kelsey aschenbeck

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hi, i'm kelsey.

I’m a designer/researcher/maker who loves making products that enable creation and communication. I believe design should be democratic, hopeful, and a little bit of a winding path (which you can see in this website). When I’m not working, you’ll find me exploring my neighborhood through sketching, working with my hands, or going on long walks and pondering the universe with my pup, Maisie.

hi, i'm kelsey.

I’m a designer/researcher
/maker who loves making products that enable creation and communication. I believe design should be democratic, hopeful, and a little bit of a winding path (which you can see in this website). When I’m not working, you’ll find me exploring my neighborhood through sketching, working with my hands, or going on long walks and pondering the universe with my pup, Maisie.

my expertise:

Design, research, and strategy are my specialties. I have almost a decade of design experience, cutting my teeth in start-up environments where I cultivated an all-hands-on-deck attitude (where no task was too small) that I still bring to every project to this day.

* user research
* ux/interaction design
* user testing
* prototyping

here are my ux and research projects...

mourning small spaces

my graduate thesis project on
urban interaction design

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connected objects for non- stereotypical homes

a speculative research project that
re-imagines IoT products

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stage AR

AR concept that allows non-technical designers to create quickly with the Hololens

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seattle heritage cookware

a ground-up design strategy for
a small e-commerce business

COMING SOON

some fun stuff:

I’m passionate about how technology can improve urban life (which you might have seen in my graduate thesis).+ Sometimes I like to get a little dark with this idea, which you can see in this project on a speculative civic water system. +  Other times, I like to think about how technology can help us tell stories in neighborhoods.  +  And then there’s times I just get really weird and think about my furniture coming alive. +

...and here are some fun explorations.

AR in the wild

AR story-telling concept that combines the digital with the physical in an urban garden

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the ottoman

a quirky ottoman comes to life through simple sensing and processing with an Arduino.

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aquaforum

a speculative exploration of a future city's solution to water restrictions.

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haptic meditation

e-textiles meets mindfulness

COMING SOON

you can also find me at...

Linkedin  +  if you're interested in my work history. My goal is to write more in medium, + but feel free to check it out anyway. I also post about my dog, sketches, and living in the PNW on my instagram.  +

want to know more? read on:

Design, research, and strategy are my specialties. I have almost a decade of design experience, cutting my teeth in start-up environments where I cultivated an all-hands-on-deck attitude (where no task was too small) that I still bring to every project to this day.

Experience includes:
* user research
* ux/interaction design
* user testing
* prototyping

...or feel free to
drop a note.

If you have any questions about the work I do or feel like I would be a good fit for a project, don’t hesitate to contact me. 

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...or feel free to
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If you have any questions about the work I do or feel like I would be a good fit for a project, don’t hesitate to contact me. 

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