Branding isn’t just what you look like,
it’s how you make people feel.
At Designed by Elle Marie, everything starts with values that matter: kindness, trust, respect, and heart. To me, branding isn’t about chasing trends or just making something look good (though we LOVE a great aesthetic!) - it’s about creating a brand that feels true to you and connects with the people your business was made for.
Yes, we love beautiful design (always!), but more than that, I want your brand to feel like the perfect fit for the business you’ve been dreaming of building. A brand that gives you confidence, tells your story, and makes your audience feel it too.
I’ll take your vision seriously, but still keep the process fun, collaborative, and intentional. My job is to listen, guide, and design with purpose so that, together, we create a brand that feels authentic, magnetic, and entirely yours.
If you’re ready to bring your dream business to life - let’s create something unforgettable together!
Tea is my love language
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I’m an island girl to my heart and soul, born and raised in Trinidad & Tobago
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My playlists are chaotic: T-Swift, Country, and 90s R&B all live happily together
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A cheesy rom-com is ALWAYS a yes
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Tea is my love language | I’m an island girl to my heart and soul, born and raised in Trinidad & Tobago | My playlists are chaotic: T-Swift, Country, and 90s R&B all live happily together | A cheesy rom-com is ALWAYS a yes |
Hi there, I’m Lauren!
Tea obsessed, island girl and founder of Designed by Elle Marie.
So how does an art school dropout, psychology major, wedding planning assistant, nightclub manager end up as the owner of a graphic design studio? A little luck, a lot of hard work and one life-changing meeting in 2017.
It all started with me feeling lost, job-hopping, and selling hand-painted wine glasses on the side (shout out to my admin assistant era!). I walked into a pitch meeting to sell those glasses and walked out with a completely different opportunity: a chance to learn graphic design, with zero experience. Just a borrowed computer and someone’s gut feeling that saw something in me.
Fast forward six amazing years at that same company, countless late nights learning everything I could through a whole lot of trial (and error), more Google searches than I can count, too much YouTube and I was head over heels for the world of design. About halfway through when the pandemic hit, I started offering logo design as a side hustle to make some extra cash and that’s when I fell completely in love with branding. I dove deeper, did a course under Lindsay Marsh on Udemy, and eventually turned that little side gig into a full-time studio that felt like home - all with the support of the earth angels who believed in me from day one.
