Leon Brown is a creative director based in London.
Currently leading the talented design team at one of Europe’s fastest growing companies, Sequoia-backed cybersecurity platform Tessian, the creators of Human Layer Security.
EXPERIENCE
2019—
Present
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
Past Exhibitions
2018
New Designers, Business Design Centre, London
2018
Edinburgh College of Art, School of Design Degree Show, Edinburgh
2018
Design the Sound, Tianjin International Design Week
2017
Inventory, Edinburgh Museum of Fire, Edinburgh
2017
Sound and Matter in Design Exhibition, The Design Museum Holon, Israel
2017
Major Externality Crisis, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh
Selected Press
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