About

Hi, I’m Leah. A maker at heart.

I use words, images and materials to make complex ideas into simple things you can read, see and feel.

I started in textiles and fashion, before shifting to content design for work. I dabble in many other creative outlets on the side. This site is where I share what I think, make and do.

Leah is a young woman of Bengali heritage. She has bobbed slightly wavy black hair and maroon round glasses, and is smiling. Leah is wearing a green paisley print shirt; her collar open and sleeves rolled up. She stands in front of a red-flowering camelia bush.

Visual and content design

AKA what I do as a job now.

I work in the nebulous world of content. My skill lies in joining voice with visuals, to communicate ideas in clear yet creative ways.

I started writing online as a teen in 2006, teaching myself to build websites, design graphics, take photos, edit images and write stories in the process. I kept it up through design school, with writing becoming part my practice, as much as drawing and making was.

Since then, I’ve worked in writing, editing and design roles for charities, NGOs, public bodies and creative businesses – most with a social or environmental focus.

Through it all, I’ve learned how to produce compelling stories and user-friendly information, and find interesting ways to connect with public audiences using words and design.

I currently work full time as a senior content designer for London’s regional government.

For more work stuff, see my CV, or find examples nestled in projects or under the jobs tag.

I sometimes still write and design in my own voice and style too. Everything else on this website is a showcase for that ⚡️

Textiles and materials

AKA my first love.

Before content, I worked in fashion and textiles. I hold first class honours in BA Fashion Design from UWE Bristol and distinction in MA Fashion Futures from London College of Fashion.

My textile work typically focused on our relationship with the material world. It explored the things that shape our everyday – be that design objects or social norms – and how they affect who we are and the world we live in. Often using humour or poetics to talk about subjects like nostalgia, beauty ideals, everyday sexism and more.

While my creativity now shifts between various mediums – drawing, knitting, sewing, painting, gardening and writing to name some – it’s often defined by colour, pattern and texture.

With most of my creative and content work, I aim to offer gentle approaches into deeper topics.

Find an archive of things I’ve made in projects. For thoughts and ideas feeding into my creativity, check notes 🌷

Other things about me

My pronouns are she/her.
I was born and brought up in Birmingham in the UK. I don’t have a strong accent, and only a few people ever pick up my midlands twang.
My family heritage is Bengali. I describe myself as British-Asian or British-Indian if defining my ethnicity and nationality.
My favourite book genres are probably creative non-fiction, crime, fantasy and some contemporary fiction. I share my reading log on here.
I’ve lived in London in the UK for 9 years and counting.
Forget sweet and savoury, my favourite food texture is definitely crunchy.