hi, i'm janelle elise.

janelle, or jnl, for short. i have two first names, i studied civil engineering in college, and i love video games.
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previously, i shaped immersive technology products at Meta Reality Labs and PlaybookXR,  designed social experiences at Discord and Facebook, advised design for three nonprofits, raised over $1M through product design, decks, and marketing for two web3 startups, created the HUD for an indie video game, and built a community of hundreds of creatives, educators, and students at Innovative Design. design is how i show care.