml.
We were approached by fmyi to do their publicly facing website that would advertising a new collaborative software program they were developing and testing within the Portland based Nike. They wanted a site that would adequately represent their company's goals and product while supporting an underlying framework that embraced web standards. We developed a lean, css driven site for them that met their company goals while validating as xhtml strict 1.0.
In November 2007 we put into motion a project that had long been on our minds and in our hearts.
Dolls for Friends is an offshoot of our design studio in which we make custom, one of a kind dolls and send them to various individuals across media insdustries. Have you been gifted? { Project Summary }
After seeing Gary Hustwit's wonderful documentary on Helvetica, we decided to add our own voice to the controversy. We chose one aspect of the argument (Helvetica vs. Arial) and concentrated on that, while producing a simple, yet clear sticker.
It was fun little project that lent a sarcastic voice to an argument that is probably more fun than anything else. The stickers are free, so if you would like a set contact us and we'll drop them in the mail.