Use the practice of Design to enhance your life, starting now.
A design-wellness studio founded with the confidence, that design thinking, branding, and self-discovery are the vital aspects for participating in today's modern world.
Welcome to a more creative future.
Design is not the technology
you use to make stuff.
Design is innovation that comes from a much more profound place, within you.
FOUNDER, Jemme Aldridge
Meet your DesignU Guide & Founder, Jemme Aldridge.
Jemme ( pronounced ‘gem-me’ ) spends her professional time enhancing the visual stimulus by providing creative solutions to global brands of Style.
There’s a chance you may have engaged with her work over the last 15+ years through iconic companies such as Marc Jacobs Fragrances, Estee Lauder Companies, Vogue Italia, Violet Grey, Warby Parker, Madewell, Kate Spade – among countless others.
Behind the scenes, Jemme has been writing, coaching and hosting workshops centered around her philosophy of Design-Wellness, illuminating the importance of Design within our Consciousness. (Cue DesignU.)
Brand Love
DesignU's insights are gained from a founder's portfolio of experiences:
Creative Direction, Executive Creative Liaison
Art Direction, Founding Team Experience
Strategic Consulting, Digital Design Direction
Creative Leadership, Branding
Trend Forecasting Column & Illustration
Alumni, Student Leader Award, Guest Instruction
Ways to Engage
Book Now : Studio Sessions
Unlock life's possibilities with Creative Coaching*. Join in over 100 success stories of people gaining creative clarity, direction, encouragement and alignment.
Travel in Color : Spring Greens
We are evolving through an incredibly intuitive and emotional time of year, our senses awaken as we transition into Spring.
Travel in Color
Download this free DesignU audio practice, and start to see the world through your design-eye in less than ten minutes.
What they said...
Break through life's creative blocks with the help of DesignU.
“Jemme opened my eyes to new ways of thinking, not only to new possibilities I could pursue, but new ways of thinking about the unique value I could offer the world.”
— REBECCA @GUSMACALLIBASTER / luxury sustainability manager now entreprenuer
“I leave each session more inspired and more determined. You’ve become a guiding voice for me while discovering my potential - referential as I develop my creative process.”
— CHRISTIAN / brand manager & content producer“I really needed that. After the state of things this year, (founder) Jemme's insights and ability to shift my perspective led to a national brand collaboration promoting my business.”
— TARA @MixedCompanyNYC / florist & creative director
Democratize Design.
When you invest in yourself through DesignU, you’re investing in impactful change for young minds. We provide donations, free design thinking resources and DesignU workshops to non-for profits who help young people bravely take on the world, using creativity as a real-world super power. Our purpose is to help bridge the global opportunity gap of our design-first future. #DemocratizeDesign