PinnedStacey’s Design PrinciplesAs a designer, I work with clients and in teams to create new opportunities using design to ask questions and solve problems. Naturally, this influences how I make decisions when approaching design challenges. I have decided to publicly share my five principles below as the driver for these decisions. …Design Thinking3 min readDesign Thinking3 min read
Jul 20Experience Design, Beyond The ScreensThis year I was fortunate enough to give a talk at UX London. This was such an amazing experience, speaking again to an audience excited about design. Talk Outline: “Designing user experiences is tough. Especially when they go beyond the digital screen. Consider all the challenges involved in making that…UX Design3 min readUX Design3 min read
Published inBootcamp·Updated May 18The leadership design portfolio!Everyone tells you to “write a story”, talk about your design process, but no one tells you to write a story of “how you led design”. As design practitioners, 90% of the reason how we got into this profession is that we were the artistic experimental kid. The kid who…Design Leadership5 min readDesign Leadership5 min read
Apr 19, 2021Who is Stacey Mendez?: A designer, working at the intersection of great ideas, people and strategyAs part of ODD Deck I have met many interesting people in design from all over the world, working at many different career levels. Introduction calls have been a huge part of my experience, where I have found myself answering similar questions to different people. …Design Leadership4 min readDesign Leadership4 min read
Feb 19, 2021What is Design Strategy? And why does it matter? (A Design Talk)So yesterday (or this morning), I gave an online talk with Women Talk Design alongside some amazingly talented women. Having now joined my 3rd start-up (from scratch), I have found myself re-living some typical first-hand ‘strategy’ questions and experiences with founders, as we try to answer ‘What is our plan?’. …Design Strategy6 min readDesign Strategy6 min read
Dec 22, 2020Digital design. Where is the personal connection?Since childhood, I have always had a personal connection to 3 companies: Nike, Disney/Pixar and MTV (when it was in its peak). Why? Because they were/are oriented to think about the experience they want to leave their customers with. Which in turn results in leaving people with a lasting memory…Branding4 min readBranding4 min read
Nov 21, 2020Autonomy, Connectivity, Systems — The Design Of Future Things 4.0.This week I listened in to ‘The next big breakthroughs in design and tech for micro-mobility with these forward thinking guys: — Alex Sutton, Head of Technology, Synapse — David Hyman, CEO, Unagi — Kelly Custer, Founder and Design Director, Knack Design Studio — Eugene Kwak, Head of Bike and…Autonomous Vehicles6 min readAutonomous Vehicles6 min read
Oct 24, 2020Top Lessons I Learnt In EntrepreneurshipIt’s been an interesting journey setting up new companies, trying them out and learning what works, what doesn't and why. Before, I used to think entrepreneurs fitted the common stereotypes. You know what I mean, the money or power hungry egotistical person who everyone really thinks is a jerk. Now…Entrepreneurship4 min readEntrepreneurship4 min read
Oct 21, 20205 useful + practical things to do to kickstart your design career right now!If you graduated this year or are graduating next year, no doubt you are busy already with getting ready! Someone once told me, “the first 5 years are about finding your feet in the industry, the next 5 is becoming valuable then after about 10 years you ‘should’ be in…Design Career4 min readDesign Career4 min read
