Illustration & Design
Visual work built around clarity, character and story.
Eli Nicolosi has spent 25 years working across illustration, graphic design, branding, web design and creative direction. The formats change; the goal stays the same: make the idea unmistakable.
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Illustration
Custom illustration, character work and concept-driven artwork for editorial, branding, promotional and personal projects.
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Branding
Logos, identity systems, campaigns, signage and visual direction designed to give organizations a clear, recognizable voice.
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Creative Direction
Connecting design, messaging, digital experience and production into one coherent visual system across channels.
Professional work through Astute Web Group
Since founding Astute Web Group in 2001, Eli has led creative work for businesses, nonprofits, local governments and community organizations throughout Northern Illinois and beyond.
The agency work includes websites, branding, SEO, print design, illustration, accessibility and long-term creative support.
Personal creative work through Overdrive
Overdrive gives Eli a place to apply the same design discipline to original storytelling: character design, page composition, world-building, pacing and production.
It is the clearest bridge between his illustration roots and the creative direction skills developed over decades of client work.
Need the commercial side of Eli's work?
The primary business portfolio and service information lives with Astute Web Group and EliNicolosi.com.