Leonard Gorges

Information

I’m Leonard Gorges. Over the past twenty years, curiosity and an eye for detail have shaped how I see the world and approach making things. I work across identity, editorial and digital design, exploring how ideas take shape through type, materials and technology. I’m interested in learning through making, trying new processes and refining the details along the way.

Experience

Retail & Brand Communication · Frankfurt
Working in Aēsop’s design-led retail environment, I made detailed product knowledge accessible through personal, considered conversation. The role sharpened my awareness of brand voice and of how language, product presentation and space shape a coherent customer experience.
Alongside consultations and sales, I worked on visual merchandising and day-to-day store operations in an international setting.
Design Intern, Braun Design Studio · Kronberg
During an eight-week internship at Braun Design Studio, I contributed to product and communication design projects and independently developed the BraunPrize 2024 trophy, from early concepts and visual exploration through digital studies, 3D visualisations and final design refinement.
Working alongside experienced designers, I used Figma and Rhino 3D to develop and present ideas, refine them through feedback and manage parallel tasks. The internship offered insight into the development of products for market, with additional work spanning packaging, typography and icon design. Across these projects, I focused on the relationship between function, form and brand identity, and on communicating ideas with precision.
Interdisciplinary Design, Visual Communication & Prototyping · Schwäbisch Gmünd
A week-long interdisciplinary design programme exploring product, communication and interaction design. Workshops and studio classes focused on visual composition, editorial design, interactive communication systems, ergonomics and representation techniques. Developed a lighting object through sketching, iterative prototyping and material exploration, translating initial concepts into a physical design.
Selected workshops & classes
Basic Building Blocks
Lighting object
Interactive communication systems
Ergonomics
Editorial design