Discover & Define
Understand the friction. Find a clear direction before you invest in a larger build.
Explore discover & defineIndependent design & technology partner
I help businesses simplify complex workflows, design intuitive digital experiences, and build websites and applications that people can use with confidence.
Let's talk about your projectProduct strategy. Websites. Custom applications. Ongoing support.
A partner through the messy middle
I work with SaaS teams, financial platforms, medical technology businesses, and people building a new product. When a workflow is tangled or an idea needs a first version, I bring senior ownership, strategic judgment, and hands-on follow-through. Together, we make the next step clearer for your team and the people you serve.
Ways to work together
Start with what your business needs. I’ll help turn it into a clear scope and something useful.
Understand the friction. Find a clear direction before you invest in a larger build.
Explore discover & defineTurn a clearer direction into a website or application people can actually use.
Explore design & buildKeep improving with a hands-on design and technology partner.
Explore support & evolveSelected client work
Medical technology / Customer experience
Brand, website, support resources, and trade show materials for a long-standing veterinary imaging client.
B2B software / Product design
Product design and design systems for an audit request and document exchange platform.
Creator tools / Information design
Dashboard, analytics, and onboarding design for podcast creators.
Experience, with a human perspective
I’m Krissie Shelley. I started building for the web in 1998, and bring 25+ years across design and technology to the work. My experience spans SaaS, financial platforms, and medical technology.
I connect strategy with hands-on design and implementation, staying close to the people using what we make.
More about my experience and approachThe approach
Listen to the people doing the work. Map the journey, constraints, and decisions that need attention.
Choose priorities, reduce unnecessary complexity, and give the team a shared direction.
Design, prototype, and support implementation. Use AI where it helps us learn and build, with human judgment throughout.
Let’s start with your question
A complicated workflow. A fragmented customer journey.
An idea that needs to become testable.