Interaction design

I hang with the logistics experience design leadership team at Shopify, where we’re building next-generation ecommerce tools that make commerce easier for everyone. In a past life, in South Africa, I led the experience design team at Standard Bank Group, Africa's largest bank.

Organising Conferences

I founded and ❤️ organising Pixel Up! a UX and design conference. These events exist to help bridge the gap between designers and developers in Africa with those from around the world.

Speaking and Workshops

I’ve been so lucky to speak around the world. These days I'm focussed on talking about working effectively in multicultural teams. If you’d like me to speak at a public or private event, catch me on farai (at) pixelup.co.za.

Upcoming talks and workshops

• Leading Design - London, The only one of your kind in the room: Perils and opportunities.
  Nov 6, 2019 in London, UK
• An Event Apart, Working Together in Diverse Teams
  Oct 28, 2019 in Denver, USA
• Leading Design - New York, The only one of your kind in the room: Perils and opportunities.
  Jun 19, 2019 in New York, USA
• UXLx, Talk + Workshop
  May 21, 2019 in Lisbon, Portugal

Video of a talk I did recently

Past events I've spoken at

2018

• World Interaction Design Day 2019, Our team is diverse. Now what?
  Sep 25, 2018 in Toronto, Canada
• Fluxible, Cultural bias in design(ers)
  Sep 22, 2018 in Waterloo, Canada
• UX Australia, Keynote
  Aug 31, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia
• UX Week, Diverse teams: Working together across cultures - Workshop
  Aug 24, 2018 in San Francisco, USA
• Design & Content Conference, Cultural bias in design(ers)
  Jul 27, 2018 in Vancouver, Canada
• Automattic People Series, Bias in multicultural teams
  Apr 17, 2018 in Remote
• IA Summit, Cultural bias in design(ers)
  Mar 25, 2018 in Chicago, USA
• Pixel Up!, Cultural bias in design(ers)
  Mar 12, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa
• Interaction 18, Cultural bias in design(ers)
  Feb 8, 2018 in Lyon, France

2017

• DVT Insights, Design in Enterprise is Difficult in South Africa
  Oct 25, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa
• EOH Connect 2017, Design value and digital business
  Mar 5, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa

2016

• Gordon Institute of Business Science, Design thinking in business
  Jul 15, 2016 in Johannesburg, South Africa