Kait Mahl
Kait is a designer who makes digital stuff people actually connect with. She gets what makes users tick and what businesses need, so the end result just works, and people walk away happy.
3+
10+
9
Design Exp.
years UX
Clients
Case Studies
01-Disability & Inclusion
Making Space
Connecting Neurodivergent, Chronically Ill, and Disabled professionals with meaningful career opportunities—while helping employers build pre-qualified global pipelines.
02-Education & Gamification
Arms of Primates
A mobile game teaching evolutionary taxonomy—built for public educators, zoo exhibits, and natural history museums.
03-Fintech & AI
WealthifyAI
An AI-powered program giving new and experienced investors more personalized exploration and planning tools.
Methodology
Collaborative
UX design is a collaborative craft. One that blends storytelling, empathy, and usability. Kait’s goal is to create experiences that not only look great but feel intuitive and meaningful. She believes the best solutions come from working closely with users and teams to shape ideas into thoughtful, impactful designs.
Iterative
Design is never “done” and that’s what she loves about it. Kait embraces an iterative process that welcomes feedback, adapts to change, and evolves with each test and conversation. She treats every project as a living system, constantly learning from users and improving the experience.
Inclusive
She believes inclusive design starts with listening. She makes a priority to foster collaboration with diverse voices, both in teams and with users. Because she knows that innovation is strongest when built on varied perspectives and lived experiences.
About Kait
Diverse Pathways,
Deeper Design
From barista to hotel concierge to freelance illustrator, Kait's career touchstones give her insight she otherwise would never have had. She uses every experience to further inform empathetic, human-centered research.
Front-line customer empathy — understanding what people really need, not just what they say.
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Barista & Concierge
10+ years of visual craft, storytelling, and translating ideas into compelling imagery.
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Freelance Illustrator
4+ years of experience in ecommerce, social platforms, and accessibility-forward product design.
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UX & Product Designer
Working with local nonprofits because great design should reach everyone, not just the few.
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Community Advocate
"Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping."
— Mr. Rogers (Kait's guiding principle)