Elena’s practice is rooted in a strong commitment to the relationship between designer and
client. Through research-driven work she blends the disciplines of graphics, focusing on
storytelling and attention to detail.
Her services include a deep-rooted passion for visual identities and culture, with a special
interest in creating work for the entertainment world — particularly festivals, clubs, and the
music industry. Her approach combines precision with a sense of enjoyment, aiming to create
engaging and memorable experiences for the audience.
Cross-Media publication consisting of an interactive essay reader
website and a second medium — the zine.
Having the book "Shadowbook" by Miriam Rasch as the source of
inspiration for this project and "How Languages Die" by
Salikoko S. Mufwene as the content essay, this Cross-Media publication was designed.
With the use of skeuomorphism, the goal was to give my audience (people whose mother tongue is a minority language) the feeling of experiencing a website
"made in the 90s". The reason being that, just how each era slowly fades, languages do too and it's
always up to the people whether it will or not.
As for the font choices, they were inspired by the content of "Shadowbook" where
there is contrast between the elegant and informal just like the text in the book. The font
Garamon(d/t) by Paul Tubert is derived from the classic Garamond font which he “scanned and smashed”.
Therefore, it’s a combination of formal and informal. SyneMono has a formal character to it and Crédible is a
graffiti font chosen to be used because a lot of the times graffiti communicates a political message, since the
chosen text has a political nature.
