Hey! I'm Kat, a product designer creating actionable experiences powered by user research.

From my corner of the Seattle-area world, I’m passionate about building things that are simple, innovative and leave users feeling better than before.

Work Examples

Streamlining an existing experience to enable a new workflow

Redesigning a medical eCommerce and education hub for competing users

Designing a vision-board-based shopping app for luxury designers and their clients

Shifting the focus to athletes and taking a business from B2B to B2C

Side Projects

Rethinking habits for the rest of us - an app in progress

Helping creatives organize their projects in a visual way

My UX Process & Methods

Bringing over six years of hands-on UX leadership,
I push companies to do the right thing for their users

INVESTIGATE

Listen to users. Gather data. Understand opportunities.

User Research • Data Analysis • Stakeholder Interviews • Heuristic Evaluation

Define

Draft stories. Create flows and ideas. Set targets.

Personas • User Flows • Information Architecture

Create

Layout the vision. Add some style. Make it work.

Wireframes • UI Design • Visual Design • Prototyping

EVALUATE

Collaborate. Deliver. Test. Refine. Make tough decisions.

Usability Testing • Project Management • Team Leadership

More About Kat

From the Notebook

Go to Templates for User Journeys and Personas

When it’s time to start synthesizing research data into artifacts for clients, starting with a template frees the mind to focus on delivering and not on reinventing the approach.

A New Method for Changing Old Habits

Some people (ok, me) love to download and try out productivity apps. But do they ever really work? They haven’t for me. Here’s why I’m building a different kind of app.

Stranger Danger, User Interviews and Affinity Mapping

Getting comfortable with interviewing strangers for user interviews takes practice. I'm always surprised with how welcoming people are to offer their perspective.