One of the best learning experiences of this project was designing a checkout flow for Japan, France and Germany. It's mind-expanding and challenging to learn the requirements and preferences in other countries than one's own.

Lululemon's company culture, even for contract workers like myself, can't be beat. Especially on a fast-paced project, having hardworking, fun teammates makes all the difference.

When red is your company's primary branding color, excellent design challenges abound. I enjoyed collaborating with my teammates to devise rules and styling for the international sites. More on that below.

It's not every day you get to help set the style guidelines for future development. Inspired by Brad Frost's Atomic Design, my teammate and I whiteboarded a modular approach to an International Brand Style Guide for both designers and devs to reference going forward.

It's a sure sign of growth when a company moves to a beautiful new space occupying an entire floor downtown, with sweeping views of the water. This is the view from Vancouver-based lululemon's new Seattle digs.

I love working for companies whose products I can get behind. The design of lululemon's athletic and leisure-wear is something I can genuinely rave about. No wonder they're growing exponentially.