Designed By Elly

23/01/2026

So I’ve set myself a little challenge. I want to loosen up my painting style and get outside during my working day. I plan to regularly do a 20min walk each working day, stop halfway and take a photo. Then on my painting day (Thursdays) do a 20min painting of one of my photos. Here’s the first of my efforts and I’m quite pleased. Things I’ve learnt from this one include: water isn’t too scary to try and paint inside 20mins, I need to work on perspective and be more selective on the detail because 20mins goes quickly. Things I love: the added pencil details lightly on to of the watercolour, the texture using masking fluid for the foreground has added and the colours of the water of the canal. If anyone fancies joining in I plan to post the results each Friday and use the hashtag

20/03/2025

This morning I made it to Woking Small Business Network’s co-working morning in a very sunny Dorking and came away with some very tasty cake samples. Thank you for hosting, I had a very tasty lunch too 😊

17/02/2025

Just five spaces left for May yoga and watercolour painting retreat. Hope to see you there 🙂🎨🧘‍♀️

17/02/2025

Speedwell Coaching brand evolution and website redesign. Sam was lovely to work with and we ended up with a fresh, bold, professional and consistent design. www.designedbyelly.com/branding/speedwell-coaching

17/02/2025

Two of my favourite illustration projects. Front covers for and her wonderful The Magic of Mindfulness children’s activity book and mindfulness journal. www.designedbyelly.com/illustration/emma-martin-mindfulness

16/02/2024

A lovely minimalist branding and web design project for Eddie Chauncy. A challenging brief to marry the two parts of Eddie’s business through a minimalist, sensitive and adaptable brand, taking it across both print and digital platforms.

25/01/2024

COMING APRIL 2024!
A wonderful mini-retreat including a relaxing and rejuvenating yoga class with Becky and a beautiful watercolour tutorial with Elly

No experience necessary and beginners welcome! More details and ticket information coming soon!

27/05/2023

I’ve loved working with Karen on the brand identity for The Ruby Cube and the final result is a strong, colourful brand with a logo that works well with The Ruby Cube’s beautiful bespoke 3D visualisations. www.designedbyelly.com/branding/the-ruby-cube

09/03/2023

If you have five minutes to vote for me that would be amazing 🤩 thank you x

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20/01/2022

Another branding project to be proud of. is a new online children’s activity marketplace, making it easy to find, book and manage children’s holiday camps and activities.
Branding Yellow Days was a fantastic project to do with an emphasis on getting the right balance of corporate and parent appeal.