Elastic Design Studio

How we work

We step in when there's complexity and something serious at stake. That's why we don't do everything.

In practice

What we believe

Elastic exists to help make good decisions when bad ones have real consequences. We prefer a clear decision to a crowd-pleasing one.

Read the manifesto

How we decide

Before deciding, we name the alternatives, separate what each option brings from what it costs, and write down what would make us change course. We use the same method in client projects and in our own business. We call it Signal.

How Signal works

Ideas in context

Frequently asked questions

Can you create a brand from scratch?

Yes. We do everything a brand system needs: its language and its visual expression, on screen and off it. HASHWallet started that way: brand, device, app and website at the same time. If your brand needs to reach other languages, like a song, we take part in the conceptual criteria, but we don't produce or direct it.

How do you align brand and product?

When the brand, the structure and the product tell different stories, the problem is rarely visual. First we decide which story is the organization's true one. Then we turn it into shared rules, so brand and product come from the same place and don't drift apart again over time. That's what we're doing with Hotel San Roque.

Do you design marketing campaigns?

We don't run campaigns. We do work with marketing teams that need support so the brand strategy doesn't get diluted from one campaign to the next.

What projects don't you take on?

The ones that need neither design nor strategy. We can work alongside other designers or art directors, but we don't take on production-only work. When a project calls for photography, video, illustration or architecture, we bring in trusted specialists. We lead the strategy, and we make clear from the start what we're responsible for.

What does working with you look like?

We work best on long-term projects. We usually start with an immersion project, to understand the problem before proposing anything, and then plan ongoing design services. We don't solve anything by magic: we follow up on the results of what we do and stay until the project is on solid ground.

Contact

For projects

Live or upcoming digital products. When there are decisions to make about product, experience, or brand, we fit.

Collaborations

We work with a trusted network of specialists. If you share our way of thinking, we would be glad to meet you.

Let's talk

Visit our form and briefly tell us how we can work together. We always respond.

Contact