Two studios. One creative direction.
ASCEND + SUBMERGE grew from the same place: a love of design, storytelling and making ideas real.
ASCEND handles brand and digital. SUBMERGE takes things into live experience and entertainment.
Founder-led. Never a one- person show.
We're an independent studio with a trusted network of designers, developers, producers and creative specialists we bring in when the job needs them. Small when it should be. Bigger when it needs to be.
- Designers
- Producers
- Developers
- Photographers
- Videographers
- Technical specialists
- Writers
- Performers
under one name
Hey, I'm Elliot.
I started my career on stage as a professional dancer, which probably explains why design, movement and storytelling have always felt connected to me.
Over time I became just as interested in what was happening backstage, and that took me into branding, websites, creative production and live experience design.
The theatre background still shapes how I work. I think about audiences, pacing and the tiny details people might never consciously notice, but definitely feel.
Virgin Voyages
Happenings and onboard experience design across the fleet.
The Walt Disney Company
Story-driven experiences for their Events team in London.
ASCEND
Identities, websites, motion, campaigns and digital systems for businesses that want to communicate more clearly and show up with more confidence.
Bold and modern, but always practical. A beautiful website still has to work. A great brand still has to make sense when someone actually uses it.
Enter ASCENDSUBMERGE
Live entertainment, events, activations and immersive experiences built around story, atmosphere and human connection.
Sometimes that means an original concept from the first spark. Sometimes it means helping an existing idea find its feet in the real world.
Enter SUBMERGEBecause brands don't stop at a logo, and experiences don't begin when the doors open. The strongest projects usually live somewhere in the middle.
A brand might need to become an event. An event might need its own visual world. Having both together means fewer creative handovers, fewer disconnected decisions, and a clearer thread from the first idea to the final moment.
We ask questions before rushing to answers.
- 01 What are we really trying to make?
- 02 Who is it for?
- 03 What should they feel?
- 04 What will make it memorable?
- 05 What does it need to do once launch day has worn off?
From there we develop the idea properly, test it, refine it and build the right team around it. Some projects need strategy and structure. Others need a little more theatre. Most need both.
We work closely with clients throughout, because the best work usually comes from a good conversation rather than a dramatic reveal at the end.
A lot of creative work looks effortless once it's finished. It rarely is.
There are sketches that go nowhere, rehearsals that expose problems, layouts that almost work, and tiny changes that end up making the biggest difference. We enjoy that part — it's where ideas get stronger and where something starts to feel genuinely considered rather than simply polished.
Want to make something?
A brand to build, a website that needs a rethink, an event taking shape, or an idea that doesn't fit in a neat box.
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