Robert Stribley is a user experience design professional with some 25 years of experience. He works with brands both big and small across diverse sectors to provide thoughtful user experience solutions. He worked for many years at both Razorfish and Publicis Sapient, and recently started his own UX consulting company, Technique. Although he has particular experience designing for automotive and financial services, Robert has worked with companies as diverse as the American Red Cross, FreshDirect, JP Morgan, Mercedes-Benz, Travel Channel, and Women's Wear Daily. He teaches user experience design at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. A chronic student himself, Robert earned degrees in journalism and English education and certificates in political journalism, privacy and data security, and global affairs. Robert often writes on the topics of UX design, privacy by design, internet culture, and immigration. He writes regularly on Medium, but his writing has also been featured in publications such as Creative Loafing, The Huffington Post, The Observer, Open Global Rights, UX Collective, and UX Magazine. He has spoken or conducted workshops multiple times at SXSW and The Internet Freedom Festival, the Brooklyn Product Design Meetup, as well as Chanel, Design Museum Week, Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE), the University of Maryland and New York University and UX Sketch Camp NYC. He grew up in Australia, taught English in Pusan, Korea, and feels privileged to have traveled on every continent, even Antarctica, where he went for a brief but energizing swim. He and his wife Amy live in Brooklyn. You can learn more about Robert at robertstribley.com or find him posting on many of the typical social media haunts.
""Privacy lies at the heart of the user-technology relationship. Robert Stribley offers invaluable tactical advice and the broader context that designers need to make that relationship as safe as possible."" --Alexandra Schmidt, Author of Deliberate Intervention ""The stakes for data misuse or accidental exposure are incredibly high. This book is a must-read for any design leader looking to build products that respect and protect users' privacy."" --Bryan Hamilton, Global Head of Design, BNY ""Finally--a book that treats privacy not as a compliance box, but as a core design principle. Stribley's essential guide bridges the inexplicable gap between these disciplines."" --Pepe Borras, Cofounder, Internet Freedom Festival, Internet Freedom Expert, and Product Director ""As a designer, you have more power over users' privacy than you may realize. Robert shows you how to leverage that power for good with practical tips on how to get your organization to care, plenty of real examples, and clear guidance. This is the go-to privacy book written by a designer, for designers."" --Heidi Trost, Author of Human-Centered Security ""Privacy isn't about compliance: It's about helping people to negotiate their boundaries. Designers have long needed expert advice on the arguments and tactics that make that principle a reality. At last, help has arrived."" --Cennydd Bowles, Technology Ethicist""The definitive privacy-by-design guide for these evolving days of AI's design acceleration. Essential reading to prevent catastrophic privacy failures that obliterate customer trust and your product success."" --Chad Borlase, SVP, North American Experience Design Lead, Merkle--a dentsu compan