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Media
Writing a story, booking a guest, or planning a talk? Everything you need about me and my family of brands is on this page.
- The media kitBio, headshot, and brand facts, as a PDF
- The logosEvery brand mark, light and dark, as a ZIP
- The headshotHigh resolution, as a JPG
The kit downloads right away, with no sign-up.
- Accessibility
- Trust and safety
- Scams and fraud
- Privacy
- Product research and design
- Designing with AI
- Your digital life
- Teaching technology
- Comics
- Books and publishing
I make complex systems work for everyday people.
Haven Smith & Company is my imprint and my business. It builds technology people can trust, use and love, through what I design, what I write, and what I teach.
Around it sits my family of brands: Aha Moments, Dry Ink, and Haven Smith Press. One media kit covers every one of them, so you have every bio, logo, and fact in one place.
Help is a good gift. If your readers or listeners are wrestling with a system that was not built for them, I would love to talk.
One family, one kit, one place to reach me.
Haven Smith & Company
I build technology people can trust, use, and love.
Accessibility audits, AI-native product research and design, teaching and training, and Honest IT support. My book, Accounted For, is coming soon.
Visit Haven Smith & CompanyDry Ink
An ode to my life and the people I love.
My web comic about my family, my pets, and everyday life, drawn in thick ink.
Visit Dry Ink (opens in a new tab)Haven Smith Press
A little bookstore and gift shop that feels like home.
My press for books, journals, and keepsakes, and home of The Wrap App, a digital gift maker.
Visit Haven Smith Press (opens in a new tab)
Three steps, and you have what you need for your deadline.
Step 1Download the kit for my bio, headshot, logos, and brand facts.The kitReady to use
Use the bio and headshot as they are. The ZIP holds every brand mark for light and dark backgrounds.
Step 2Send a note with your outlet, your story, and your deadline.The noteThrough this page
The form on this page takes a minute. A real person will get back to you soon.
Step 3We find a time that fits your deadline.The interviewYour format
Tell me whether you want a call, a video interview, written answers, or a talk for your event.
Stories your audience can use the same day.
- Accessibility: what it takes for a product to work for disabled people, and how teams test for it.
- Scams and fraud: how they reach families, and the habits that stop them.
- Your digital life: organizing accounts, passwords, and records on your own terms, for the people you love.
- Designing with AI: building technology people can trust, use and love.
- Making things: comics, card games, and books from one small company.
Hi, I’m Ashley.
I have worked for more than twenty years in accessibility, trust and safety, and product research and design. I helped create many of the systems our day-to-day lives depend on: banking, payments, identity, and fraud protection. One of my roles was vice president of product research at JPMorgan Chase, and I hold a master’s degree in human factors and systems engineering.
I write books, teach, and build good products. Whatever brought you here, I’m glad you came.
Ashley
Read my storyQuick answers for busy editors and producers.
Is there a separate kit for each brand?
No. One kit covers my whole family of brands, so every bio, logo, and fact is in one place.
Can I use the headshot and logos?
Yes, for coverage of me or my brands. Please use the logos as they are, without changing their colors or cropping them.
How do I spell the names?
Ashley Karr. Haven Smith & Company, with an ampersand. Aha Moments, Dry Ink, and Haven Smith Press.
Do you speak at events?
Yes. Tell me about your event, your audience, and the date in the form on this page.
Where can I find the books?
Accounted For is coming soon. Haven Smith Press lists every book as it comes out.
Are you looking to stock or license something?
That lives on Wholesale and licensing.