Kristian Mikhel.
About
- Product designer, developer, writer. Currently based in 🇦🇺 Hobart, Tasmania.
- Building Paper and Pain, a creative agency for good.
- Working on a PhD in public health communication at the University of Tasmania, co-designing clean air interventions for Australian communities.
- Author of The Accessibility Apprentice, a monthly publication about inclusive design and universal tech.
- MA in User Experience Design, 10+ years in web development (from Wordpress and OpenCart to React) and UX design.
- Previously at Grab (2022–2024), Aleph (2018–2022), and more.
Work
- Development
- Design
- Concept Design
- UX Research
- Design
- Design
- Development
- Optimisation
- Maintenance
- Community building
- Ethnographic Research
- Co-design
- Development
- Maintenance
P&P Blog
The un-blog of Paper and Pain where we share our thoughts, ideas, and news. Payload CMS, NextJS, Supabase, and a lot of cat gifs.
Bonsai
Designing the first mobile app for managing and reducing burn out.
Fusecon
Building a sleek, modern website for the coolest conference in South-East Asia. Two years in a row.
CAir5049
Co-designing a clean air awareness and education campaign in Marino, Adelaide. Combining local air quality monitoring with engaging visual storytelling.
Writing
- Smashing Magazine
- Smashing Magazine
The Scent Of UX
How smells are used in product design, from immersive entertainment to healing spaces and medical appliances.
The Art Of Looking Back
Practiciting critical reflection as individual contributors in tech.
The Many Deaths of UX Design
How UX was proclaimed dead, and what poses a real threat to the discipline of design.
A foreign designer's ultimate guide to Chinese Internet
How to adapt your mindset and your product to digital life beyond the Great Firewall.
The power of affordable technology
How companies bridge the technological gap and deliver digital services for developing markets.
Speaking
- Fusecon 2025
- Fossasia 2024
- UX+ 2023
The future is inclusive
How to build accessible products and why it matters.
The power of design for open source
How designers help improve open source products, and why having a designer on board is a fabulous idea.
Serving the underserved
Becoming a better designer by helping others.
Design For Good
Designing for open-source, advocating for universal design as a design career.
Accessibility in the Age of Uncertainty
How designers pioneer accessibility, become the voice of the underserved, and stay sane.
Switching Careers into UX
An unexpected journey: how I unknowingly became a UX designer.
Cross–cultural design
How to design experiences for everyone.