HELLO
HELLO
steve@tkdesign.ca
steve@tkdesign.ca
steve@tkdesign.ca
Nice to meet you. I'm Steve. For over 10 years, I've helped products succeed, communities thrive, and businesses transform through end-to-end design and strategy.
Currently, I'm Co-Founder, Design Director at GÜDE CO. and Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer at Tripular.
Nice to meet you. I'm Steve. For over 10 years, I've helped products succeed, communities thrive, and businesses transform through end-to-end design and strategy.
Currently, I'm Co-Founder, Design Director at GÜDE CO. and Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer at Tripular.
I'm a design leader devoted to creating unforgettable experiences, immersive stories, developing world-class brands, building collaborative teams, mentoring the next generation, and envisioning the future. Design is more than pretty things. Its true definition is found in "by design". Every part of a business and product should be intentional, cohesive, strategic, planned, communicated, and executed by design. And the best design through empathy and deep understanding of people: users, markets, stakeholders, team members.
From a diverse fine arts, psychology, philosophy, writing and publishing background, I look deeply into the human condition and every experience and perspective. Putting people first and communication is my calling. Helping people discover their design ikigai or what I call the "singularity", the spirit that breathes through a business, is my life's work.
I'm a design leader devoted to creating unforgettable experiences, immersive stories, developing world-class brands, building collaborative teams, mentoring the next generation, and envisioning the future. Design is more than pretty things. Its true definition is found in "by design". Every part of a business and product should be intentional, cohesive, strategic, planned, communicated, and executed by design. And the best design through empathy and deep understanding of people: users, markets, stakeholders, team members.
From a diverse fine arts, psychology, philosophy, writing and publishing background, I look deeply into the human condition and every experience and perspective. Putting people first and communication is my calling. Helping people discover their design ikigai or what I call the "singularity", the spirit that breathes through a business, is my life's work.
"People don't buy goods and services. They buy relations, stories, and magic.”
- Dan Wieden
Nice to meet you. I'm Steve. For over 10 years, I've helped products succeed, communities thrive, and businesses transform through end-to-end design and strategy.
Currently, I'm Co-Founder, Design Director at GÜDE CO. and Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer at Tripular.
IN A NUTSHELL
Chief Product Officer
Tripular
2020
2020
Design Director
GÜDE CO.
2019
2019
Design Lead
Jumbleberry
2019
2019
Product Designer
Fjord, Accenture Interactive
2018
2018
User Experience Designer
TD Bank
2018
2018
Creative Director
Inspiritus Press
2017
2017
Head of Product Design
Green Owl Mobile
2016
2016
Mentorship
Design Buddies
2020
2020
Amazing Design People List
2020
2020
York University
York University
2015
2015
Speaking Engagments
Design Buddies, Owning Your Power & Impact as Designers
2019
2019
Make Change Conference
2019
2019
Ryerson University, Digital Literature
2018
2018
University of Waterloo, Global Business & Digital Arts
University of Waterloo, Global Business & Digital Arts
2017
2017
Fan Expo, Digital Storytelling
2015
2015
UnBound, Workshop
2014
2014
Other Work
Wattpad, University of Waterloo, York University, Ryerson University, CARE, Ontario Arts Council, MuggleNet, Carousel, Pipeline, Tami Smart Cities, Xceed, Essencap, Peopletail, Barrett & Welsh, Canada China Tech Exchange, Anstruther Press
2009-
2009-
Education
Interaction Design Foundation, UX Design
2020
2020
University of Toronto, Digital Marketing
2018
2018
York University, English & Creative Writing
2015
2015
Seneca College, Graphic Design & Web Development
2009
2009