2026
Author website, brand, social system, and a custom how-to guide for a first-time self-publishing novelist.
All that web surfing has landed you here.
Hi, I’m Katalina. Welcome to my island.online.
A multidisciplinary designer based in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
I started in UX/UI and accidentally became a generalist along the way.
Now, I split my time between tech projects and studying mechanical engineering.
Currently open to new projects
Work
2025
Brand definition for a YC-backed AI startup: competitive research, positioning and voice, logomark and logotype, type system, site wireframes.
2025
Brand, logo, and visual direction for a content planning app, plus product feedback, a one-page site, and pitch deck design.
2022–24
Co-founder and product designer. Manufacturer-ready files for a line of wireless in-ear monitors, plus packaging, manuals, merch, collabs, and marketing design.
Play
2026
A funding proposal for Club Nothing’s $10,000 nightlife grant, pitched with my collective Las Chiquititas and Cult Faves.
2025
Volunteer brand identity for a local food business: logo, colors, menu, product labels, and market banner.
2023
Front and back CD cover art for the 2023 album by Marcus I.
2027
[redacted]in utero
Something is being made. More when it exists.
Career
2024–now
Product & Brand Designer
Various Clients · Remote
2022–24
Co-Founder, Creative & Product Designer
SAN Sound · Remote
2021–22
Product Designer
Wise Token (WiseSoft, LLC.) · Remote
2021
UX Designer
Blank & Co. · Remote
2017–22
Earlier
Ops Coordinator at What You Didn’t See ·
Marketing Intern at Loungefly, a Funko brand ·
Website for Imperial Art Studio ·
Film and Customer Service Roles
What I Do
Product & UX/UI Design
Brand & Identity Systems
Industrial / Object Design
Creative Technology & Prototyping
Technologies
Education & Certifications
Mechanical Engineering · College + University In Progress
UX/UI Design · Ironhack · Uber Scholarship Recipient · Mar 2021
Foundations of Humane Technology · Center for Humane Technology · Nov 2021
Credentials are available on LinkedIn.
Contact
Let’s work together! Email: hello.katalinakv@gmail.com