Hi, I'm Leigh!

I'm a New England–based designer and MassArt/Syracuse alum working across brand identity, editorial, social, and production design. I've been at Cerulli Associates in Boston for 2+ years, and have been designing professionally for almost a decade.

Outside of client work, I'm usually painting late at night, experimenting with letterpress and stationery projects, or on a beach in Cape Cod (while I'm dreaming/saving for Europe).

I love the whole creative process; the strategic thinking and the messy making, and I'm happiest when I get to do both. I also really love using art and design to collaborate on cool, unique projects with interesting companies and people with passion projects. If that sounds like you, please get in touch!

I'm also a...

stationer,

My 9 to 5 is as a designer at a financial research firm, but my 5 to 9? I'm very much an artist. Stationery has been the perfect hobby for me to be both a designer and an artist at the same time.

I love making beautiful things and of course celebrating fun events. From letterpress, to painting, typesetting, wax seals, ribbons, I'm into all of it, even the assembly and hand-canceling at the post office.

Every piece I work on gets a lot of love and care. Follow along here!

painter/illustrator,

I mostly paint with oils and watercolors, and lately I've been doing more plein air work (New England really gives you a lot to work with!). Water-based oils have also been a recent game changer.

In 2023, Netflix purchased one of my seascapes for The Perfect Couple, filmed in Massachusetts. The set-design obsessed kid in me really had a moment.

Here is one of my recent commissions of a friend's son at the beach.

& AIGA, Boston volunteer

I’ve volunteered with AIGA Boston for several years, mentoring emerging designers, moderating career panels, and now co-running the 5to9 Club—a monthly series for Boston’s creative community.

Supporting new designers as they find their footing, build confidence, and change the trajectory of their careers is very rewarding and something I'm proud to be involved with.

Pictured is a shot from our sold-out 2026 Creating Opportunities panel.

I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside Leigh on Mother Dirt’s creative team since early 2021. Leigh is kind, patient, collaborative, and an extremely talented (and passionate) graphic designer and artist. With her attention to detail and organizational skills, Leigh approaches every project she works on with imagination, originality and a creative flair. I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to call her a co-worker, a teammate and, most importantly, a friend!"

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Jenna Berube, Senior Copywriter