Designer 02 — Research & Systems

Catharina Börgert turns messy questions into systems that scale.

A researcher who builds — Catharina pairs field studies and evidence with design systems that keep large product teams consistent. Co-founder of Anderthalb.

Selected work

01

Meridian — One design system, nine products

Built and governed a multi-brand design system adopted by 120 designers and engineers, halving UI defect reports.

Design Systems

02

Transit Lab — Research in the wild

Six months of in-situ research with commuters across three cities, reframing a mobility app’s roadmap around real journeys.

Research

03

Quill — Tokens as a shared language

A token architecture and documentation site that let a 40-person org theme products in days instead of quarters.

Systems

For research and systems work, write to catharina@anderthalb.com