Steven W.

Steven W. has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Steven started their career as a Freelance Production Designer at TAXI in 2007, followed by a role as a Research Assistant at Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. in 2008. In 2009, they joined We The Collective Design Inc. as a Senior Producer and Designer, where they worked until 2014. From 2014 onwards, they established their own business called Steven Weigh Design and Illustration, where they worked as a Designer and Illustrator.

In 2019, Steven joined Cross Compass, Ltd. as a Senior Designer. In this role, they were responsible for working with engineering teams to deliver AI products to clients and collaborating with management to define the company's brand. Steven introduced Human-Centered Design practices to the engineering teams and oversaw all phases of the design process, including concepting, interaction design, visual design, and launch. Steven worked at Cross Compass, Ltd. until 2021.

Currently, Steven is working as a Senior Product Designer at Woven by Toyota, where they started in 2021. Additional information about their role is not provided.

Steven W.'s education history is as follows:

- From 2019 to 2021, Steven attended the Parsons School of Design - The New School, where they pursued a program in Design Leadership for Business.

- In 2005, Steven enrolled at Swinburne University of Technology and completed their degree in Business with a focus on Economics and Marketing in 2007.

- Between 2012 and 2017, Steven studied at Langara College and earned degrees in Communication Arts and Commercial Illustration Programs.

- During 2015, Steven attended the Emily Carr University of Art and Design for Continuing Education in Editorial Illustration.

In addition to their formal education, Steven has obtained various certifications. These include:

- "Storytelling for Influence" from IDEO U, obtained in October 2021.

- "Agile Project Management" from Google, obtained in June 2021.

- "Service Design: How to Design Integrated Service Experiences" from the Interaction Design Foundation, obtained in January 2021.

- "Psychology of Interaction Design" from the Interaction Design Foundation, obtained in October 2020.

- "Web Design for Usability" from the Interaction Design Foundation, obtained in February 2020.

- "Design Thinking" from the Interaction Design Foundation, obtained in September 2019.

- "Affordances: Designing Intuitive User Interfaces" from the Interaction Design Foundation, obtained in July 2019.

- "Interaction Design for Usability" from the Interaction Design Foundation, obtained in April 2019.

- "UX Management: Strategy and Tactics" from the Interaction Design Foundation, obtained in March 2019.

- "Conducting Usability Testing" from the Interaction Design Foundation, obtained in January 2019.

- "UI Design Patterns for Successful Software" from the Interaction Design Foundation, obtained in January 2019.

- "User Research – Methods and Best Practices" from the Interaction Design Foundation, obtained in November 2018.

- "Accessibility: How to Design for All" from the Interaction Design Foundation, obtained in October 2018.

- "Gestalt Psychology and Web Design" from the Interaction Design Foundation, obtained in October 2018.

- "Human-Computer Interaction – HCI" from the Interaction Design Foundation, obtained in September 2018.

- "Gamification – Creating Addictive User Experiences" from the Interaction Design Foundation, obtained in August 2018.

- "Information Visualization" from the Interaction Design Foundation, obtained in August 2018.

- "The Practical Guide to Usability" from the Interaction Design Foundation, obtained in August 2018.

- "UX Research & Strategy" from Designlab, obtained in November 2017.