Elijah Woolery
Aliases: (none known) Role: Designer, marine biologist, Wetpixel Quarterly co-editor First appearance: 2007 (Wetpixel Quarterly launch) Affiliation: Wetpixel Quarterly, Light & Motion (former), Stanford d.school
Biography
Elijah Woolery co-founded Wetpixel Quarterly magazine with Eric Cheng in 2007. Before Wetpixel, he was lead design engineer at Light & Motion, an underwater lighting manufacturer based in Monterey, California. He pursued graduate studies in marine biology at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories.
Woolery went on to teach Product Design at Stanford University’s d.school and co-host the Design Better Podcast (Webby nominated 2020).
Contributions
- Wetpixel Quarterly (2007): Co-founded and co-edited the premium print magazine (Wetpixel Quarterly) with Eric Cheng, described as “really a mini-coffee table book” prioritizing compelling imagery over advertising.
- Light & Motion: Contributed to underwater lighting product design as lead design engineer.
Timeline
- Pre-2007: Lead design engineer at Light & Motion
- 2007: Co-founds Wetpixel Quarterly with Eric Cheng
References
Note: This page is based on general knowledge. Elijah Woolery had limited individual coverage in the Wetpixel archive; his contributions are referenced in the Wetpixel Quarterly context.