About Nathan
Nathan has been drawing since he was old enough to hold a marker. When he went to college, he decided he liked it enough to want to do it professionally and obtained a graphic design degree from the University of Georgia. Since then he's grown into a career focused on web and user experience design.
Nathan is currently a principal designer and design manager at CoStar Group, working in the Apartments.com Product Group. He resides in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife and two very good pups.
Personal Design Principles
Research is essential - Exercises that help identify the who, what, where, how, and why of any problem is a requirement for any robust UX practice.
Test, test, then test again - From paper sketches to prototyping flows in Figma, it’s essential to receive feedback early and often (preferably from real users).
Content is king - I believe content is the backbone of a great product, not just filler (and should be treated as such).
Accessibility isn’t just a buzzword - A more accessible web is a better web. Consistent layouts, web standard contrast ratios, and clean heading and content heirarchies are the bare minimum.
Design can spark joy - User experience design isn’t solely a visual discipline, but excellent typography and attractive visuals can be the difference between a frustrated user and an engaged one.
Proficiencies
▪ Typography, layout, and illustration skills honed by more than ten years as a professional and a lifetime of love for art and design.
▪ A drive to always suss out ‘the problem behind the problem’, and deliver UX solutions that are comprehensive and focused on achieving both stakeholder goals and user satisfaction.
▪ A history of working in collaborative, multi-disciplinary environments. Works best in a room with a whiteboard.
▪ Experience conducting research, writing content, and managing projects, and overseeing individual contributors in all of the above.
▪ A current design practice that includes Figma, Sketch, Invision, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Axure, among other tools.