Hi, I'm Kate — a designer in Colorful Colorado. I help new technology feel familiar and human.
First designer in the room 5 times over, from children's learning apps to blockchain to a proptech startup I co-founded to cybersecurity. I design the thing, and then build the system that keeps it running: design systems, libraries, research practices, quality gates, and more. I also write, knit, hike, and run.
2 Home States
NY → CO
12+ years
As a Designer
22 High Points
Out of 50 US States
Selected work
01AI-assisted workDesign SystemsHuman owned systems
Build a System that Rocks a Little
Drift is the gap between the system as designed and the product as shipped - but how much drift can you stop?
Lead Product Designer · 2026Read case study →
02AICreator SupportMobile App
Where the the model stops, and the creator decides
An AI tagging system that never published a tag without human approval, built on a defined taxonomy to improve discoverability for three different sets of users.
Lead Product Designer · 2023Read case study →
03Machine LearningStartupsAPI Support
Designing for the Invisible
Live demo tool that increased prospects advancing through the sales funnel; Company acquired in 2023.
Co-Founder, (Sole) Principal Designer, Product Owner · 2022Read case study →