Hello, I'm Erica Leong.

I started my design career as I'm sure most others have: with a pirated copy of Photoshop at age 15. Shortly after, I studied design more legitimately at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, where I graduated with a Bachelor's of Communication Design. My first gig was doing graphic design at an indie film studio, and since then I've worked for a range of clients – including tech startups, SaaS companies, financial institutions – offering services in brand design, illustration, website design, and UI/UX.

As of late, my focus has been in digital product design. I currently work as a senior designer at a software development studio called Steamclock Software, where I design predominantly consumer-facing mobile apps for a range of clients, as well as a handful of internal brand & marketing endeavours.

Outside of work, you'll likely find me learning new things, drawing silly guys, playing dodgeball, D&D, or trying out new boardgames with my partner. I'm also a huge nerd when it comes to escape rooms. (What can I say, I really love creative problem solving!)

Colophon

This site is a labour of love, designed and coded by yours truly.

I designed the site, icons, and illustrations with Figma, and wrote the code and much of the content with Sublime Text.

Technical

This site is published with Jekyll and hosted on GitHub via GitHub Pages. It uses a responsive grid system by SaSS Flexbox Grid. The carousels are made by Flickity, and the typewriter effect on the home page is by TypeIt.

Typography

Display type is set with NaN Jaune Midi, chosen largely for its funky personality, and body copy is set with NaN Holo for its readability – both of which are sourced from NaN Foundry. Fluid font sizes were generated with a calculator by Utopia.