Karianne Smith

UI/UX-designer

A graphic designer turned UI/UX-designer - focusing on UI, design systems, user-centered design & prototyping.

I currently work as a UX-designer at Reitan Convenience Norway, based in Oslo. Here I serve as the primary UX representative from Norway in a cross-Nordic app development together with Reitan Convenience Sweden and Reitan Retail.

My work covers hands-on product design and end-to-end user journeys across brands like 7-Eleven, Narvesen, REMA 1000 and Uno-X, shaping insight-driven improvements for large-scale loyalty and customer-experience solutions.

With a background in graphic design from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, nearly a decade of industry experience, and a completed degree in Interaction Design from Kristiania University, I combine visual precision with a strong understanding of usability, structure, and digital product thinking.

When I'm not designing, you’ll usually find me cooking, baking, playing guitar, reading, photographing, spending time with my cat and dog, or riding through Hyrule on Epona, taking in the sights.

Header image of the project "The National Museum". Project is presented on a iMac. Green decorative background.

The National Museum - Information Architecture

Applying user-centered research and iterative design to restructure the information architecture of the National Museum's website, making its massive collection of 50,000+ artworks more accessible and user-friendly.

User testing using participatory design method for the project Arngren

Arngren - Participatory design (PD)

We worked on a design project where the main focus was to involve the target group actively in the design of the solution.

The project was also strongly grounded in the principles of universal design, ensuring that the solution was accessible and user-friendly for everyone, regardless of ability.

The project "Velg & Vrak - Ung 2023": Horizontal stripes of colors represent different political parties. At the bottom, the "Velg & Vrak" logo appears in bold letters, with the text "- Ung 2023" in smaller font underneath.

Velg & Vrak: Engaging youth in politics through innovation

Velg & Vrak is a cross-disciplinary project aimed at increasing youth voter participation.

Our team focused on engaging minority youth in East Oslo by developing a simplified political information website and hosting an event featuring young politicians, making politics more accessible and relevant to their lives.

Graphic design

In addition to interaction design, I have a strong background in graphic design. Explore my previous projects on my graphic design portfolio →