Hey, I'm Katja
I’m a UX and Product Designer with experience in large scale digital transformation, design systems, accessibility, and learning experience design.
I work at both strategic and delivery levels, creating foundations and practices that support sustainable, long-term design outcomes.
Digital transformation
Most recently, I led the design for the UX and UI modernisation of a Queensland Government’s flagship website. This transformation spanned more than 7,000 pages within a multi-department CMS environment and involved transitioning the underlying design system to a new, scalable foundation. I conducted system-wide audits and replaced legacy patterns with accessible and scalable templates and components, all backed by comprehensive research.
Accessibility
Accessibility is central to my work. I created accessibility-first interaction patterns across 14 core components, addressing gaps in standard approaches and improving readability for people with dyslexia and other cognitive and visual challenges. This work gained international recognition within the design community and influenced multiple design systems.
Content and Learning Experience Design
I have led digital learning for initiatives within Queensland Health, including writing and designing training modules to support a major digital rostering transformation for nurses and midwives; writing and designing onboarding and systems training for a new hospital launch; and designing COVID 19 clinical training initiatives that supported the rapid rollout of public testing centres.
Design operations
I operate comfortably at both strategic and delivery levels. I build scalable Figma libraries, strengthen governance and workflows, mentor designers, facilitate communities of practice, and ensure design solutions align with development realities. I care deeply about systems thinking, sustainable practices, and helping teams deliver consistently at scale.
Beyond the screen
Outside of design, I live with my family and our chaotic cat. You’ll usually find me reading, exploring and travelling (or planning the next trip), playing music, making art, jogging (badly), or pretending to know what I’m doing at the gym.