Hello, I’m Elie Andersen. I run an independent graphic design practice in New York City. I work with founders and small teams to delve at the essence of their brands and help them shape meaningful contributions to the public discourse through commerce and connection. I collaborate frequently with Pathh.co, Human NYC and XXIX.

Since 2016, I have been the head of operations at XXXI, a  storefront space for the design community, and a host of @elier, a network of studio exchanges for traveling designers.

At the root of my practice is the infrastructre of community: Creating systems which commit people to people, and people to place.

Nicholas Bourriard: Relational Aesthetics (2002)

Gary Snyder: The Etiquette of Freedom (1990)

Lucy Lippard: The Lure of the Local (1997)

Martín Prechtel: Grief and Praise (2014)

I was born in 1993 when the sun was in Aries and the moon was in Cancer, with Gemini on the horizon. I grew up in Pound Ridge, NY, the third generation of female graphic designers in my family. In 2015 I graduated with a BFA from RISD’s graphic design department and then got kicked off a farm in Mallorca. I am a passionate cook, traveler and conversationalist. Someday, I hope to run for public office.