About #

A head and shoulders shot of my face.
Portrait mode from iPhone X.

My name is Michael Stę·ży·cki and I design digital product experiences with an interest in storytelling through prototyping, efficiency in design systems and the intersection of business and technology.

Raised in East London and later the West Midlands, I studied Interactive Media at Stratford-upon-Avon College and passed with a distinction, distinction, merit. My childhood love of making crude websites and icons grew into a adulthood love of designing and building simple, well thought-out digital products for people. My fascination with technology hasn't stopped, and I’ve been blown away by what AR/MR can do and how it can change lives for the better as well as learning about tech's uglier effects on society.

As well as designing digital products, I also have a shutter bug and love to take photos in new and exotic places. I’m a firm believer of the fact that travel broadens the mind—yes, I stole that from Stephen Merchant and I’m not even sorry.

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Browse my code scratchpad on Codepen.

Download my photography on Unsplash.

Read my résumé.

What’s my workstation setup? #

A photo of my current desk setup. A 3 draw wooden desk with a laptop, bluetooth speaker, coaster, trackpad, keyboard, magnetic cable tidy, Thunderbolt 3 dock, monitor arm holding up a 25" Ultrasharp and my iPhone X hoisted up on a gooseneck for webcam use.
I'm always tinkering with my desk setup, but I think I’ve settled on this setup for a while. My iPhone is used as a webcam with the fantastic Camo app from Reincubate.
A blank MacOS desktop screenshot showing the menubar at the top and the dock on the left-hand side of the screen
I prefer to keep my desktop free from files and folders, I hide my dock and only keep open applications in it. I also use Bartender to keep the right side of my menubar clean and focused.
A screenshot of my iOS Homescreen layout showcasing a grid of my most used apps.
Much like my desktop, my phone usually remains simple and distraction free. I keep dopaminergic apps hidden away in the app drawer. Out of sight, out of mind.

Folks I'd love to work with again #

I’ve had the pleasure of working with a lot of smart, talented individuals during my time working as a designer. I’d like to spare a space on my site to shout out to the amazing team members who believed in me, gave me a chance and generally just made me laugh.

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Special Mentions #

if you want to work together on interaction design, icon design, user experience or product strategy. #