There are 55,000 Murphys in Ireland. I’m not just another Murphy.

  • Speaker at Bounce, Trinity College, Dublin

  • Article in The Daily Mail

  • Getting my hands dirty, Tobago

  • Art Direction with AFOM, Melbourne

  • Workato Offsite, San Fransisco

  • Table-less, Malawi

  • Workato Offsite, Bulgaria

  • Prototyping in Colombia

When you have the most common name in Ireland you feel the need to stand out. I have made it my mission in life not to live up to my name. I’m Ash (or Aisling when I’m in trouble). I love to create thoughtful, impactful design. I am a multi-disciplinary designer, if I don’t know how to do something I’ll figure it out! I am lucky to be in a position to love what I do and I’d like to pursue a career that uses design as a tool to implement change and make a positive impact no matter how small.

Capabilities: Visual Design, Brand Design, Motion, Digital, Web, Social, Illustration, Art Direction, Video Editing, Photography

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  • When you have the most common name in Ireland you feel the need to stand out. I have made it my mission in life not to live up to my name. I’m Ash (or Aisling when I’m in trouble). I love to create thoughtful, impactful design. I am a multi-disciplinary designer, if I don’t know how to do something I’ll figure it out! I am lucky to be in a position to love what I do and I’d like to pursue a career that uses design as a tool to implement change and make a positive impact no matter how small.

    Capabilities: Visual Design, Brand Design, Motion, Digital, Web, Social, Illustration, Art Direction, Video Editing, Photography

    Email me
    LinkedIn me

  • IADT | BA (Hons) Visual Communication Design
    Sept 2015 – Sept 2019
    Grade: First Class Honours

    UCD Academy | Advanced Artificial Intelligence Diploma
    Jan 2024 – May 2024

    Google Course | UX Design Professional Certificate
    Sept 2022 – Jan 2023

    Bray Language School | Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)

  • Workato: AI Automation | Digital Designer
    Barcelona, Spain
    May 2024 – Present

    Montecito Foundation Non Profit | Designer (Voluntary)
    Lake Tota, Colombia
    Oct 2023 – Dec 2023

    A Friend of Mine Design Agency | Designer
    Melbourne, Australia
    Jun 2022 – Oct 2023

    Freelance | Designer
    Bali, Indonesia
    Apr 2022 – Jun 2022

    &Proud Non Profit | Designer (Voluntary)
    Malawi, Africa
    Feb 2022 – Apr 2022

    Slater Design Agency | Designer
    Lisbon, Portugal
    Sept 2019 – Feb 2022

    Special Needs Education | Part-time Art Tutor
    Dublin, Ireland
    Sept 2016 – Jan 2019

    Irish Girl Guides | Leader (Voluntary)
    Dublin, Ireland
    Sept 2015 – Sept 2019

Achievements

2025: Self-initiated non-profit project in Tobago

2025: “From Bucket Showers to Goose Attacks,” Speaker at BOUNCE creative conference, Trinity College Dublin

2025: “Design for a Better World,” Featured in an interview for The Irish Daily Mail

2025: “Meet Irish designers who are making the most of their skills to help others,” Featured in an interview for Evoke.ie

2024: El Muyso Festival selected for 100 Archives

2023: Self-initiated non-profit project in Colombia

2023: &Proud Brand identity selected for 100 Archives

2022: Illustration work selected for 100 Archives

2022: Self-initiated non-profit project in Malawi

2019: Design West Summer School Scholarship

2019: Irish Design Institute Commendation for Design Research
“Poverty Porn & Psychic Numbing – Are Third World Children Exploited in Charity Advertising Campaigns.”.

2019: Irish Design Institute Shortlisted for Sustainable Packaging Design