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Elissa Von Letkemann by Susannah Bothe Photography © 2024

Elissa Von Letkemann is an award-winning multidisciplinary designer in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Elissa's rich brand stories and artful visual systems help organizations communicate with clarity, beauty, and emotional resonance.

For more than 25 years, Elissa has partnered with clients across the arts, culinary, home, wellness, and nonprofit sectors to elevate brands and connect meaningfully with audiences.

In addition to her branding studio, Elissa worked in-house designing major exhibition campaigns at the Peabody Essex Museum and creating best-selling packaging and branding campaigns at Stonewall Kitchen.

Supplementing these roles, Elissa also often teaches graphic design at the university level and maintains an active art practice exploring digital illustration, textile techniques, and mixed media.

Elissa’s creative perspective is shaped by lifelong immersion in the arts, travel, teaching, and her own studio practice. She earned an MFA from Boston University, a BA from University of New Hampshire, completed post-baccalaureate studies in public relations at New York University, and studied at Studio Arts Centers International in Florence, Italy.

Photograph by Melissa Koren Photography © 2021

Elissa’s studio, detail. Melissa Koren Photography © 2021