KELLY STEELE
Research and Development
Product Designer

Comprehensive creative and analytical skills. 
Aspiring Research Methodologist, Service Designer, 
Print, Pattern, Surface Designer.

Practicing Soft Goods Designer with 25 combined years of 
multi-disciplinary experience in apparel design, apparel production, 
design prototyping, interior design, freelance design and retail business. 

CITI Certified 
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative  

University of Cincinnati
College of Design,
Architecture, Art,
and Planning

Cincinnati OH

Bachelor of Science 
Fashion Design 

Master of Design
2026


PROJECT GALLERY 



SKILL HIGHLIGHTS

2025 Design Practice:

Thesis Research 
Primary Research Methods
Secondary Research Methods
Qualitative Research 
Quantitative Research
Survey Design
IRB Process
Protocol, Interview Design
Consent Forms Design
Recruitment Collateral Design












2024



Design Practice:

Research Methods
JOBS Method
Data Visualization
Journey Mapping




2024

Design Practice:

Workshop Design
Workshop Facilitation
Qualitative Research
Research Through Design





2024


Design Practice:

Print Pattern Design
Color Forecast 2025
Acrylic Painting, Alcohol Ink
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Kaledo Print
Dye Sublimation
Look Book
Editorial Concept and Styling
Editorial Photography
Capstone Collection
Runway Show
Process Documentation











2023
2024












Design Practice:

Pattern Drafting
Swimwear, Sportswear,
Prototype, Fit, Construct
Process Documentation
Print design
Wasatch
Dye Sublimation
Print Pattern Development
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
 




2022


Design Practice:

Analog to Digital Art
Pattern Design
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Lectra Kaledo Knit


2022Design Practice:

Laser Cutting
Ai to Rhino CSV Format
Adobe Illustrator



2022

Design Practice: 

Adobe Illustrator
Lectra Kaledo Weave

2023

Design Practice:

Architectural Inspired Design through Prototype
Draping 
Shibori Dye
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign




2022
2024


Design Practice:

Analog to Digital Art
Digital Prototype
Procreate App
Acrylic Paint on Leather
Upstyle + Upcycling
Slow Fashion
Fundraising Collaboration






2021

Design Practice:

Color Forecast For 25-25
Print Design
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign




2020

Design Practice:

Analog Media
Painting 
Drawing 
Illustration


Private Collection Art
Boutique Gallery Placement
2019

Design Practice:

Interior Design
Interior Styling
Retail KPI
Clientele Management
Project Management
Freelance


Fashion Illustration