Danyelle Elysée is an art director from Harlem, New York. She started by watching her uber-talented, multi-hyphenate mother and gravitated toward art early on. Coming of age as a Black woman in New York City meant being surrounded by artists expressing themselves and their heritage through every medium imaginable. Her high school art teachers became mentors and introduced her to graphic design as a career, leading to a B.F.A. in Graphic Design and later completion of the School of Motion “After Effects Kickstart” course.

A few entertainment and advertising gigs later (shoutouts to Showtime, Laundry Service, and Superfly), she landed at GALE, where she is now a motion designer. Along the way, she’s built a wide range of skills: photo editing, social content, pitch decks, animated brand assets, and hitting speedy deadlines without losing the craft. Now Danyelle is growing that eye into art direction, shaping a project's look, motion, and feel from first frame to finish.