Enjoy short ‘creativity in colour’ talks from the DesignOpp. DesignOpp members Grace Enemaku, Ashwin Chacko & Holly Pereira on Diversity in Design and their creative journeys.
Grace Enemaku, Multidisciplinary Designer and Illustrator and Co-founder of DesignOpp, speaks on why they founded DesignOpp and why more POC representation in the industry is essential. Illustrator and Author, Ashwin Chacko and Illustrator and Muralist Holly Pereira will each take you through their journey as creatives and how who they are and where they came from has influenced their creative career.
About the speakers
Grace Enemaku
Grace Enemaku is an award-winning, Nigerian-Irish multidisciplinary designer and illustrator from Dublin, who creates branding and illustration for the unconventional. Her work is filled with colour and playful shapes, featuring a diverse array of characters. Her projects vary from conceptual branding for startups and SMEs to print and illustration for the local arts, like The Science Gallery and Hen’s Teeth. In 2021 she co-founded DesignOpp, an IDI initiative to champion diversity for people of colour in Irish design and creative industries.
She won a 100 Archive Award in 2020 for her Dublin Vinyl record packaging and has exhibited with Hen’s Teeth, Music, Memory and the Night and Where Are The Black Designers. Select clients include Arnotts, Facebook, AIB, The Science Gallery and Gill Books.
Follow Grace on Tiktok, Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin.
Ashwin Chacko
Ashwin Chacko is a seriously playful connector, bringing people together through positive storytelling with Illustration & Design.
Championing creativity to shape culture through Talks, Books, Videos and Workshops. Ashwin Chacko is a storyteller and motivational speaker based in Dublin.
Ashwin specialises in positive visual storytelling. He helps companies connect with their audience through illustrations and design.
He is interested in uncovering the social interactions that drive culture. He seeks to capture these moments in bold lines and shapes, his compositions focus on a strong use of characters inter-mingled with typography and patterns.
He likes to describe his work as positively playful.
Select clients include Facebook, Adobe, Nike, Dublin City Council, United Nations and more.
You can find his work on www.whackochacko.com
Or follow him on social media on Instagram, Linkedin and Twitter
Holly Pereira
Holly Pereira is an Irish-Singaporean illustrator and muralist based in Dublin, Ireland.
Her practice draws from many disciplines, including mural painting, illustration, animation and lettering design.
Her work is colourful, fun and bold. Her hand-painted murals often take reference from folk art, and she creates bright and exuberant environments in which we are invited to explore. Through her work, she seeks to investigate the experience of the public space through colour, light and design.
Her lively work also celebrates her love of typography and language, eking meaning out of imagery, and imagery out of meaning.
Holly has worked on a large range of projects, from digital illustration for national advertising campaigns to four-storey, hand-painted murals. She brings a fresh and unique creative approach to each project she undertakes.
Follow Holly on Tiktok, Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin.
DesignOpp Creative Creatures is part of our Design Summer Sessions programme Creative Connect Sessions. Book your ticket now or browse through the rest of the programme.
More events you might like
Professional Diploma in Service Design 2025 - Information Session
An information session in partnership with NCAD for our Professional Diploma in Service Design, with Programme Director Dr Caoimhe Mc Mahon,
Professional Certificate in UI 2025
Are your digital design skills holding you back? Master the key concepts and techniques of user interface design with this 3-month university-accredited programme in UI for Designers and Creatives, combining online learning and live webinars.
Professional Certificate in Content Design 2025
Are your content design skills holding you back? Master the key concepts and techniques of content design with this 10-week university-accredited programme in Content Design for Designers, UX/UI Professional and Creatives, combining online learning and live webinars.
Professional Certificate in User Research 2025
A unique 4-month university-accredited programme in User Research for Designers and Creatives, combining online learning and live webinars to further develop business skills and build successful careers.
Professional Certificate in Designing for Accessibility 2025
As accessibility moves to the forefront of digital design, this practical, expert-led course equips UX and product professionals with the tools to meet legal requirements and build better experiences for all users.
Professional Diploma in UX Design 2025
A unique 6-month university-accredited programme in UX for Designers and Creatives, combining online learning and live webinars to further develop business skills and build successful careers.
Professional Diploma in Design Leadership and Management 2025 - Information Session
Join Design Skillnet for an information session on the Professional Diploma in Design Leadership and Management programme’s background context, structure, content and gain insights on how it can take your business and career to the next level.
Professional Diploma in Service Design 2025
Gain a Professional Award in Service Design. Service designers create solutions for complex systemic and societal challenges, developing experiences that address the needs of a diverse range of stakeholders. The Professional Diploma in Service Design teaches the application of design methods, tools and thinking to sectors such as healthcare, technology, finance, transportation and education.
Professional Diploma in Design Leadership and Management 2025
The Professional Diploma in Design Leadership and Management has been developed for busy working professional designers and design function managers (not all design managers are designers) to empower them to take their careers to the next level and bring direct return on investment to their business.