Hi, I'm Daniel Nelson.

At my core I am a maker.

I draw from years of experience crafting visual narratives and managing digital products. My role as a UX designer is deeply informed by my background in visual art and product management. These disciplines are the perfect foundation to appreciate what makes good design work and how each carefully crafted detail fits into a bigger vision. I enjoy all phases of the design process, but am most drawn to interaction design—where wild ideas that can change the world become touchable, testable realities. I am motivated by a compelling vision, find energy in moments of awe and playfulness and routinely find myself drawn to emerging technology.

• My team of two GA web development students and two other UX design classmates snagged the first place overall and most innovative awards for our “Funscreen” calculator.
• Our prototype uses manually entered city location and SPF number to calculate when you should next re-apply sunscreen.

• Limeade recognized me for embodying the company value “Be it.” — in this case focusing on my role in shaping a culture of well-being in my role at Limeade.
• Read my interview on the Limeade blog.

• The University of Washington’s College of Arts and Sciences awarded me this competitive grant to fund research for my undergraduate thesis.
• My research explored how entering liminal spaces shifts our perception and impacts image creation.

• Recognized for excellence in narrative non-fiction short story writing.