Leigh Hodge
—Designer
For anyone
Recruiters
Design Directors
Product Designers
Product Managers
Engineers
Hello there! I’m a designer who cares about creating visually appealing, user-friendly designs that drive business success.
Projects
Values
—What matters
Collaboration and culture are key
I value collaboration and believe that a strong, open culture is essential for success. By establishing and maintaining meaningful relationships and working together transparently, makes it possible to create solutions that are both effective and impactful, for the user and business.
Compromises are part of the job
Trade-offs are an inherent part of the design process, especially when balancing user needs, technical constraints, and business goals. Assumption testing and MVPs are critical for developing proof of concepts before over-investing. There’s no such thing as ‘done’—continuous development through iteration and optimisation is crucial for success and maintaining market relevance.
Data needs to drive design
Design decisions should be rooted in data, not assumptions. By leveraging insights from data and user research, I ensure that every design choice is backed by evidence, driving more usable and impactful solutions.
Designing for everyone
Empathy, inclusivity, and accessibility are at the core of my design process. Understanding diverse user needs, challenges, and perspectives, I create simple, meaningful solutions that ensure an exceptional experience for everyone.
Background
—Work
Senior Product Designer
Digital Science | 2022 - present
Senior Experience Designer
14islands | 2022
Experience Designer
Symplicit | 2021 - 2022
Freelance Designer
Studio Giro | 2018 - 2021
Graphic Designer
Local Practice | 2014 - 2018
—Education
AI x Design Thinking Workshop Series
IDEOU | 2025
DesignOps: Scaling Design & Research
Nielsen Norman Group | 2024
Assumption Testing
Product Talk | 2023
Certified Scrum Product Owner
Red Agile | 2021
Certified Scrum Master
Red Agile | 2021
User Experience Design
RMIT Australia | 2020
Diploma of Graphic Design
Billy Blue College of Design | 2015 - 2016
Bachelor of Arts: Anthropology & International Relations
Deakin University | 2007 - 2009
Contact
Currently doing product design at Digital Science.
Open to new opportunities.