Human-Centered Design Agency

Design | Strategy | Innovation

We help businesses create exceptional customer experiences through human-centered design. Our approach reduces risk and ensures what we build will not only be used, but loved.

Why Human-Centered Design?

Human-centered design isn't just about making things look good—it's about creating solutions that work for real people in real situations, delivering measurable business value.

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Reduce Risk

By understanding your customers deeply before building, we eliminate the risk of creating products that won't be used. Every solution is validated with real users.

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Increase Revenue

Better experiences lead to higher conversion rates, increased customer satisfaction, and stronger loyalty. Our work has delivered measurable efficiency improvements.

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Speed to Market

Research-driven design decisions mean fewer iterations and faster launches. Get to market quicker with solutions that work the first time.

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Customer Love

When you design with empathy and understanding, customers don't just use your product—they love it. This creates lasting competitive advantage.

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Operational Efficiency

Great design reduces support costs, training time, and user errors. Our solutions can eliminate entire processes like checkout queues.

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Innovation Edge

HCD uncovers opportunities others miss. By deeply understanding user needs, we create breakthrough innovations that drive competitive advantage.

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Years of Experience

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Major Projects

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Industry Sectors

33%

Avg. Efficiency Gain

Featured Projects

Real solutions for real businesses, from startups to enterprise. Every project designed to deliver measurable impact.

Sydney Airport

International Transfer Optimization

Reduced passenger transfer times from 134 minutes to 90 minutes, fundamentally changing the airport's competitive position as a hub.

Service Design Process Optimization Customer Journey
Woolworths

Scan&Go Experience

Revolutionary shopping experience allowing customers to scan, pay, and skip checkout queues entirely through innovative mobile technology.

Mobile App AI Integration Retail Innovation
UBank

Mobile Banking Redesign

Ground-up redesign of mobile banking experience, making complex financial tasks simple and intuitive for everyday users.

Mobile Design Financial Services UX Strategy
Westpac

First iPad Banking App

Australia's pioneering iPad banking application, reimagining financial services for tablet format with customer-centric design.

Tablet Design Innovation Banking

About Blush Response

We are a specialized human-centered design agency with fifteen years of experience helping companies design and bring to life amazing experiences for their customers. Our approach combines deep customer understanding with strategic business thinking.

workExperience

  • Sydney Airport - Senior Consulting (2023-2024)
  • Woolworths - Innovation Leadership (2018-2022)
  • UBank - Senior Consulting (2012-2017)
  • Westpac - Senior Consulting
  • St George - Senior Consulting

schoolEducation

  • Bachelor of Commerce
    Management Accounting - ANU (1999)
  • Bachelor of Science
    Genetics, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry - ANU (1999)

businessClients

  • Sydney Airport
  • Woolworths
  • Westpac & UBank
  • NAB & St George
  • Microsoft & Intel
  • Coca Cola
  • Newcastle TAFE

starsCore Expertise

Design Leadership Human-Centered Design User-Centric Strategy Customer Research Prototyping Customer Journeys Stakeholder Management Agile Methods Team Leadership Workshop Facilitation AI Integrations Digital Payments Innovation Service Design Business Transformation

Our work spans small startups to major enterprises, always focusing on creating solutions that don't just work—they're loved. We combine rigorous research methods with creative problem-solving to deliver measurable business results and exceptional user experiences.

All Projects

A comprehensive showcase of human-centered design solutions across industries and project types

Sydney Airport

Call to Gate Innovation

Solved terminal renovation challenges by calling passengers just in time for boarding, eliminating costly temporary gate solutions.

Service Innovation Customer Experience
Sydney Airport

International Transfer

Reduced transfer time from 134 to 90 minutes, fundamentally changing airport's competitive position in the Asia-Pacific region.

Process Design Operations
Sydney Airport

Early Check-In Solution

Reduced queue wait times from 1 hour to 20 minutes by redesigning airline check-in operations and passenger flow.

Queue Management Service Design
Woolworths

Scan&Go Innovation

Revolutionary shopping app allowing customers to scan, pay, and skip checkout queues entirely using mobile technology.

Mobile App Retail Innovation
Woolworths

Concept Store Prototype

Created futuristic store in Surry Hills with AI cameras, smart scales, and seamless checkout experience for testing innovations.

AI Integration Prototype
UBank

Mobile App Redesign

Ground-up redesign making mobile banking simpler and more intuitive, transforming complex financial tasks into effortless interactions.

Mobile Design Banking
UBank

Future-Focused Budgeting

Reimagined budgeting to help customers think about future spending rather than dwelling on past financial mistakes.

Financial Planning Behavioral Design
UBank

Mobile Mortgage Application

Simplified home loan applications with thumb-friendly interactions designed specifically for mobile and tablet devices.

Mobile First Form Design
Westpac

First iPad Banking App

Australia's first iPad banking app, reimagining financial services for tablet format with innovative customer-centric design.

Tablet Design First to Market
Westpac

Points Calculator Tool

Made complex companion card reward rules simple with an intuitive calculator for optimizing points across different spending categories.

Tool Design Customer Education
St George

Business Banking Online

Transformed legacy Windows program into responsive web application, enabling businesses to bank efficiently on any device.

Web App Modernization

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Sydney Airport Transfer Optimization

Client
Sydney Airport
Duration
2023-2024
Role
Senior Consultant
Impact
33% Time Reduction

We led the team that reduced passenger transfer times from the international terminal to the domestic terminal from 134 minutes down to 90 minutes. This fundamental change transformed Sydney Airport's ability to compete as a transfer hub in Australia and drastically increased revenue opportunities.

Transfer Process Analysis
Customer Journey Mapping

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Sydney Airport's international to domestic transfer process was taking over 2 hours, making it uncompetitive as a hub for connecting flights. This was directly impacting revenue and the airport's strategic positioning in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Through customer journey mapping, stakeholder interviews, and detailed process analysis, we identified key bottlenecks in the transfer process. We redesigned the entire customer flow, optimized touchpoints, and created new service protocols that cut transfer time by 44 minutes.

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  • check_circle 44 minute reduction in average transfer time
  • check_circle 33% improvement in operational efficiency
  • check_circle Increased competitiveness as a transfer hub
  • check_circle Enhanced revenue opportunities from connecting flights
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Woolworths Scan&Go Innovation

Client
Woolworths
Duration
2018-2022
Role
Head of Innovation
Impact
Zero Queue Time

As Head of innovation at Woolworths Payments, we led a team of designers, developers, BAs and SMEs that created a revolutionary new way to shop - Scan&Go. We created an app that allowed customers to scan barcodes, add items to their trolley, pay in app and completely skip the checkout queue.

Scan&Go Mobile App
Smart Exit Gates & AI Scales

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  • build
    3D Prototyping: Multiple prototypes tested until we found the perfect phone holder design for trolleys
  • psychology
    AI Integration: Trained intelligent fresh produce scales to display barcodes for scanning
  • security
    Bag Check Algorithm: Ensured customers got all items they paid for
  • store
    Concept Store: Built prototype store in Surry Hills with AI cameras and smart scales
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    LEGO Recognition: The solution was so innovative, LEGO created a set based on the service design!