Orla Eddy
Hi, I'm Orla!
I'm a multidisciplinary designer specialising in social and emotive design. I have a love for creative strategy and the idea that thoughtful design does not just solve problems, it shapes how we experience them.
Eight unites the language of football and gaming to create a fun, energetic environment where conversations happen naturally. When it comes to men’s mental health, there is a lack of spaces to break the silence. Built around Simon Sinek’s 8 Minute Theory that 8 minutes of connection are enough to make someone feel seen. Eight reimagines the football stadium as a fast-paced match where the fans become the controllers, voting on subs, tactics or power-ups in real time.
Full Stop is a movement responding to the global climate emergency and growing environmental displacement crisis. At its heart is the Vietnamese Mekong Delta, home to 18 million people, projected to be submerged by 2100. Punctuation is a typographic form shaping how we read and understand; Full Stop reclaims it as a universal visual language. The movement harnesses existing punctuation dots, including the globally recognised full stop, the Western colon, the Vietnamese underdot, and dots from languages around the world. No matter where the dot is placed, it marks a shift: a shift towards unity, urgency and change.
“The jungle has a place for us all” is a self-written and illustrated children’s poetry book made for “glass children”; the siblings of children with disabilities who often learn to shrink themselves to make room. Through animal symbolism, rhyming couplets and risograph printing, the book teaches that being quiet holds its own kind of strength.
Managing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and stomas in everyday life can be hard. Chronic illnesses should not define our ability to live fully. Fiba imagines a future where care is personalised, help is accessible, and support is celebrated, giving people the tools needed to manage their conditions with dignity, independence and confidence. At its heart, an AI assistant provides personalised guidance in real time, identifying suitable menu options, locating toilets and booking IBD friendly restaurants.
Durex’s “Durex has you covered” campaign transforms stereotyped ‘old people’ items into bold, witty statements that normalise and promote safe sex for the over 65s. It directs individuals to Durex condoms, reducing the prevalence of STIs within this demographic. Collaborating with brands seniors love, including M&S, the National Trust, garden centres and golf complexes, making it visible throughout the senior community.
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