Hello, I'm Stéphanie
I support teams to design accessible and elegant products that meet user needs and business goals. My key strengths lie in product strategy, problem-solving, interaction design, and web accessibility.
I take care of building cohesive design through a wide range of skills - from print, art direction, photography to UX design. As a multidisciplinary designer, I effortlessly navigate among cross-functional teams to solve complex design problems.
I currently live in the San Francisco Bay Area, and in my spare time, I am a Door Hunter and a mix-media artist. I also have a blog "AY11-Toolbox" where I share articles about web accessibility.
While preparing the IAAP certification, I'm currently helping a non-profit to comply with WCAG 2.0 standards. The upcoming case studies will present my journey optimizing the website to meet accessibility standards.
PRODUCT STRATEGY, ACCESSIBILITY
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A case study about my experience of learning how to measure the accessibility of web components.
UX RESEARCH + DESIGN
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When one of your UC Berkeley UX course project leads you to meet the company's CEO of the project you worked on!
I have 15 years of experience working on the end-to-end design process, from research and strategy, through to the execution, launch. I improve products based on people's feedback and data collection. My key strenghts are:
Are you looking to improve your website or app? I like to start to analyze your business goals, study your competitors, do a UX audit, usability testings, and build user journeys. I need to understand what and where the pain points are before trying to solve them. Yes, I like to challenge assumptions!
I design elegant and intuitive user-centric products for desktop and mobile. I use iterative design to create or refine a product. I collaborate on the information architecture and develop interactive prototypes. I also prepare design systems to communicate with product teams.
I am passionate about understanding the users I'm designing for, and I continually strive to incorporate accessible components into my work to ensure that all users can benefit from inclusive design. I also conduct accessible audits and design reviews from early to pre-prod stages.
A11Y Toolbox is a blog I created to demystify the WCAG standard guidelines and help designers and non-designers be more aware of accessible design stakes and benefits.
☛ Discover A11Y Toolbox
Blush is a web tool and plugin to create stunning illustrations. I felt in love with the project, so when the cofounder, Pablo Stanley, was looking for a French translator, I offered my help :-)
☛ Discover Blush en français !
I'm always happy to discuss Design, hear about your next big idea or just have a spirited debate about how The Good Place should have ended.
“Accessibility allows us to tap into everyone’s potential.” – Debra Ruh
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Illustrations by Leni Kauffman | Icons by Eucalyp | Fonts by atipo foundry