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I’m drawn to the earliest stages ofcreation—discovering needs, business strategy, brand expression,and the teams and systems necessary to gracefully evolve and scale./p>p>I value empathy and candor, simplifying the complex, serving theunderdog, and perpetually learning and accomplishing amazing featswith other hungry hearts and minds./p>p>I live in Oakland with an army of a hrefhttps://www.instagram.com/p/BkB9XLGlRon/>plant babies/a>. When notrocking business pants, I can be found composing a hrefhttps://stone.mu/>music/a>,designing a hrefhttps://www.instagram.com/p/Bca2HvWhgkc/?taken-bysaintbek>jewelry and apparel/a>, or carving through the Redwoodson a Moto Guzzi named a hrefhttps://www.instagram.com/p/BnSclCqFArD/>Fusa/a>./p>/div>/section>section classsection_15SLa_0 numbered-headings_FyUVh_0 idmethod>div classlabel_3CkLG_0>Methodologybr>//div>div>h2 idpeople-not-users>People, not users/h2>p>The infinite parade of glowing rectangles can cloud our view, butproducts are in service of people. Human connection is the best curefor our assumptions. Curiosity and empathy build bridges—fueling theresearch and synthesis that are core to great product design./p>h2 idbegin-at-the-end>Begin at the end/h2>p>Great endings inspire great beginnings. What will your legacy be?Will you proudly sign your name? Crystallizing the outcome enables usto define how to achieve it, measure progress, and anticipate many ofthe changing conditions to come./p>h2 idmaker-s-vault>Maker’s vault/h2>p>When it comes to making, processes vary greatly. One constant is theneed for large blocks of uninterrupted time to focus. In anincreasingly open environment with diverse disciplines, establishingclear boundaries leads to fruitful outcomes and happy teams./p>h2 idco-lab>Co-lab/h2>p>Iterative feedback and collaboration directly equate to productquality. Ask hard questions, find the holes, swap files, and gain newperspectives. Use prototyping and testing to address issues early onand illuminate new opportunities./p>h2 idredefine-the-bar>Redefine the bar/h2>p>Product design is an endless negotiation of necessary compromises,but constraints never deter the ingenious. A dedication to craft andrelentless commitment to differentiate produce not just great, butgroundbreaking results./p>h2 idonwards-and-upwards>Onwards and upwards/h2>p>Reflection is the ultimate catalyst for growth. Retrospectives,coaching, one-on-ones, and time budgeted for introspection areingredients essential to perpetual development. The best productteams prioritize learning from experience, and everyone benefits./p>/div>/section>section classsection_15SLa_0 idcase-studies>div classlabel_3CkLG_0>Case Studiesbr>//div>div>h1 idairbnb->Airbnb:/h1>h1 idscaling-the-heart>Scaling the Heart/h1>p>Building the Design Language System powering Airbnb innovation./p>/div>div classimage-viewer_1sJDo_0>img altAirbnb MMXV. Bek Stone → https://bek.is srcdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7 classcurrent_t0zcC_0>/div>div>p>In January of 2015, I joined Airbnb. While the design team of 20 thatcould fit snugly around a whiteboard would quadruple before mydeparture less than a year and a half later, a signature climate ofwarmth never faltered./p>p>Up until this point, Airbnb had grown organically. The widelypublicized rebrand six months prior had catapulted analready-valuable service into the “internet darling” stratosphere.2015 would usher in the company’s first significant investment inglobal marketing, further extending its reach. Internally, teamswere working and growing at a feverish pace./p>p>By July, product design had more than doubled in size. Teams andinitiatives across the org struggled to stay in sync. Web, iOS,Android, and Watch each had unique designs and codebases. We needed ashared language and a stable and performant foundation to withstandcontinued growth./p>p>Our goal was to create a universal design system and I was given thegreen light to build a dedicated