Kai is Medium.com's Top Design Writer, where he's written 375+ articles read by 600,000 designers. He's written for ADPList, Designlab, and other design publications, and his work has been translated into 4 languages by readers. He's the founder of Words by Design, a 1:1 portfolio consultancy for senior and lead designers.

13+ years of presenting design in low-UX-maturity orgs taught him what makes design arguments land and what makes them fall flat.

He's pressure-tested that experience by interviewing 30 design leaders at Target, Ford, Mastercard, Meta, and Amazon, plus 225+ senior and lead designers navigating the 2025-2026 job market.

He's taught 100+ designers through Maven cohorts. His writing reaches designers monthly across Medium, Substack, and LinkedIn.