UX/Product Design Portfolio
Hey! I’m Nik, and I'm a self-taught designer, developer, and polymath with 10+ years of experience working on esports, entertainment, and social products.
I’m a strong, holistic systems thinker with deep expertise in interaction design, accessibility, information architecture, and the space between design and code. And I love collaborating with startups and mid-size teams to build meaningful strategies, and deliver finely crafted experiences.
Writing
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To Create More Accessible Outcomes, We Need Better Design ToolsVisual design tools can bias designers into less accessible results. So how can these tools help improve these outcomes? -
Text Formatting Experiences Are a Trap (Sometimes)There are several ways products can improve a keyboard user's experience with indentation. Let's talk about them.
Additional Design Projects
I've also included a few pieces that provide a little more context around my product experience.
Endorsements
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“Having worked with him on design systems, documentation and web-accessibility guidelines, I can’t remember any colleague or friend being as meticulous as Nik. It’s rare to see such attention to detail and semantics as working with Nik infectiously moves you to look one step further.”
Luuk Barten | Lead Front-End Developer -
“Nik takes the extra step to ensure code, design, and functionality is always inclusive. His work is extremely intentional and specific. What’s more, Nik has a history of knowledge far beyond the scope of design and development. He has shown me what to expect in working with an amazing lead or executive designer.”
Indu Reddy | Associate Creative Director -
“Nik is incredibly open minded and curious, and will always give feedback & criticism careful consideration. And his unique insights from his multi-talented background have contributed to creating approaches & solutions we wouldn't have even considered, much less entertained.”
Tiffany Peng | Associate Creative Director -
“Nikolas has the ability to take some of the densest information and be able simplify it for others to understand. He has a unique approach that combines both creative and scientific techniques to things.”
Stacey Yamada | Brand Design Lead