Welcome! I am Libby a human centred design practitioner and teacher.
I’ve been in love with design for a very long time, and I’ve collected a whole rainbow of titles along the way—web designer, UX designer, service designer, surface pattern tinkerer… basically, if it involves creativity and humans, I’m in. Think of me as the curious human who designs with humans (and occasionally for their walls, websites, and wardrobes). More about me.
from the shop
Could a card deck help us tell compelling stories?
This was a question I was trying to answer in my Master of Design Futures research project that I completed in June 2021 at RMIT.
The card deck was developed for design researchers and teams to help them plan and tell compelling stories from their research. I think it would be perfect for team retrospectives or reflection.
surface pattern design
My pattern design are available for sale as fabric and some home decor product on my Spoonflower store and a few designs are available in my Redbubble Store.
Chisai
Meaning small in Japanese. A collection that was a challenge to create all motifs on my iPad and using on two colours.
Seed
This collection was inspired by my series love of seed pods. The collection comes in two colourways: Dusk and Moss
Bounce
Inspired by my boys and their love of trampolining. Also a quest to design a collection for kids that could grown with them.
latest posts
A storytelling card deck
And The What Happened? A card deck for design researchers, design teams or for business At the end of 2018 I embarked on a Master of Design Futures at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). I remember at the time feeling restless about my role and my future...
Surface pattern courses :: the good and the better
For those that know me well, they know I am somewhat obsessed with creating repeating patterns. There is nothing like the feeling you get when that first design actually repeats as you intended. That achievement drives you forward to more variety and complexity in...
A new pattern collection :: chisai
This is my latest pattern collection called Chisai, which means small in Japanese. It started as a challenge I set for myself to create an entire collection of small prints and a thought of wouldn't it be cool to make a quilt completely out of fabrics designed by me....