Katie Swindler - The High Stakes of Life and Death Design

Katie Swindler shares her insights into designing for the human stress response, agency vs. in-house work-life balance, and how the NASA space suits came to be.

Highlights include:

⭐ How has your experience in theatre management served you in design?
⭐ What does good design feedback look like?
⭐ What is the story of the design of the NASA space suits?
⭐ Why is it important for our products to be designed for humans under stress?
⭐ What are the four main ways we can design for the human stress response?

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Who is Katie Swindler?

Katie is an Innovation Design Strategist and Senior Manager at Allstate, the insurance company that has protected American’s from life’s uncertainties, for more than 85 years. 

At Allstate, Katie is responsible for the design strategy of the Innovation Department, including the hiring, development and design of the consumer research practice. She is also the bridge between her department and Allstate’s internal design, creative and consumer research teams.

Prior to joining Allstate, Katie was a User Experience Director at FCB in Chicago, where she was the UX lead for the redesign of the global Jack Daniels website, amongst many other projects.

In late 2021, Katie’s first book - Life and Death Design - was published by Rosenfeld Media. In the book, Katie takes a deep dive into the human stress response and how everyday designers can learn to help their users think clearly and act safely. 

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Find Katie here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katieswindler/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KatieSwindlerUX
Website: http://www.katieswindler.com/

Books & Speaking:

Life & Death Design:
https://www.lifeanddeathdesign.com/

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