about

I'm Leah Barrera - a product designer based in Toronto who genuinely gets excited about solving problems, the messier, the better.

I've always loved figuring out how technology works. I'm the kind of person who teaches myself new software because being told something is "too complicated" only makes me want to learn it more. I love the blend of technical problem-solving, research, and creativity that UX design offers.

I spent 3.5 years as a UX designer at a fintech startup in Australia while freelancing on the side, and recently went full-time freelance. I'm technical enough to build what I design, empathetic enough to understand users deeply, and adaptable enough to learn whatever a project needs. I love research, being surprised by what users tell me, and that moment when the data shows something is actually working. I'm collaborative and people-first, you'll get results because I genuinely think about the people using what I design.