Call me Stephie

I am a creative director, experiential designer, and product leader dedicated to customer-focused design thinking; I have spent the last 15 years focused on building, re-imagining, and shaping global and iconic brands, including Yahoo, Disney, Hasbro, Twitter, and numerous consumer start-ups.

Educated at Art Center College of Design, I hold a degree in Environment and Spatial Experience. I have completed MBA coursework in Strategic Business and Service Development from INSEAD in Fontainbleau, France. I have lived and worked on five continents and am an ardent lifelong student of art, architecture, and visual languages.

  • I worked in Twitter #Studio with Stephanie, and whenever she presented her work I would be shaking my head in disbelief. Disbelief at how thoughtful, inspired, and— well, just how CRAZY GOOD her work was. I often screenshot her slides just to study them later, like a scholar would, to try and learn how her mind worked, her process, how she wove concept and theme and materials and space so masterfully. She's got talent in spades and she's got a good heart and she's one of those gems that makes your own work better by raising the bar for creative excellence, and then inviting you to do the same.

    Jason Yaitanes
    Associate Creative Director, Video Director at Twitter

  • Steph is a jack of all trades creative. Need an event designed? A presentation deck? Brand identity? A space brought to life? And let me tell you, she does all of these and more in her unique, colorful style! Steph brings a positive attitude to every project she touches. It was a joy to work with her and I hope our paths cross again.

    Alannah MacIntyre
    Senior Design Program Manager, Yahoo

  • Anyone who knows Stephanie knows that she is brimming with energy and life. She brings color both metaphorically and literally to the space she is in. All her designs, even the very simple ones, always had a unique personality to it. She is an absolute delight to work with and would love to work with her again.

    Patty ClarkPatty Clark
    Associate Creative Director, Yahoo

My Toolbox

A passionate collaborator and love to push boundaries— environmental design and spatial experience are my special sauce.

  • It starts with a thoughtful approach to any project– a brand campaign, experiential activation, a new product or marketing campaign, or environmental build. A clear, informed, and creative strategy is the blueprint outlining the who, what, how, and most notably, the why.

  • Establishing, often inventing, the visual and form language– colors, textures, materials, geometries, photographic style, typography, and xx. Defining each element and how they play with each other.

  • The actualization of the visual language into the final executions– the build of a physical space or experience, a digital campaign, printed graphics, a fashion line, or a new product.

  • My special-sauce