Kaeleigh Gardiner

Hi, I'm Kaeleigh

UX Designer · Toronto · Open to roles

Websites andtools peoplecan actually use.

Government tools, non-profit sites and civic spaces, tested with the people who use them.

UXDSA sticker designContest winner
Moose illustration
illustrator on weekends
Highway Corridor Management SystemMTO · HCMS · 2025
Training Coordination SolutionsMTO · Training · 2024
Grand River Council on AgingCapstone · GRCOA · 2026
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User researchUsability testingInformation architectureJourney mappingPrototyping in FigmaAccessibility · AODA · WCAGService designDesign systemsUser researchUsability testingInformation architecture

(01) About

Kaeleigh Gardinerthat's me!

I'm happiest learning something new. UX gives me that on every project: new people, new problems. Off the clock, I'm illustrating or hunting for the perfect coffee shop.

Research

Interviews, card sorts, usability testing.

Interaction design

Flows, wireframes, hi-fi prototypes.

Service & systems

Complex workflows in government.

(03) How I work

Research first.
Then make, test, repeat.

01

Listen

See the real workflow before sketching anything.

Contextual inquiry · Interviews · Stakeholder workshops

02

Structure

Turn what I heard into a structure people recognise.

Archetypes · Journey maps · Card sorting · IA

03

Make & test

Prototype in Figma, test with real users, repeat.

Figma · Moderated testing · Lyssna

04

Hand off

Annotated, accessible specs developers can build from.

Annotations · Azure DevOps · AODA / WCAG

(04) By the numbers

16 mo

UX co-op at the Ontario Ministry of Transportation

100%

of capstone usability tasks completed

Moderated hi-fi test · 5 participants · 4–5 tasks each

91.9%

avg. confidence, ease of use and success

Same capstone test, averaged across all three

3.9 /4.0

GPA, BDes at Wilfrid Laurier University

(05) Experience

Where I've worked

Full résumé (PDF) ↓

May 2024 – Aug 2025

UX Designer Co-op

Ontario Ministry of Transportation

  • Wireframes and prototypes for internal government tools
  • Ran user testing and turned findings into design changes
  • AODA accessibility compliance

Toronto, ON · Hybrid

Jun 2022 – Dec 2023

AI Data Labeler Contract

Proofpoint

Remote

May 2022 – Sep 2023

Gate Attendant / Admin Assistant Seasonal

Ontario Parks

Nobel, ON

2021 – 2026

BDes, UX Design Education

Wilfrid Laurier University · GPA 3.9/4.0

Brantford, ON

(06) Off the clock

Still designing.

Illustration and logo work.

See the collection →
UX Design sticker

UXDSA sticker competition

Winning entry

Oh Baby logo

Oh Baby

Commissioned hand-lettered logo

Moose illustration

Moose

Custom pet illustration

Killbear staff apparel design

Killbear Provincial Park

Staff apparel, 2023

Funko Pop-style portrait

Funko Pop-style portrait

Commission

Island of Jumanji logo

Island of Jumanji

Instagram brand mark

(07) In their words

“Kaeleigh did a great job for us. She was dependable and produced quality work. She also stepped up to take on additional leadership responsibilities for our small group when the opportunity presented itself.”

Mike Jones

Associate Professor of Computer Science, Brigham Young University

(08) ContactAvailable for 2026 roles

Let's talk.

Open to entry-level UX roles in Toronto or hybrid. Kaeleigh

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