UX Product Designer

UX Product Designer

I blend research, strategy, and design to create intuitive, human-centred experiences in regulated and high-compliance industries.


With a foundation in usability testing and product design, I specialise in translating complex requirements into clear, trustworthy, and engaging solutions.


I bring curiosity, creativity, and cross-functional insight to every project, ensuring that products are not only compliant and effective, but also inclusive and meaningful for the people who use them.

I blend research, strategy, and design to create intuitive, human-centred experiences in regulated and high-compliance industries.


With a foundation in usability testing and product design, I specialise in translating complex requirements into clear, trustworthy, and engaging solutions.


I bring curiosity, creativity, and cross-functional insight to every project, ensuring that products are not only compliant and effective, but also inclusive and meaningful for the people who use them.

Explore My Work

Explore My Work

Using UX and product strategy, I've created solutions that simplify health and educational experiences; empowering users with tools that inform, support, and build trust.

Using UX and product strategy, I've created solutions that simplify health and educational experiences; empowering users with tools that inform, support, and build trust.

Metix Medical

Metix Medical

Medical Device Interface Usability Testing

Medical Device Interface Usability Testing

Led user research and FDA-compliant usability testing for a vital signs monitoring device across U.S. hospital sites. Designed with clinical workflows in mind, simplifying interactions and ensuring the interface supports quick, confident decision-making in critical environments.

Led user research and FDA-compliant usability testing for a vital signs monitoring device across U.S. hospital sites. Designed with clinical workflows in mind, simplifying interactions and ensuring the interface supports quick, confident decision-making in critical environments.

UX Research

Embedded GUI

Medical Device

Psychosis Research Group

Psychosis Research Group

Interactive Public Engagement Activity for Children

Interactive Public Engagement Activity for Children

Co-designed an educational experience that uses optical illusions to help children understand perception. Used storytelling and visual design to turn a complex mental health topic into an inclusive, playful design with science-backed messaging to destigmatise and educate.

Co-designed an educational experience that uses optical illusions to help children understand perception. Used storytelling and visual design to turn a complex mental health topic into an inclusive, playful design with science-backed messaging to destigmatise and educate.

UX/ UI Design

Web App

Mental Health Education

Weegee

Weegee

Designing for Self-Guided Learning on an Educational App

Designing for Self-Guided Learning on an Educational App

Built user flows, wireframes, and prototypes for an intuitive learning app aimed at helping users build confidence in new subjects. Designed to reduce cognitive load and increase motivation through visual simplicity, consistency, and gamified micro-learning strategies.

Built user flows, wireframes, and prototypes for an intuitive learning app aimed at helping users build confidence in new subjects. Designed to reduce cognitive load and increase motivation through visual simplicity, consistency, and gamified micro-learning strategies.

UX/ UI Design

Mobile App

EdTech

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What I Do

What I Do

I bring care, creativity, and meticulous thinking to every stage of product design; helping teams build experiences that truly work for people.

I bring care, creativity, and meticulous thinking to every stage of product design; helping teams build experiences that truly work for people.

UX Research and Usability Testing

UX Research and Usability Testing

I lead with curiosity and compassion; conducting user interviews, usability testing, and contextual research to understand lived experience and ensure designs are safe, ethical, and effective.

I lead with curiosity and compassion; conducting user interviews, usability testing, and contextual research to understand lived experience and ensure designs are safe, ethical, and effective.

Inclusive, Human-Centred Design

Inclusive, Human-Centred Design

I create intuitive experience for diverse users, from children and multilingual families to people in complex or vulnerable situations. I design for dignity, clarity, and trust in every interaction.

I create intuitive experience for diverse users, from children and multilingual families to people in complex or vulnerable situations. I design for dignity, clarity, and trust in every interaction.

Design in Regulated Spaces

Design in Regulated Spaces

Experienced in with FDA, ISO 13485, and IEC 62366 standards, I help make complicated problems approachable by creating useable tools that are compliant.

Experienced in with FDA, ISO 13485, and IEC 62366 standards, I help make complicated problems approachable by creating useable tools that are compliant.

I can support your team with:

I can support your team with:

UX Research & Discovery

UX Research & Discovery

  • User interviews

  • Journey mapping

  • Contextual inquiry

  • Usability testing (formative & summative, including FDA-compliant)

  • Competitor analysis

  • Heuristic evaluations

  • User interviews

  • Journey mapping

  • Contextual inquiry

  • Usability testing (formative & summative, including FDA-compliant)

  • Competitor analysis

  • Heuristic evaluations

Product & Interaction Design

Product & Interaction Design

  • End-to-end product design: wireframes, flows, prototypes, and interaction patterns

  • Mobile-first and accessibility-first UI design

  • Behavioural and goal-driven UX

Inclusive Design

Inclusive Design

  • Design for mental health and diverse literacy levels

  • Plain language, visual clarity, and cognitive load reduction

  • Equity-focused methods and community input

Design for Regulated & Complex Systems

Design for Regulated & Complex Systems

  • UX within FDA, ISO 13485, and IEC 62366 contexts

  • Risk mitigation and usability engineering documentation

  • Design documentation for audits and compliance

Design Systems & Visual Consistency

Design Systems & Visual Consistency

  • Component libraries and UI kits in Figma

  • Cross-platform design system creation and maintenance

  • Visual brand alignment

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Leadership

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Leadership

  • Agile sprint planning, backlog grooming, and story mapping

  • Product ownership or dual-role UX/Product Design

  • Mentoring junior designers and facilitating team design reviews

Interested in working together?

Whether you're improving access to care, building better learning tools, or supporting communities through tech, I’d love to help bring your vision to life. I combine thoughtful design with deep care for users and a clear sense of purpose.

Interested in working together?

Whether you're improving access to care, building better learning tools, or supporting communities through tech, I’d love to help bring your vision to life. I combine thoughtful design with deep care for users and a clear sense of purpose.

Interested in working together?

Whether you're improving access to care, building better learning tools, or supporting communities through tech, I’d love to help bring your vision to life. I combine thoughtful design with deep care for users and a clear sense of purpose.

© 2025 Kara Keddie

© 2025 Kara Keddie

© 2025 Kara Keddie