Global Buick Design Vision + Innovation Roadmap


DESIGN STRATEGY + BRAND IDENTITY

PROJECT TITLE / Global Buick: Design Vision + Innovation Roadmap

COMPANY / General Motors

STUDIO LOCATION / Michigan, US (Gloabl Reach)

DURATION/ September 2022 - May 2023

STRATEGIC CONTEXT

Buick's global portfolio had grown to 40+ products across multiple regions , but without a unified creative vision or long-term design framework to connect them. Design decisions were reactive, brand narratives fragmented across markets, and there was no shared language between design, product planning, and marketing for where the brand was headed. The objective: build that foundation.

  • Senior Design Strategist - Global Vision & Innovation Roadmap

    • Established a 3–5–10 year design roadmap across a 40+ product global portfolio, translating long-term brand vision into actionable frameworks adopted across global regions

    • Translated complex strategic inputs including market data, consumer research, cultural trends into clear creative direction, design narratives, and end-to-end customer experience frameworks

    • Partnered with product planning, engineering, and marketing to bridge creative exploration and CMF strategy with long-term business objectives

    • Championed integration of sustainable materials strategy, targeting $30M in annual savings through supplier alignment, manufacturing efficiencies, and coordinated launch planning

    • Created storytelling assets including vision decks, creative narratives, concept direction used to align senior leadership and drive cross-functional decision-making

  • Trend and cultural foresight research, consumer insight synthesis, design roadmapping, cross-functional stakeholder workshops, vision deck development, CMF strategy frameworks

    • 3–5–10 year design vision and innovation roadmap across 40+ vehicle portfolio

    • Scalable design frameworks and creative narratives adopted across global regions

    • CMF and materials strategy aligned to enterprise sustainability and complexity targets

    • Storytelling assets and vision decks for senior leadership alignment

    • Roadmap and frameworks adopted across global regions, giving design and product teams a shared creative language and long-term direction for the first time

    • Increased program adoption by 20% and average transaction value by 15% by aligning design strategy with consumer needs and long-term business objectives

    • Targeted $30M in annual savings through sustainable materials sourcing strategy, aligning creative vision with enterprise sustainability goals

    • Established end-to-end customer experience frameworks that connected brand narrative to product, CMF, and consumer touch points globally


PROJECT OVERVIEW

This project established Buick's 3–5–10 year design vision and innovation roadmap, translating long-term brand strategy into an actionable framework that design, engineering, and marketing teams could execute against globally.

The work went beyond roadmap documentation. It required deep consumer research, cultural foresight, and cross-functional partnership to bridge creative exploration with business objectives. The result produced a scalable design language that could travel across regions, programs, and market contexts.