Katdesign Studio

Katdesign Studio Your design partner for complex environments. Creating great experiences that save more than time. Web Solutions - Cutting edge, dynamic and web Savvy.

We utilize media to propel companies to new levels of success and give them the means to reach higher goals. Our services include but are not limited to:

Graphic Design - Katdesign Studio produces custom graphic design solutions that help to make you and your brand stand out from the crowd, conveying the perfect image. Our graphic design expertise include corporate identity, annual reports and pr

ospectus design, books, brochures and catalogue design, signage, banners and vehicle graphics, direct mail solutions, printing consultation, press ads, illustration and much much more. These are words our clients typically use to describe our web design. In this current technology revolution, a successfully business or corporation can not overlook having a web presence. With potiential customers researching their next product purchase online, you need to have a presence that is not just informative, but memerable, to make your business stand out from your competitors. Video Production - Katdesign Studio create video productions for the corporate and marketing arena, both online and on DVD production. Social Media Services - In the media you hear a lot about the hype on how social media is giving business customers the ability to have their say on your product or service. Do you know how the capture that customer base? Katdesign Inc has the expertise and the tools to help target these customers, develop a marketing campaign and monitor your social media activity. Freelance Services - Katdesign Studio offers their experience in the design industry to other professional agencies who need an extra set of hands to help with a overload of projects. We can come to you or we can work from our offices and work closely with you remotely. All work is confidential. We have expertise in may aspects of design, web, film and social media marketing.

🎨 🤝 💻 Forcing UX design into a fast-paced development sprint is a recipe for disaster. Either design becomes basic ex***...
25/05/2026

🎨 🤝 💻 Forcing UX design into a fast-paced development sprint is a recipe for disaster. Either design becomes basic ex*****on with zero research, or engineers sit idle waiting for wireframes.

So, how do cross-functional Agile teams actually solve this?

This article explores "Dual-Track Agile" running parallel but synced Design and Delivery tracks so your team can validate the riskiest decisions before code ever gets written.

Beyond design, it looks at the actual responsibilities across Scrum, Kanban, and XP, and why true agility requires changing the organisation to suit the working model (not vice versa).

Check it out to see how your team stacks up! 📈
https://www.katdesign.com.au/blog/who-actually-does-what-on-an-agile-team

🚀 Ever watch a beautifully planned product roadmap go completely up in flames? 📉It’s the ultimate tech trap: A feature g...
22/05/2026

🚀 Ever watch a beautifully planned product roadmap go completely up in flames? 📉

It’s the ultimate tech trap: A feature gets the go-ahead, engineering is ready, and a timeline is locked in. Then, somewhere mid-sprint, design becomes the bottleneck. Requirements shift, decisions get rushed, and UX gets bolted on at the last second.

The result? Teams routinely waste 30–50% of their time fixing defects and redoing work that should have been caught weeks earlier.

But here’s the secret: This isn’t a design problem. It’s a planning problem. 🛠️

In our latest deep dive, we break down how a lightweight Design Phase Delivery Framework uses T-shirt sizing and clear RACI alignment to treat design like the scoped, resource-backed phase it needs to be. Stop playing catch-up and start protecting your dev cycles.

👉 Read the full breakdown here: https://www.katdesign.com.au/blog/why-your-design-phase-keeps-blowing-up-the-roadmap

Most well-known design systems focus on making everything look identical across desktop and mobile. But in heavy industr...
18/05/2026

Most well-known design systems focus on making everything look identical across desktop and mobile. But in heavy industry, the stakes are much higher.

I’ve written a new blog post about my experience building a design system for the mining industry, focusing on how we adapted traditional UI conventions to meet rigorous compliance and safety standards.

Your design partner for complex environments. Great experiences that saves more than time.

16/05/2026

The Katdesign Studio site has a new look — and a blog section that’s now live.
It’s a space where I write about the messy, specific, unsexy parts of UX that don’t make it into case studies. Things like why consistency across devices is the wrong goal in industrial software. Why the UX profession is hollowing out — and what that actually means for the people still doing the hard work.
If you design complex systems, work in regulated industries, or just want a perspective that isn’t another article about Figma shortcuts, come take a look.
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Looking at onboarding experiences this week. This article is very interesting and worth a read if you are creating onboa...
17/10/2025

Looking at onboarding experiences this week. This article is very interesting and worth a read if you are creating onboarding experiences

Laws of UX is a collection of best practices that designers can consider when building user interfaces.

Now this is an office with a view. Happy new year to all.
31/12/2024

Now this is an office with a view. Happy new year to all.

When there’s work to be done you do it where ever you at! Kids at a dance comp, why not sneak in a few hours of work to ...
08/10/2023

When there’s work to be done you do it where ever you at! Kids at a dance comp, why not sneak in a few hours of work to pass the time between routines and awards 👍🏻

https://swartzconsulting.com/6-reasons-why-end-users-are-crucial-to-needs-analyses/Getting the best ROI on technology op...
13/06/2023

https://swartzconsulting.com/6-reasons-why-end-users-are-crucial-to-needs-analyses/

Getting the best ROI on technology optimisation starts with asking the end user what needs they have. Never underestimate the power of the feedback loop.

Melissa Swartz | No Jitter | September 25, 2019 End user adoption starts with end user involvement. A needs analysis is critical if you want to avoid spending money on extraneous technology. Finding the right communication technology solution is a lot like buying a car – you base it on your needs ...

14/05/2023

"Service design helps organisations see their services from a customer perspective. It is an approach to designing services that balances the needs of the customer with the needs of the business, aiming to create seamless and quality service experiences. Service design is rooted in design thinking, and brings a creative, human-centred process to service improvement and designing new services. Through collaborative methods that engage both customers and service delivery teams, service design helps organisations gain true, end-to-end understanding of their services, enabling holistic and meaningful improvements." - This is Service Design Doing

05/02/2023

It’s important to have a good understanding of the ideal goals of service design—we need to know what to reach for if we want to create great service experiences!

Learn from Frank Spillers, award-winning UX consultant, as he explains the origins and goals of service design, so we know what to strive for in our own designs.

Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3hrgNh4

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