My name is Catt Small and I do lots of things.
Most of my days are spent designing beautifully usable experiences through collaboration with product managers and engineers on agile development teams. Additionally, I also write, make games, and work to make the world a better place. Subscribe to my newsletter and RSS feed for regular updates about my work and life.
What I do
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Product Design
Today’s products must provide a consistent experience across devices. I create data-informed, user-centered interaction & visual designs for screens of all sizes.
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User Research
Good design needs research. I have years of experience with facilitating interviews, heuristic reviews, card-sorting exercises, and usability tests.
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Game Design
Games are a great medium for storytelling and increasing empathy. I design, code, illustrate, and create user interfaces for games.
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Web Development
I rapidly prototype using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I also have heavy amounts of experience with PHP and frameworks such as jQuery and AngularJS.
Latest blog posts
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Impress for success: Strategic ways to seem more hireable
Job hunting is stressful, exhausting, and ultimately humiliating. Unfortunately, it's up to you to convince employers that you're worth hiring.
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You don’t have to quit social media
But you should know which platforms are right for you. Here’s what I did to find positivity in my usage of social media.
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My year in review: 2017 (A.K.A. Delete Year)
As we move into a new year, I thought it might be nice to provide a summary of all the stuff I did in 2017.
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UX, games, and gamification
As a UX designer who makes games, I know there are ways games can inspire designers to make better user interfaces.
Recent work
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SweetXheart
SweetXheart is a slice-of-life game about microagressions, race, and gender.
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Etsy Payments
Etsy created a new payments service in order to make their purchase experience more trustworthy, seamless, and secure. I worked with a nimble team to make the announcement and user experience successful.