Hello, I’m Stephanie Lesperance.
Product Designer for mission-driven organizations
UX Strategy • Accessibility • Digital Systems
Hello, I’m Stephanie Lesperance.
Product Designer for mission-driven organizations
UX Strategy • Accessibility • Digital Systems
I help nonprofits untangle complex digital ecosystems. I bring calm, clarity, and coherence to their digital spaces.
I collaborate with organizations that care deeply about culture and education, translating fragmented digital realities into structured, inclusive, and maintainable experiences.
With a background in design and hands-on front-end implementation, I work across content, structure, and accessibility to ensure ideas translate clearly into user-friendly interfaces.
I’m a French-American dual citizen, happily based in Seattle, where I balance digital work with photography, long walks with my dog, and far too much tea.
I’m currently open to opportunities with mission-driven and public interest organizations.
I help nonprofits untangle complex digital ecosystems. I bring calm, clarity, and coherence to their digital spaces.
I collaborate with organizations that care deeply about culture and education, translating fragmented digital realities into structured, inclusive, and maintainable experiences.
With a background in design and hands-on front-end implementation, I work across content, structure, and accessibility to ensure ideas translate clearly into user-friendly interfaces.
I’m a French-American dual citizen, happily based in Seattle, where I balance digital work with photography, long walks with my dog, and far too much tea.
I’m currently open to opportunities with mission-driven and public interest organizations.
Expertise
15+ years of experience. Dozens of projects. From early architecture to shipped interfaces.
I help organizations structure complexity, improve usability, and build digital systems that are accessible, coherent, and sustainable.
Accessible Systems
I conduct structured audits and implement practical WCAG-aligned improvements. Inclusive design benefits everyone.
Content Strategy
I help organizations clarify their digital priorities by analyzing service ecosystems, content workflows, and stakeholder realities.
Product Design
Through iterative collaboration and testing, I translate complex needs into usable systems, balancing visual consistency, and long-term product quality.
Case studies
Preserving reading culture digitally
Leading end-to-end product and visual design for a growing, accessible French-American digital library program.
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Building brand systems for secure hardware
Building governance, visual systems, and field-ready materials to support brand transformation and market expansion.
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
Building a sustainable digital platform
Transforming a document-based presence into a structured, accessible website for a cultural nonprofit.
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Accessibility Audit
My first independent accessibility audit: building structure and measurable improvements within the Design team.
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
Side Projects
A11y Toolbox
My personal accessibility lab.
A curated collection of tools and resources for designers, it also functions as a hands-on environment to prototype and test accessible front-end patterns using WordPress and a custom Bootstrap framework.
Blush.design
UX Localization & French Adaptation
I had been using Blush in my own design work, and when the team expanded internationally, I contributed to the French localization of the interface copy. The work involved adapting tone and terminology to ensure a natural experience.
About
I’m Stephanie Lesperance (pronounced Less-peh-rahns in English), a Digital Content & Inclusive Experience Designer based in Seattle.
My last name literally means "hope" in French, a meaning I’ve always liked to carry with me.
Born and raised in France, I began my design career in Paris as a Product Designer working with a San Francisco–based digital agency. Originally trained in communication and marketing, I later specialized in graphic design. This combination shaped my product mindset and my focus on user needs.
I later founded a creative studio and collaborated with agencies, SaaS companies, and startups before relocating to the United States in 2014.
Moving to a new country also gave me a different perspective: I became the user navigating unfamiliar systems and digital conventions. It reinforced my belief that design and information should be clear, inclusive, and intuitive. This experience led me to deepen my work in accessibility. Curious to learn more, I pursued two certifications in accessible design (W3Cx and IxDF).
In March 2025, I became a U.S. citizen, an important step in a journey that has shaped both my life and my perspective as a designer. It also strengthened my commitment to working with mission-driven organizations.
Fun fact: my English Bull Terrier Fran accidentally became an internet meme.
Fran, the original photo behind the meme.
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Currently open to the right opportunity.
© 2026 Stephanie Lesperance
Original Illustration by Leni Kauffman via Blush.design