LEANDRO FERREIRA DA SILVA about index

I design physical and digital things with the same curiosity.

I’m an industrial designer moving into digital experience, creative development and visual systems. I like working where product thinking, interaction, storytelling and making things meet.

Leandro Ferreira da Silva
Leandro Ferreira da Silva
About me

I’m a designer interested in the space between physical products, digital experiences and visual systems. I like projects where the thinking has to become visible - through objects, interfaces, layouts, prototypes or small details that help people understand how something works. My work usually starts with a messy mix of research, sketches, references and testing, then slowly becomes clearer through making. I’m drawn to design that feels useful, considered and a little bit human.

EXPERIENCE
Junior Digital Experience Designer Stratitude / AMIN Worldwide South Africa / Jan 2026 – Present
KeyShot Student Ambassador KeyShot / Rendering, 3D visualisation and student programme / Oct 2025
Freelance Designer Graphic design / visual communication / freelance project / 2025
Industrial Design Drawing Tutor University of Johannesburg / Part-time / Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
Industrial Design Tutor University of Johannesburg / Part-time / Feb 2023 – Dec 2025
Industrial Designer LYNE Components / Internship / Jun 2024
Industrial Designer Joe Paine Studio / Internship / Jun 2024
EDUCATION / BACKGROUND
BA Honours in Industrial Design University of Johannesburg / Industrial and Product Design / 2025 – 2026
Bachelor of Arts University of Johannesburg / Passed with distinction / 2022 – 2024
National Senior Certificate Randpark High School / Bachelor’s degree pass / 2017 – 2021
ACHIEVEMENTS
Cape Town Furniture Week Exhibitor Outdoor furniture design / Feb 2025
UJ Academic Top 1% University of Johannesburg / Nov 2024
Top Tutor 2024 Division for Teaching Excellence University of Johannesburg / Oct 2024
WorldStar Student Awards Finalist Packaging project / Jan 2024
Undergraduate Distinction Pass University of Johannesburg
CAPABILITIES

Industrial design

Digital experience design

User experience

UX research

Web design

Design thinking

Packaging design

Product branding

3D visualisation

Concept refinement

Visual communication

Project storytelling

TOOLS / METHODS

KeyShot

CAD workflows

3D modelling

Rendering

Figma

Adobe Creative Cloud

HTML / CSS / JS

Autodesk SketchBook Pro

Prototyping

Visual research

Front-end development

AI-assisted workflows