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I'm a brand and product designer based in Denver, helping early-stage SaaS teams build cohesive visual identities and scalable design systems. I focus on translating brand through product, ensuring consistency across touchpoints from marketing sites to UI. As the founder of Kruse Studio, I partner with early-stage teams to define visual direction, refine positioning, and translate brand into polished digital interfaces. I bring strong visual execution, system thinking, and a balance of expressive and functional design.…I'm a brand and product designer based in Denver, helping early-stage SaaS teams build cohesive visual identities and scalable design systems. I focus on translating brand through product, ensuring consistency across touchpoints from marketing sites to UI. As the founder of Kruse Studio, I partner with early-stage teams to define visual direction, refine positioning, and translate brand into polished digital interfaces. I bring strong visual execution, system thinking, and a balance of expressive and functional design.

Kira S. | Brand Design & Design Systems

Product Designer, Brand Designer, UI Designer, +1

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I'm a brand and product designer based in Denver, helping early-stage SaaS teams build cohesive visual identities and scalable design systems. I focus on translating brand through product, ensuring consistency across touchpoints from marketing sites to UI. As the founder of Kruse Studio, I partner with early-stage teams to define visual direction, refine positioning, and translate brand into polished digital interfaces. I bring strong visual execution, system thinking, and a balance of expressive and functional design.…I'm a brand and product designer based in Denver, helping early-stage SaaS teams build cohesive visual identities and scalable design systems. I focus on translating brand through product, ensuring consistency across touchpoints from marketing sites to UI. As the founder of Kruse Studio, I partner with early-stage teams to define visual direction, refine positioning, and translate brand into polished digital interfaces. I bring strong visual execution, system thinking, and a balance of expressive and functional design.

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I’m a brand and product designer based in Denver, helping early-stage SaaS teams build cohesive visual identities and scalable design systems. I focus on translating brand through product, ensuring consistency across touchpoints from marketing sites to UI.

As the founder of Kruse Studio, I partner with early-stage teams to define visual direction, refine positioning, and translate brand into polished digital interfaces. I bring strong visual execution, system thinking, and a balance of expressive and functional design.

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Founder, Brand & Visual Designer (Freelance) at Kruse Studio

January 1, 2025 - Present

Lead brand identity projects for early-stage SaaS companies, defining visual direction across typography, color, layout, and design language; create brand systems spanning marketing sites, product UI, and digital assets; develop mood boards and identity concepts to help teams define positioning; translate brand into high-fidelity digital experiences; manage client relationships, timelines, and project scope from concept through final delivery.

Product Designer at Homebot

January 1, 2023 - May 1, 2025

Designed polished, user-facing interfaces across AI tools, dashboards, and experiences; elevated visual quality and consistency across the platform; partnered with marketing and product teams to align brand expression with the product experience; contributed to scalable UI patterns and component libraries used across teams; supported user research and testing.

Junior Product Designer at Homebot

September 1, 2021 - January 1, 2023

Designed UI for internal tools and dashboards with a focus on clarity and usability; created visual systems and components to support consistency across features; assisted in building and documenting a shared design system; translated product requirements into clean, user-friendly UI designs.