About

Hi, I’m Leon — freelance web designer, WordPress web developer and founder of Built by Leon. I live and work in North London.

For over 15 years I’ve been creating bespoke websites focusing on good typography and user experience.

In recent years, I’ve been focusing on optimising sites for SEO, Google PageSpeed scores and accessibility.

I hand code my WordPress themes from the ground up and all the sites I build are mobile-first and work across all major browsers and mobile devices.

Over the years I’ve been lucky enough to work with some amazing clients including, among others, an international gin company, a luxury travel consortium, a global events company and a stately home in Derbyshire.

Prior to that, I spent 11 years as an Art Director at TMC USA, where we produced Kingdom magazine, launched Women’s Golf Journal, and worked across their digital offerings alongside other print titles.

And before all that I received a PGDip in Communication Design from Central Saint Martins ¹, London and a BA (Hons) in Graphic Design from Norwich School of Art ².

To design and build websites I use:

Figma, Sketch, HTML5, PHP, SASS, JavaScript and GitHub, Visual Studio Code and Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

Always keen to learn new ways of working.

Outside of work:

I’ve shot The Open, Ryder Cup, Queen’s Club Tennis Championships and a World Swimming Championships.

I also love to visit new countries and cultures and try to capture the ordinary and mundane of daily life, some of which you can see on Instagram.

I used to swim too much and ride my bike when I can.

If you’d like to know more then please don’t hesitate to contact me.

1. Now University of the Arts London ↩︎
2. Now Norwich University of the Arts ↩︎