Steve Banfi
Steve Banfi
Associate Director of UX Design, Kyndryl
Steve is a multidisciplinary creative who has been facilitating communication by means of design for over 15 years. Over the course of his career, Steve has tackled every project with a hands-on approach to analysis, conceptualization, and problem-solving and lives for the challenge of transforming concepts and ideas into elegant, purposeful, and engaging experiences. As an Associate Director of UX Design at Kyndryl, Steve works with a team of talented people to design unique and complex solutions to advance the vital systems that power human progress. A Florida native, Steve has lived in Wake Forest since 2008 with his wife, five children, two dogs, and two cats.
Are we breaking people with our designs?
The infinite scroll. The like button. Autocomplete. The breakthrough features and functionality designers have added to products have engaged, delighted, and opened up a world of freedom to users around the globe—but at what cost?
In this presentation, Steve will seek to challenge the UX community to look beyond the short-term metrics of success and consider the long-term impact that we might have on the minds of our users and society as a whole.