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caffeine.

Lu Smith is a product design director with over 18 years of experience leading many multi-disciplinary teams through empathy, culture, and pragmatism within the UX process.

A tinkerer, at heart, he advocates for early, rapid prototyping - a “fail early, fail hard” approach to design problems. Always leading with “what if”, Lu strives to uncover the unknowns within an assignment — before there were standards and patterns of a practice, there was an observer and an experimenter.

He is currently based in Atlanta.

random facts

born in Germany.
lived in 14 different cities, between 3 continents.
first language was French.
does not speak French.
the term “Black American Music” > “jazz”.
doesn’t like his food to touch. at all.
originally an English-major.
believes Rick James was the GOAT.
enjoys Brutalist + Anti-design methodologies.

un pocito de mi experiencia.

CNN International
Razorfish
Sapient
BBDO
JWT
NCR
State Farm
Mailchimp
Ford Motor Co.
Mailchimp

a few notable brands

Bridgestone-Firestone
Delta Airlines
Ford Motors
Georgia Aquarium
Home Depot
Lincoln Motors
Marines
Meijer
Mercedes-Benz
Microsoft
Porsche
Publix
Royal Caribbean Cruises
San Francisco Airport
UPS
US Virgin Islands