Digital Design Director

 

CURRENT PROJECT

Studio KINA @ Canopy Austin
(private client)


LAST PROJECT

Google Cloud AI
(contract via Magnit)


Location

Remote


EDUCATION

New York University
MPS Interactive Telecommunications

Boston University
BS Communications

Hi, I'm Tündi ☺ — a Transylvanian-American designer who's spent nearly two decades crafting imaginative ways to connect people with emerging technologies.

I've led UX/UI, product design, and creative direction at Google Creative Lab, Google AI, Nest, IBM Watson, and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, with a focus on human-computer interaction that puts people first.

Outside work, you’ll often find me empowering other creatives, improvising blues piano, and practicing new monasticism. Welcome!

  • Hi, I’m Tündi ㋡ I’m Transylvanian, a 1st generation American, and my name means “pixie” in English.

    I’ve worked for some of the world's leading companies, and my work has won a Webby Award (equivalent to an Oscar for the internet) and has been featured in ProductHunt, The Verge, VentureBeat, CNET, VoiceBot.ai, and in over 200+ other publications and news sources.

    I’m an Adobe Women in Technology finalist, have co-hosted NYU’s Adjacent: the online journal for emerging media, and spoken to students at NYU Tisch, the Parsons School of Design, Pratt Institute, the School of Visual Arts, CULTUREHUB.

    I taught a mindfulness-focused creative career development course at NYU Tisch, and compiled it into an digital course which you can check out here.

    My clients range from AI startups to fortune 50 brands, including Google, IBM Watson, the Army, the Oscars, UFC, Land Rover, OkCupid, NBC, Royal Caribbean Innovation Lab, Gucci, Hermes Digital, Diesel, etc.

  • DesignLifeWell™ (DLW) is an innovative creative career development platform I created after helping countless independent creatives gain career confidence mindfully by applying UX frameworks to their own lives since 2015. DLW empowers creatives to craft their futures through the power of design.

    Since then, I’ve taught the course at NYU Tisch, and spoke to creative professionals and students at the Parsons School of Design, Pratt Institute, the School of Visual Arts, CULTUREHUB, nuSchool, and was featured as a speaker on Working Not Working.

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    DLW was accepted in several incubators:

    Sophia Amoruso's "Business Class"
    - Summer 2023

    NYU's Female Founders Circle Round 1
    - Spring 2022

    NYU's Female Founders Circle Round 2
    - Fall 2021

    Y-Combinator's Build Sprint
    - Summer 2021

    NYU's Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Accelerator
    - Summer 2020

  • Webby Award Winner for Google Creative Lab’s “My Storytime”

    Adobe Women in Technology Finalist

    Guest Lecturer at Parsons School of Design

    Speaker at CULTUREHUB

    Tisch School of Arts Grant at New York University - ITP

    Speaker at Love Wavelength - Featured in Working Not Working

    Interviewed by RISE for Women in Innovation

    MUX Awards - Agency of the Year (Fantasy)

    AdAge Gold Award for Branded Mobile Application

    Digiday Best in Show Retail Award

    Digiday Best Mobile Brand/Commerce Experience

    Mobile WebAward: Best Fashion/Beauty Mobile Application

    Interactive Telecommunications Program Camp Sponsorship at NYU

    Creative Excellence Award - N. America Creative Leadership Summit

    Art published in Limited Edition Vol. 1 book at the Brooklyn Art Library

    Website, writing and blog featured on nuSchool

    Permanent collection at the Art House Co-op in Brooklyn

    Interview in Sweden's biggest newspaper, DN

    Exhibition: “Art Love Japan” at the In Rivers Gallery in Brooklyn

    Y&R/Wunderman Interactive Award

    AOL Competition Winner - 2nd place in US

    Davlin Philanthropic Fund Design Award

    AdLab 'Best Branding' Award

    Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) - Portfolio Winner