Olivia Watson

UI/UX Product Designer · Denver, CO

Pretty is nice. Usable is better.

Artist by nature, product designer by profession, recovering front-end developer by circumstance. I make complicated things easier to use, boring things nicer to look at, and occasionally lose sleep over a few pixels.

7+years designing & building data-heavy apps
AASection 508 / WCAG 2.1 standard in every design
3device classes: desktop, tablet & mobile
01 — Selected work

Work

Interfaces, interactions, and all of the thinking behind them.

02 — Experience

Experience

From front-end developer to lead designer and product manager. Select a role to read more.

03 — Toolkit

Skills

Design craft, accessibility rigor, and the front-end fluency to ship it.

Try it

Accessibility, live.

Contrast is one of the checks I run on every design. Pick a text and background color from my palette and see how it measures against WCAG 2.1.

Text color
Background color

Clear, readable data starts with sufficient contrast.

04 — Beyond the interface

Play

Illustration, traditional media, and visual storytelling. Work featured in museum exhibitions and published projects.

@ArtoliviasMy creative corner, beyond the interface.

Find me on Instagram ↗
05 — About

About Me

A little of the person behind the pixels.

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Located in Denver, CO

I like making things.

I'm a product designer, artist, and former front-end developer originally from Louisiana. I love figuring out what makes things work, what makes them confusing, and how to make them better.

Most of my professional work involves making complex scientific information more approachable, but my creative interests go well beyond the screen.

Off the clock, you'll find me drawing, reading, tending to my ever-growing collection of pothos, or hanging out with my dog Freya. I'm also a firm believer that beer and cheese count as a balanced meal.