Leon Brown is a creative director based in London.
Currently leading the team at Sequoia-backed cyber platform Tessian.
EXPERIENCE
2021—
Mentor,
August—
Mentoring on ADPList with a mission to invest in the success of designers worldwide — sharing my experiences in creative leadership, brand strategy, and collaborating with great people on great things.
2019—
Design Director,
April—
Tessian, City of London
Leading the design team at one of Europe’s fastest growing companies, collaborating firm-wide to drive Tessian's creative direction, branded website and channels, live event production, and the launch of Human Layer Security. Founded "Plus", Tessian's LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group.
2018
Visual Designer,
August—March
Tessian, City of London
Joining as the first designer and creating for web experiences, enterprise software, and physical merchandise. Supporting content marketing, demand generation, and visual identity in the run-up to a successful $42m Series B fundraise from Sequoia.
2018
Design Research Office,
May—July
Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh
Preparing post-graduate student work for showcase at New Designers, and acting as in-house designer for event posters, catalogues, and exhibition design.
2016
Product Design Internship,
August
Echo Brand Design, London
Producing internal studio collateral and promotional media for clients, leading design concepts to be showcased in the Brand Futures Journal, and assisting with live-brief packaging design proposals.
2015
Permanent Collections Archivist,
June—September
Design Museum, London
Handling and organisation of museum items, assisting the archival and documentation of collection items, specifically for the Design Museum’s 2016 relocation to the Commonwealth Institute in Kensington.
EDUCATION
2018
First-Class Honours
John L Paterson Award
Degree Show Committee Lead
Design Society Founder
RSA Student Design Award
2014
Secondary Education
Selected Press
2020
Vol.17, Q4 Cover Feature, "Out and Proud"
2019
2018
Daily Planet, “Weird Planet”
2018
“When the Toaster Gets Smart”
2018
“Imagining an Intelligent Future for the Toaster”
2018
New Designers, London,
Wilko W’Innovate Award, Runner-Up
2018
2018
An international exhibition on Sound and Music, with a focus on the intersection of work between cultures East and West, running from May 11th to May 18th.
2018
“Pupil—Worldwide Design Database”, p.24-25
2018
Vol.103, July 2018, “High Concept: Dear System”
2018
Vol.97 Jan 2018, “High Concept: Object Behavior Trend”
2017
A cross-disciplinary exhibition of Product Design BA and Glass MA-MFA at Edinburgh College of Art, hosted in the former Edinburgh Lauriston Museum of Fire, on the theme of "Work in Progress", running from December 5th to December 8th.
2017
An international exhibition dedicated to the relationship between design and sound, entitled “Sound and Matter in Design”. Running June 29th to October 28th.
2017
“Student’s Exploration of Light, Color, and Space”
2017
An exhibition of 3rd Year Product Design work on the intersection of technology and craft. Open at Edinburgh College of Art Sculpture Court and running April 24th to April 28th.
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