Explainers, promos & training animations

for business & non-profit organisations

UK Based Senior Freelance Motion Graphic Designer

Hi, I’m Leigh. 

I am a Senior Motion Graphic Designer with 25 years of experience in graphic design with over 18 years specialising in motion. I combine expertise in brand storytelling, video editing and graphic design to create versatile visual content from ideation to storyboarding and final animation.

From Fintech and Pharma to Government and Start-ups, I’ve helped a range of industries communicate complex ideas. My clients value me as a creative partner who is reliable, creative and easy to work with. I don’t have a ‘creative ego’ so always take feedback as it’s meant to be, helpful and professionally.

I love collaborating with creative agencies and direct clients and I especially enjoy guiding organisations venturing into explainer videos and animation for the very first time.

Let’s talk

leigh@dowding.com

Leigh Dowding

Marjolein van Kampen - Corporate Comms Director - GuarantCo Financial Services

I have been working with Leigh for many years and it has been a brilliant partnership. His ability to translate difficult messages into simple ones through his highly engaging animations is a true skill. He is quick to respond, is proactive and a true pleasure to work with. I can highly recommend him.​

Darren - Director - 10to3​

10to3 create short animated learning videos to develop confident, effective people managers.

We work with Leigh on a regular basis and is our 'go to' animator. A great team player, always looking at how he can contribute to the success of a project. Awesome creativity and reliability, can't recommend him highly enough.​

A motion and design professional. Across App, Screen & Print.

Tech Skills

  • Adobe After Effects – Expert. Complex compositing, expressions and advanced motion systems.

  • Adobe Premiere – Broadcast-ready editing, colour grading and sound mixing.

  • Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop – Advanced vector creation, style frames and image manipulation.

  • Adobe Creative Cloud –Experience from InDesign, Audition to Media Encoder.

  • Cinema 4D – Workflow Integration. Supporting 2D/2.5D and compositing tasks.

  • Specialist Plugins – Duik, Rubberhose, Limber, Element 3D,  Lottie and dozens more…

  • AI – I’m a bit obsessed with using the latest AI tools to help creativity and speed. If it’s a tool I’m probably playing with it.
  • Rive – Now they have added scripting it’s a tool I am learning. I used to create a lot of Flash animations, let’s see what this can do.

Core Disciplines

  • Brand Compliance – Strict adherence to guidelines & visual language.

  • 2D Character Animation – Gesture-driven storytelling & rigging.

  • Strong Typography and layout skills – Precision layout, hierarchy & kinetic motion

  • Animated Infographics – Data visualization & process diagrams.

  • Lottie Animation – Lightweight vector motion for web & apps.