Leah Downing

            
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I’m a designer and art director working across digital design (web, UX/UI), branding and identity, and graphic design, with a strong research-led approach. I’m drawn to collaborative projects where listening closely leads to a clear concept that I translate into purposeful work through strategy, storytelling, interaction, typography, and layout. My work is guided by craft and care. I focus on creating digital experiences and brand identities that feel tactile and human, designed with people in mind, not just for them. This translates into designing for pace, clarity, and emotional tone with the same rigour as the visuals, through careful language, reduced friction, and considered usability.

I have worked across a range of studios and agencies in Dublin and Amsterdam. I’ve also lectured in the NCAD BA Graphic Design department, and I’m currently completing an MA in Interaction Design at NCAD.

If you have a project or opportunity that you would like to discuss, please get in touch via email or LinkedIn.


→ Experience
Designer & Art Director
Independent + Freelance (2024—Present)

Senior Designer 
Red Dog Studio (2025—Present)

Lecturer, BA Graphic Design
National College of Art and Design (2024—2025)

Senior Designer & Art Director
GRRR (2023—2024)

Senior Designer
o9 Solutions (2021—2023)

Designer
Post Studio (2018—2020)

Junior Designer Intern
New Graphic (2018)

Junior Designer Intern
Unthink (2017—2018)

Intern
National Gallery of Ireland (2016)

→ Participation & Acknowledgments


→ Education
MA Interaction Design
National College of Art & Design (2025—2026)

BA (Hons), Viscom & Visual Culture
National College of Art & Design (2014—2017)


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