Sam Stephenson

Sam Stephenson

Founder at Granola in London

Projects

2021

0 → 1 design on Swim Smooth's web and iOS apps

Side Projects

2021

Binauaral audio/video recordings from around the UK.

Work Experience

2023 — Now
2021 — 2022
2019 — 2021
2019 — 2019
London

Applying insights from the behavioural sciences to design ‘nudges’ and interventions to influence consumer behaviour, for clients including Amazon, Tesco, and HSBC

2018 — 2019
Columbia, South Carolina

A startup to make it easier to buy groceries from your local farmer.

2017 — 2018
San Francisco, Vientiane, Lusaka, Addis Ababa, Kathmandu

Led research studies in Laos, Zambia, Ethiopia, Nepal and the US. I applied findings from behavioral sciences to design a series of workshops, made to empower high school and college students growing up in emerging economies. In each country, I built relationships with a handful of schools and colleges, then led trials of the workshops. Measuring students’ progress to inform future iterations.

2016 — 2017
San Francisco

Worked with an interdisciplinary team in San Francisco designing mobile apps for iOS and Android. I had full involvement in the design process, from high-level product thinking to visual execution and prototyping, to developer hand-off. Projects included:

  • Conceptual designs for a new kind of printing experience, for a Fortune 500 tech company.
  • An iOS app for a cybersecurity startup.
  • Brand identity for a health-tech startup.
  • An Android app for a venture backed real-estate startup

Volunteering

2013 — 2016
Kayak Coach at Falmouth University

Education

2013 — 2016
BA Graphic Design at Falmouth University
UK
2015 — 2015
Semester abroad at Fachoschule Augsburg
Augsburg, Germany

Certifications

2016
Junior Bronze Medallist from European Freestyle Kayaking Championships

Contact

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