team./p>/div>div classimage-viewer_1sJDo_0>img altAirbnb Design Systems Team. Salih Abdul-Karim, Bek Stone, Michael Sui, Jing Jian. https://bek.is srcdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7 classcurrent_t0zcC_0>/div>div>p>As the founding members began to research and audit, I set out toconnect with leaders across the organization to gain understanding,exchange ideas, and develop shared goals for our future. Armed withinsights, I drafted our first vision and guiding principles and setthe growing team loose to explore and create./p>p>Fonts would be scaled up for legibility. Color contrast boosted tomeet new accessibility benchmarks. Bold accents introduced pacing andillustrations rang harmonious with our expanding icon system.Movement brought life. A visual language emerged—vibrant, clear, andas animated and conversational as the dinner table./p>/div>div classmood-set_1gAZL_0>div classleft_DSCBN_0>div>div classmoodImage_2hyvi_0 portrait_3nNyY_0 large_1POJI_0 styletransform:translateY(0px);margin-top:80%;>img altAirbnb type scales by Britt Nelson. Bek Stone → https://bek.is srcdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7>/div>div classmoodImage_2hyvi_0 landscape_3ynNl_0 large_1POJI_0 styletransform:translateY(0px);margin-top:-10%;>img altAirbnb app component system. Bek Stone → https://bek.is srcdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7>/div>/div>/div>div classright_3iQJL_0>div>div classmoodImage_2hyvi_0 landscape_3ynNl_0 large_1POJI_0 styletransform:translateY(0px);margin-top:10%;>img altAirbnb Design Systems team. Michael Sui, Britt Nelson, Jing Jian. Bek Stone → https://bek.is srcdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7>/div>div classmoodImage_2hyvi_0 portrait_3nNyY_0 large_1POJI_0 styletransform:translateY(0px);margin-top:0%;>img altAirbnb app date picker. Bek Stone → https://bek.is srcdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7>/div>div classmoodImage_2hyvi_0 landscape_3ynNl_0 small_2XU1N_0 styletransform:translateY(0px);margin-top:40%;>img altAirbnb in motion. https://bek.is srcdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7>/div>/div>/div>/div>div>p>Running in parallel were two initiatives introducing radical changesto flows across all platforms. The success of these colossal effortshinged on having a sound and iconic system to build upon. Qualitycannot be defined by external characteristics alone. Reliability andperformance are inextricable traits, and required tremendouscooperation across product, engineering, and design to achieve. Wefocused our efforts on mobile to lead the way./p>/div>div classimage-viewer_1sJDo_0>img altAirbnb Design Language System. Alex Schleifer, Bek Stone, Amber Cartwright, Adam Michela. https://bek.is srcdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7 classcurrent_t0zcC_0>img altAirbnb Design Language System. Brian Chesky, Joe Zadeh, Alex Schleifer, Bek Stone, Amber Cartwright. https://bek.is srcdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7>img altAirbnb Design Language System. Alex Schleifer, Bek Stone, Amber Cartwright. https://bek.is srcdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7>/div>div>p>Equipped with new requirements and our drafted brandlanguage, design leads and executives from our cross-functional teamsheaded offsite to hash out the first version of Airbnb’s DesignLanguage System. Teams began testing, breaking, and submittingimprovements. As the system solidified, I guided adoption,integration, and continued evolution across product teams./p>/div>div classframed-video_3f3Hy_0>video loop muted playsinline poster/airbnb/Loading.gif>/video>/div>div>p>As with any great endeavor, this one too had to travel the difficultbut transformative path of discovery. No one solution could meet allneeds, and no process could satisfy all those involved. More valuablethan the system created were the people it aimed to serve. At last, ashared language was beginning to bridge the gap between disciplines,and something altogether more beautiful