Who I Am.
I am a native Northern Californian Product Designer who calls Seattle home. My experience ranges from small business agency to working at scale at Meta in enterprise and at a small tech company Audioeye, focused on leading 0-1 initiatives.
I craft solutions that communicate, empower and delight while choreographing the intersection between business goals and creative output. My goal is to live a life driven by intent and fueled by the desire to make a positive change in the global community. I am a technology futurist who sees an opportunity to change the lives of real people through beautifully simple experiences dedicated to resolving real human issues. I thrive in spaces that enable quick learning with rich depths to dive into and refine.
I lead conversations for high-level ideation and follow-up by translating ideas into actionable strategies founded on user-centered design principles. I've personally designed, built and shipped products while working with a diverse team of Designers, Engineers, User Experience Researchers, Data Scientists, and Product and Program managers to produce and manage user experiences that hundreds of thousands use around the world. I employ user research and data-driven insights to make strategic product & system optimizations across the entire lifecycle of an idea from the cradle to the grave.
Talents that give me life.
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Making Random-Ass Connections
I make meaningful connections to seemingly unconnected things.
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Problem-Solving Analysis
I bring structure to chaos through problem-solving analysis.
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Creative Storytelling
I leverage stories to communicate abstract ideas for impact.
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Supporting Achievement
I help people thrive and find direction to help them achieve more than they thought was possible.
12 years and counting…
I’m only just beginning.
EvenVision | 2012-2019
EvenVision is were my journey started and where I took chances and found opportunity to grow. During my time I worked as a designer with over 100+ clients from everything as small as blog for the kind lady down the street, to the large bay area international eCommerce platforms. There’s no simple way to sum up my time here other than to say that I wore every hat from Product Manager, Programmer, Client Manager, Product Designer to design leader.
Meta | 2019 - 2023
Seeking a new environment to learn and grow, I accepted an opportunity to join Facebook (now Meta) in May of 2019 as a contract worker in Enterprise Engineering at Facebook in Seattle. After 3 contract extensions, I converted to full-time in 2020, and have since had the opportunity to lead design work on a diverse number of enterprise design and product teams, ranging from established Products (Org, Jobs, Manager, Onboarding, Hiring) to brand new product spaces (Learn, Content Platform).
Audioeye | 2023 - Present
After my Big Tech experience at Meta, I transitioned to join a smaller company, leaving a large mature design organization for a small group of senior designers committed to pushing the boundaries of accessibility, while supporting the ambitions of a company expanding its potential. Currently, I lead 0-1 initiatives focused on opening up new markets for our business, while helping to establish the foundations for design maturity through process to provide room for exponential growth of our team in the years to come.
“I choreograph the intersection between creative output and business.”
— Personal Life Motto
Testimonials
What others say about me paints a better picture than I could ever.
“He’s a strategic thinker who can synthesize complex product requirements and translate them into clear and understandable designs. ”
“He has a gift for making people feel included during conversations, workshops, or team meetings. ”
“Any team would be lucky to have Josh, he understands the space he is working on, is methodical in approach and passionate about results, and above all fun to work with.”
“Josh is the kind of designer that jumps at an opportunity, that leans in to a problem. His curiosity and pure optimism for making things better are the true gifts that make him such a great person to be around.”
“Josh brings a much needed energy to projects. The way he frames the problems we are trying to solve adds clarity and unblocks the rest of the team on seeing the possible directions we could go.”
Brett
Jacobszoon & Associates - EvenVision Client
"EvenVision's team did an outstanding job of redeveloping our website and modernizing our logo. With the support, guidance, creativity and structure Josh brought to the project, we were able to achieve all of our goals while remaining within our target budget. We now have a modern and user friendly website that we are proud of and a professional logo that represents our company both online and in print. We highly recommend entrusting your website and logo development project with this highly talented team!"
Noah
Visual Concepts - EvenVision Client
"I knew building a website that would work flawlessly and look good doing it was outside of our area of expertise. Working with Evenvision and Josh Nelson was an obvious choice. As a graphic arts and printing business, the site had to showcase our designs and products well, and had to do it in a unique way. I gave the gang at Evenvision a rough idea of what I wanted and they totally exceeded expectations. I love the new site. I get tons of good feedback on it, and there is no question it has paid for itself many times over with the amount of new work it has given us, and with how professional it makes us look. The usability is flawless, it's easy for me to maintain, and overall I couldn't be more happy with the result, all while staying inside my relatively low budget I initially gave them."
Robin
Mckinleyville Family Resource Center
"Through our work with EvenVision, our logo and branding materials went from being things that I used to reluctantly and apologetically hand out to being materials that everyone in our organization can take pride in. Through the whole process it was important to us to keep in mind the changing face of our organization as we grow into The Center at McKinleyville. Josh did an excellent job of making materials that are able to be updated and partnered not only with The Center at McKinleyville materials that EvenVision had created but also with the branding materials of the organizations with whom we partner. We are very grateful to have been able to work with EvenVision!"
Kylie
Visual Artist & Marketing Specialist - Mentee
I first met Josh from a graphic design course at Humboldt State University. I remember our first conversations and realizing how similar we were to each other. Josh quickly became a mentor for me -- someone I could have productive conversations with, who continually encouraged me to improve while giving me suggestions and support along the way. Josh was one of few peers that really motivated me to grow as a student, employee, and as a person.
Josh's time at EvenVision has been a large contributor to Josh's passion for User Experience and User Interface. He has an ability to solve problems in innovative ways through his work as a designer, while simultaneously satisfying customers. It is obvious that Josh has a natural curiosity to gain knowledge in as many subjects as possible, and through this curiosity he has discovered a Masters program that resonates with his core passions. Josh does everything with purpose and an incredible amount of drive; Josh will undoubtedly succeed in anything he desires.
I am truly grateful to have met Josh -- he has not only guided me on my career and educational path, but he has also been a great friend."
Kim Davis
Web-Develop - Former Colleague | 3.5 years
"Over the past few years, I have worked closely with Josh on numerous projects. Time and time again, he has proven to have great communication skills and an exceptional eye for UI/UX design. I can always depend on him for valuable feedback on how our projects can better serve our clients and their customers. He has also performed a consistently excellent job in communicating with clients in order to determine their needs and how to best meet them."
Matt Gross
Senior Software Engineer @ Tesla - Former Colleague | 6.5 years
"Working with Josh has been a treat. His energy and fascination with everything in the field is infectious. I've routinely come to rely on his aptitude for raw ideation at the beginning of our projects, and rarely if ever been disappointed.
Josh has a brilliant eye for design, business, and research, all of which come into play in the tech sphere, where he's been a top contributor."
