NATASHA STURDEVANT

UX & PRODUCT DESIGNER

INTERACTION DESIGN @ UNT, 2027

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Interaction Design · Accessibility · Emerging Technology • Product Strategy

I’m an ever-curious person - driven by accessibility and human ingenuity - who can research a problem, design the solution, communicate the business case, and actually get the thing built.

Years of professional experience

Years of formal visual training

1st Place Nationally

NRF x Macy’s University Challenge 2026, CX Strategy Case Study

M.A. in IxD

University of North Texas Graduate Student (2027)

PROJECT SPOTLIGHTS

MACY'S LOVELAB

Award-winning product & experience design

Redefining Macy’s as the go-to gifting destination through product design and user experience.

ROLE

User Experience and Design, Team Lead

PROJECT DURATION

10 months

READ TIME

5 minutes

01.

A phone homescreen displaying notifications from Macy's personal shopper

A laptop with the Macy's LoveLab home screen with customized product images.

Laptop displaying a Macy’s product page with options to customize a product using text and symbols.

A wooden kiosk with a glowing sigh - "Macy's LoveLab." Showcasing a bold customer experience and product design.

the wooden kiosk has a barstool setup with tablets on the counter where customers can customize products.

02.

Product Design + AI Assisted Code

Combined Claude Code + Figma to provide real-time fake news detection on social media.

ROLE

Product Designer (Student Capstone)

READ TIME

6 minutes

3 weeks

PROJECT DURATION

PROOF.

A phone with a facebook post. There's an overlay that says: "45% of this post contains some deceptive content. source 1, source 2, and source 3." There's a dialogue box with a little AI icon and it says "here's what I found about the post..."

A phone showing an app onboarding. It states "What do the icons mean?" Beneath that heading it says "Small hotspots help you quickly identify fake, misleading, factual, and original content." Theres a slider with red, yellow, and green indicators showing how you'll identify fake, misleading, and factual posts on your feed.

SYFT PRODUCT CARD

03.

Design Systems, Components, + AI Assisted Code

Contributing to a scalable design system and using Cursor to push components into production.

ROLE

Design Systems (UX/UI) Intern

READ TIME

4 minutes

3 Months (total)

PROJECT DURATION

A screenshot of a product card component made in Figma

A screenshot of Cursor's Storybook variants that it generated for the product card component

UNT REC SPORTS

Mobile App Reflow + Redesign

Building community through meaningful participation in campus sports and outdoor pursuits.

ROLE

Visual Art & Design Student
UX/UI UNT Digital libraries Student Assistant

PROJECT DURATION

1 month

READ TIME

6 minutes

04.

Two smartphones displaying a black and green fitness mobile app interface with a digital ID, personal calendar, and rec center events.

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I'VE ALSO ILLUSTRATED A BOOK!

POLARIS FINDS HIS FAMILY

Storyboarding and Visual Strategy

As the sole illustrator and visual designer for the 55-page bestselling book: Polaris Finds His Family, I transformed a manuscript into an accessible visual journey of self-discovery.

A story beyond words: designed to make space for accessibility, visual storytelling, and meaningful connection.

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The front cover of Polaris Finds His Family. It has rainbow clouds that a white puppy with brown spots is playing in. The title says "Polaris Finds His Family, a true story. Written by Michelle Cain with Stephanie Stillman and Summer Spisak, illustrated by Natasha Sturdevant

WHAT AM I UP TO NOW?

THE CURIOSITY LAB

Experience & Service Design (Current Role) Personal Deliverables:

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Fully coded interactives

Accessibility additions and auditing

Documenting + coordinating 23+ Events

Co-led layout and installation for a 2,600 sq. ft. gallery exhibition, receiving 30+ visitors per day.

Co-led 4+ Design Sprints within an Agile framework

7+ Printable handouts and signage

Me putting up hand painted letters onto a hand-applied vinyl wall.

Me and team installing one of 18 wallpapers in the space.

As part of the multidisciplenary team shaping The Curiosity Lab’s 2,700 sq. ft. exhibition space, I led the audio tour and accessible wayfinding, coordinated events, and designed and coded three interactive installations using Figma and Claude. I also contributed to the lab’s environmental visuals, signage, and collateral.