was unfolding./p>p>With the rollout underway and an able team in place, I departed fromAirbnb—one month before the public launch in April, 2016. The teamand their work continue to flourish, driving a greater level ofcontinuity and cross-functional collaboration./p>p>Laying a new foundation and rebuilding a home with a growing familyinside was no small feat, and there were countless challenges andopportunities for the organization to learn along the way. In theend, a once small and mighty team empowered Airbnb to scale in newways—each step more humane than the last./p>/div>div classmood-set_1gAZL_0>div classleft_DSCBN_0>div>div classmoodImage_2hyvi_0 portrait_3nNyY_0 large_1POJI_0 styletransform:translateY(0px);margin-top:80%;>img alt2015 Airbnb design team. Bek Stone → https://bek.is srcdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7>/div>div classmoodImage_2hyvi_0 landscape_3ynNl_0 large_1POJI_0 styletransform:translateY(0px);margin-top:-10%;>img altKarri Saarinen in Wintercroft mask. https://wintercroft.com/ srcdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7>/div>/div>/div>div classright_3iQJL_0>div>div classmoodImage_2hyvi_0 landscape_3ynNl_0 large_1POJI_0 styletransform:translateY(0px);margin-top:0%;>img altEPIC / Airbnb. Katie Dill, Bek Stone, Amber Cartwright. https://bek.is srcdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7>/div>div classmoodImage_2hyvi_0 portrait_3nNyY_0 large_1POJI_0 styletransform:translateY(0px);margin-top:-10%;>img altSalih Abdul-Karim, master of motion. srcdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7>/div>div classmoodImage_2hyvi_0 landscape_3ynNl_0 large_1POJI_0 styletransform:translateY(0px);margin-top:60%;>img altAirbnb design team. Bek Stone → https://bek.is srcdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7>/div>/div>/div>/div>div>h2 idencore>Encore/h2>p>Core contributors:br>Alex Schleifer, Adam Michela, Karri Saarinen, Michael Bachand, PaulKompfner, Sean Abraham, Salih Abdul-Karim, Michael Sui, Jing Jian,Britt Nelson, Hannah Hughes, Luke Carter, Stephen Wyatt Bush./p>p>Invaluable partners:br>Katie Dill, Amber Cartwright, Allen Mask, Taido Nakajima, Katie Chen,Adam Glynn-Finnegan, Kevin Grennan, Alvin Hsia, Shane Allen, CharlieAufmann./p>h2 idrelated-articles>Related articles/h2>p>a hrefhttp://www.creativebloq.com/features/why-design-is-key-to-airbnbs-incredible-success>A Design System to Take on the World/a>br>em>by Tanya Combrinck/em>/p>p>a hrefhttps://airbnb.design/the-way-we-build/>The Way We Build/a>br>em>by Alex Schleifer/em>/p>p>a hrefhttp://karrisaarinen.com/posts/building-airbnb-design-system/>Creating the Airbnb Design System/a>br>em>by Karri Saarinen/em>/p>p>a hrefhttps://design.google/library/airbnb-communicating-clarity-and-charm/>Communicating Clarity and Charm/a>br>em>by Google Design/em>/p>/div>/section>section classsection_15SLa_0 idarchives>div classlabel_3CkLG_0>Archivesbr>//div>div>h1 idmaking-and-breaking>Making and breaking/h1>p>Highlights from humanizing brands and digital experiences,constructing environments, and exploring physical forms andmaterials./p>/div>div classimage-viewer_1sJDo_0>img altCast silver. Bek Stone → https://bek.is srcdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7 classcurrent_t0zcC_0>img altConstellations journal. Bek Stone → https://bek.is srcdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7>img altTLE branding. Bek Stone → https://bek.is srcdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7>img altMaking and breaking at the Flytrap. Bek Stone → https://bek.is srcdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7>img altGoflow app design, icon and component system. Bek Stone → https://bek.is srcdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7>img altNew Engineering University. Bek Stone → https://bek.is srcdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7>img altPressed Juicery branding. Bek Stone → https://bek.is srcdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7>img alt3D mark. Bek Stone → https://bek.is srcdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7>img altLeatherworking. Bek Stone → https://bek.is srcdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7>img altTechnical apparel design. Bek Stone → https://bek.is srcdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7>/div>/section>section classsection_15SLa_0 idvoices>div classlabel_3CkLG_0>Voicesbr>//div>div>blockquote>p>Bek is one of those rare leaders that boldly balances hands-onrelevancy with clear visioned execution./p>/blockquote>p>a hrefhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/northway/>Ryan Northway/a>br>em>Principal Product Designer, Real Labs/em>/p>blockquote>p>A shining star in a sea of sameness, an invigorator, aninspiration./p>/blockquote>p>a hrefhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/beroy/>Benjamin Roy/a>br>em>Director, Venture Visuals/em>/p>blockquote>p>At Airbnb, Bek took on some of the hardest design and businessproblems using her skills to get everyone, from the CEO to herengineering counterparts bought in./p>/blockquote>p>a hrefhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kevingrennan/>Kevin Grennan/a>br>em>Design, Sidewalk Labs/em>/p>blockquote>p>As magnetic as she is humble, Bek rallies teams to solve problemswith systems thinking, minimalism, curiosity, and diagrams ofhappiness curves./p>/blockquote>p>a hrefhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelsui/>Michael Austin Sui/a>br>em>Inclusive Design Lead, Airbnb/em>/p>blockquote>p>Bek is just one of the most well-rounded, human-centric, passionateleaders you’ll meet. She inspires people to be better — that’s hersuperpower./p>/blockquote>p>a hrefhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jing-jian-84b3b139/>Jing Jian/a>br>em>Design Lead, Motion/em>/p>/div>/section>section classsection_15SLa_0>div classlabel_3CkLG_0>Connectbr>//div>div classcontact_3IwXn_0>p>a hrefmailto:findbek@gmail.com>Email/a>span>·/span>a hrefhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/bekstone/>LinkedIn/a>span>·/span>a hrefhttps://www.instagram.com/saintbek/>@saintbek/a>p>em>Site magic by a hrefhttps://zakj.net/>@zakj/a>/em>/div>/section>/div>svg viewBox0 0 100 100 classsplash_3AiJW_0 preserveAspectRationone>polygon points0,0 100,0 100,0 0,0>/polygon>/svg>div>div classoverlay_3LOH-_0>div classcontainer_KIRj1_0 nav_1PceI_0>div classcontact_3IwXn_0 contact_2qxkp_0>p>a hrefmailto:findbek@gmail.com>Email/a>span>·/span>a hrefhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/bekstone/>LinkedIn/a>span>·/span>a hrefhttps://www.instagram.com/saintbek/>@saintbek/a>p>em>Site magic by a hrefhttps://zakj.net/>@zakj/a>/em>/div>/div>/div>div classcontainer_KIRj1_0 logo-toggle_2Gavc_0>a href#top classlogo_3hsIF_0>svg viewBox0 0 32 32 height32 width32 xmlnshttp://www.w3.org/2000/svg>circle cx16 cy16 fillnone idmark-highlight r14 stroke#000 stroke-width4>/circle>circle cx16 cy16 filltransparent idmark-background r10>/circle>path dM16 32C7.163 32 0 24.837 0 16S7.163 0 16 0s16 7.163 16 16-7.163 16-16 16zm-4.008-21.295v10.164c1.172.836 2.975 1.131 4.616 1.131C19.638 22 22 20.23 22 16.869c0-2.689-1.515-4.033-3.643-4.033-1.532 0-2.524.853-3.03 1.59V9h-.558L11 9.754v.492l.992.459z>/path>path dM16.608 21.23c1.299 0 2.002-1.509 2.002-3.443 0-2.164-.848-3.164-2.218-3.164-.379 0-.74.082-1.064.279v4.623c0 1.049.324 1.705 1.28 1.705z>/path>/svg>/a>!---->/div>/div>/div>/div>/div>script typetext/javascript>window.__NUXT__{layout:default,data:{},error:null,state:{loading:!0,navSections:,scrollY:0,splashVisible:!0,transparentImage:data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7},serverRendered:!0}/script>script defer src/_nuxt/manifest.6f98bff99b85f2efecd2.js>/script>script defer src/_nuxt/layouts/default.c605bf7c8c94c47a9469.js>/script>script defer src/_nuxt/pages/index.480d08ce7b3e176a57e7.js>/script>script defer src/_nuxt/vendor.9f4bff9f0f4b087b8dba.js>/script>script defer src/_nuxt/app.8920858e50e7102c35e0.js>/script>
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