🦄 Résumé

Hi!

I’m Kim! I’m a digital product designer with over 20 years of experience. I started out in fine arts from painting and photography to furniture design and glass blowing. At age 23 I felt stuck, so I went back to school for my design degree and suddenly everything clicked. I spent the first half of my career designing responsive websites and the second half focused on native applications. Long story short, I love what I do and I have fun doing it.

I reside just outside of Richmond, in Louisa, Virginia, on 6+ acres with my husband, three boys, two cats and a sizable telescope. Our home includes a designated room for our extensive Lego collection… (and where a Lego Master has slept).

Here’s a general overview of how I dive into understanding and solving problems. My primary focus is to discover what I don’t know that I need to know.

With a bias for action I employ D.Schools methodology of Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test. However in some instances, when working with clients unfamiliar with design processes, I will use Ogilvy’s Question, Care, Connect, Commit method.

Always leading by example with humility, positivity and a lot of humor.

  1. Understanding the problem
    • Discovery and defining – what are we trying to solve and why?
    • Research and analysis – competitors?
  2. Ideation and analysis
    • Brainstorming sessions
    • Gathering and synthesizing data
    • Developing a concept
    • Gathering feedback
  3. Designing and iterating
    • Wireframing and prototyping
    • Visuals and interactions
    • Testing and validating
    • Sharing and gathering feedback
  4. Handoff
    • File preparation, design notes
    • Product and engineering walk through
    • Support partners
  5. Launch
    • UX/UI review and signoff
    • Document
  6. Monitor
    • Track user data
    • identify improvements