Hi there! My name is Grace Hickey and I’m a graphic designer based in Dublin, with a particular interest in brand identities and motion graphics. My approach to my work is based on two beliefs: that design can and should improve people’s lives in at least a small way, and that good design can’t exist without good writing. You can find case studies of my work here and projects that are small/personal/ongoing here.

Aside from my work as a designer, I completed an artistic residency in Seville as part of a new program called “Breaking the Patterns”, courtesy of Capacity Ireland. I'm delighted to say that the work I created during this time (which you can view here) was recently part of the program's first Irish exhibition in Farmleigh, Dublin from 22 February–2 March 2025. You can find more information on that exhibition here.

If you'd like to work with me (on-site or remotely), please get in touch here.

Freelance Graphic Designer
Dublin (Remote)
September–December 2024

Graphic Design/Marketing Assistant
Panorama Art Academy, Seville
January–April 2024

Artist-in-Residency/Graphic Designer
Breaking the Patterns, Seville
January–April 2024

Freelance Graphic Designer
Dublin and London (Remote)
2021–2023

Volunteer Graphic Designer
Dublin and Amsterdam (Remote)
2021–2023

Level 3 Certificate in Entrepreneurship for European Creative Industries 
Capacity Ireland (Erasmus+)
January–April 2024

BA [Hons] in Visual Communication Design
Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology (IADT)
2016–2020

Breaking the Patterns: Exhibition of Emerging Irish and European Artists
Launched by Capacity Ireland
Curated by Róisín Foley
The Cowshed Gallery, Farmleigh Estate, Dublin
22 February–2 March 2025

Breaking the Patterns (Vol. 1)
Launched by Capacity Ireland and Third Sector International (3Si)
Curated by Emily Lannin and Liam Smith
LAB Sevilla (Centro Cultural), Seville
03–10 April 2024

Winner of the Bord Bia Irish Whiskey Visual Identity Competition (2019)
Joint Winner of the RSA Student Design Awards 2018/2019 (Hidden Figures)

Panellist at the IADT "Findings II" Student Research Symposium 2021
Highly Commended at the IADT Student Awards 2020 (Thesis Award)
Commended at the IDI Graduate Design Awards 2020 (Design Research)
Nominated for the Design History Society (DHS) Essay Prize 2020.