Hey,

I'm Karlee

I'm a Senior Product Designer near Denver, CO; specializing in systems thinking, excelling in challenges, strong collaboration, and continuous learning.

🚧 I'm actively adding content to my case studies.

A diagram showing that hex colors map to base tokens which map to one semantic color variables that outputs themed components for Wayfair and Perigold brands.

Building a Semantic Color System

Wayfair / Homebase Design System

Developed a cross-platform semantic color system resulting in a +50% efficiency gain in code and design effort to update color styles and laid the foundation for future enhancements for thematic nuance at scale.

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Establishing a Component Property Naming Framework

Wayfair / Homebase Design System

Recognizing the challenges of naming, I developed a component and property naming convention framework within Wayfair's cross-platform design system. This framework facilitated the evolution of a rapidly expanding system, influencing various domain-specific component teams.

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Overlays and UI Regions, Oh My! How Do These Stack Up Against Other Design Systems?

Wayfair / Homebase Design System

A  blog on Wayfair's Design System, Homebase, documentation site delving into the team's dynamic collaboration with community proposals, unveiling the outcome of crafting a new component.

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Wayfair Professional Financing Solutions

Wayfair / Wayfair Professional (B2B)

Strategized, built and launched two new financial offers for Wayfair Professional customers that yielded $13.5M in revenue in the first 7 months live with 10K orders placed and an AOV of $1382.

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Mint to Be: Couples Finances and Money

Thesis Project / University of Colorado, Denver

A visionary thesis project that yielded an extension to a cutting-edge app designed to empower couples in seamlessly managing their finances as a united force.

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