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ABOUT
Kristina is a passionate designer and artist that has worked in various parts of the UX & Mobile world. With a background in Fine Arts, she embarked into the digital world, applying colour theory and balancing East Coast/West Coast design sensibility. She has worked for a handful of Boston startups, moving from print to web to mobile. Now with 10 years of UX experience, she's run the gambit of designing a national doctor's network at Sermo, to shaping a healthy lifestyle community for MeYouHealth, to successfully bringing a traditional publishing company into the mobile space with Cengage Learning.
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Kristina continues to expand her expertise while collaborating with various lean startups and social enterprises. After hours she can be found volunteering for CrisisTextLine helping individuals move through difficult moments. Or working with the GyalsNetwork as a board member empowering other women to make bold, smart decisions about their futures.
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PROJECTS
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INFO
RESUME
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DESIGN PROCESS
There are many ways to implement a design process, each team, company and project
will require adjustments and alignments. But like with all things in life a structure
from which to build a foundation can help keep a team focused and stable.
Phase 1
PROBLEM
VALIDATION
BUSINESS ALIGNMENT Begin to understand initial through sketching core use cases.
USER RESEARCH
Develop a product vision that is tangible and relatable by conducting the proper research.
Phase 2
SOLUTION
IDEATION
DESIGN THINKING
Create thought maps and visualize the use cases.
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PRODUCT FEATURES
Define and build a list of all desired features.
Phase 3
EXPERIENCE
DESIGN
FEASIBILITY
Detailed representation
of deeper level product functionalities.
COLLABORATIVE DESIGN
Hight fidelity wireframes and prototypes showing all areas of impact.
Phase 4
IMPLEMENTATION
DESIGN DOCUMENTATION
Detailed visualization and design guides to be handed over to developers teams or added to design system libraries