About Me
I have strong opinions. I like to ask questions. I generally vote to keep things simple (except when added complexity improves and simplifies the overall user experience). I devour details. I love color. I see beauty all over the place and am still a kid at heart. I believe that design is about communication. I draw. I am keenly interested in how and why people use and respond to things. I am a student of the user experience. I value good design and get frustrated with those who dismiss it as disposable. I am intrigued by packaging, by messaging, by games, by exhibits, by interaction with designed objects. I am interested in how stories are told. I enjoy bringing things to life with code. I am delighted by a good interface.
I graduated from Parsons School of Design with a degree in Graphic Design and had the pleasure of being an occasional guest lecturer in their Digital Design department. I also hold degrees in Communications Technology and Music from St. Louis University and in Children’s Book Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Additionally, I attended the Turing School of Software & Design, a seven-month intensive immersion program for web developers that expanded my coding skill set and increased my fluency in dev-based communication.
If you would like to work with me, have questions about what I do, or just need to get in touch, please drop me a line at katelane [at] gmail [dot] com.