I’m Kylie, your friendly neighborhood digital designer.

I design apps and websites for businesses I care about. And recently, I've been designing digital experiences for businesses in Maine, where I live.

Here's a sample of my most recent work

Reach out for details!

App design

I've designed the user experience for early- to mid-stage startups

Beyond Identity

authenticator project

UX Design

Beyond Identity

authenticator project

UX Design

Beyond Identity

authenticator project

UX Design

Navimental

Through brainstorming sessions with the two co-founders, I proposed a compassionate onboarding experience that conveyed the value of the product while asking users to share their potentially traumatic experience only once.

UX Design

Navimental

Through brainstorming sessions with the two co-founders, I proposed a compassionate onboarding experience that conveyed the value of the product while asking users to share their potentially traumatic experience only once.

UX Design

Navimental

Through brainstorming sessions with the two co-founders, I proposed a compassionate onboarding experience that conveyed the value of the product while asking users to share their potentially traumatic experience only once.

UX Design

Here's a sample of my most recent work

Reach out for details!

Marketing website design

I've redesigned Squarespace sites to optimize their content and aesthetic. Plus, I've designed new custom pages for existing marketing sites that I've handed off to developers.

Ampersand

I designed new pages for Ampersand's marketing site and established a visual identity for their blogs, social media graphics, and conference booth collateral.

Social Media Graphics

Website Design

Ampersand

I designed new pages for Ampersand's marketing site and established a visual identity for their blogs, social media graphics, and conference booth collateral.

Social Media Graphics

Website Design

Ampersand

I designed new pages for Ampersand's marketing site and established a visual identity for their blogs, social media graphics, and conference booth collateral.

Social Media Graphics

Website Design

Handful Studios

I redesigned the Squarespace site for this beloved one-year-old pottery studio, and also created an event landing page with custom styling.

Website Design

Custom Squarespace Styling

Handful Studios

I redesigned the Squarespace site for this beloved one-year-old pottery studio, and also created an event landing page with custom styling.

Website Design

Custom Squarespace Styling

Handful Studios

I redesigned the Squarespace site for this beloved one-year-old pottery studio, and also created an event landing page with custom styling.

Website Design

Custom Squarespace Styling

What clients say

“Kylie has worked closely with our CEO and me to produce a wide range of design assets in our fast-paced, constantly evolving startup environment. Her high-quality work, responsiveness, and adaptability have enabled us to move with velocity, maintain a cohesive visual identity, support major marketing efforts, and elevate brand awareness during key growth periods.”

-April Potter, Founding Operations at Ampersand

"Our users are at a very sensitive point in their journey when they use our product, and Kylie’s empathy and curiosity to truly understand their perspectives are what made her designs and input stand out. The impact of her work was immediately evident, as we saw users responding very positively to her designs during user feedback sessions."

-Mike Warren, Co-founder and CTO at Navimental

About me

I care about solving complicated problems alongside good people. With a specialty in getting to the root of users's needs, I create functional, elegant designs that secure a win-win for businesses and their users.

Quick facts:

  • I partner with startups to help them translate user research findings into simplified designs and on-brand app interfaces.

  • I've designed products in highly complex and constrained environments such as cybersecurity, immigration services, and veterans' education benefits, so I'm comfortable making trade-offs while still advocating for the user experience.

  • I used to lead design thinking workshops in college. Now I bring that same skillset to multi-method product discovery processes and facilitate design sprints with engineering & product teams.

Let's chat

Let's chat

Send me a note—I'd love to learn about what you're working on!

Send me a note—I'd love to learn about what you're working on!

kyliehardies@gmail.com

kyliehardies@gmail.com