Britt Klaassens

About me

Researcher, designer, and educator.

I'm drawn to big, messy, human problems, and I use design and research to work through them into something meaningful, practical, and genuinely useful.

My story

Raised practical.
Became a designer.

I grew up in rural NSW, where you kind of just figure things out as you go. When there aren’t many resources, you get used to being practical, creative, and solving problems in whatever way works. I didn’t realise it at the time, but that mindset is what led me to design.

Now I’m a researcher, designer, and educator and still drawn to big, messy, human problems. I’m curious about people and the complexities of behaviour and learning, and I use design to create meaningful, socially impactful outcomes.

Currently, I’m an Associate Lecturer in Interaction Design at the University of Sydney, where I get to combine all three of those things every day.

How I work
“I believe good design, like good teaching, should make things clearer, not more complicated.”
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Curiosity first

I’m guided by curiosity and a tendency to question everything until it actually makes sense. I don’t settle for the first answer, I keep digging until the real problem surfaces.

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Comfortable with mess

I like working through messy, ambiguous ideas. Complexity doesn’t put me off, it’s usually where the most interesting and important design problems live.

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Practically useful

Whatever I make, I want it to be practical, intuitive, and genuinely useful to the people who use it, not just elegant on paper or impressive in a presentation.

Want to work together?

I’m currently open to UX research, design, and education opportunities.

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