Creative direction, systems thinking, and storytelling. Shaping brands, products, and learning experiences that are bold, thoughtful, and future ready.

  • A cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, and cheese in a bun, with a TGI Fridays logo above it.

    TGI Fridays

    This project looks back on my time as Art Director at TGI Fridays and reimagines the brand with a more personal point of view

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  • A collage of colorful stickers with various messages and graphics. The left side features stickers with phrases like "Soft doesn’t mean stupid," "it's okay if it's weird right now," "feeling everything at once," and "met made: activated" on a blue sky background with clouds. The right side has stickers with bold graphics, including a skull with flames, a rat, the words "TRACK RAT," "SLAAY," "BRR,” “Braa,” and a blue sticker that says “BLEED BLUE” with a stylized border.

    Sticker Collective

    How to Be a Cultural Chameleon.

    This project looks back on a time when I co-owned a sticker shop that found success by learning how to speak to — and design for — its people. Every subculture had its own language, and we made sure to listen.

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  • Framed poster with poem or text on a gradient background, leaning against a white tiled wall, next to a green potted plant on the left.

    2024 Calendar

    A personal project built to make time spent brushing my teeth feel more curious, more intentional, and more aware of the passage of time

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  • ASCII art of the phrase 'Get Ready' with a handshake icon.

    FORM: Shillington Graduate Showcase

    FORM is a graduate showcase that celebrates structure, style, and the shape of emerging design talent. Bold work from a new generation

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  • The Beautiful Bunch

    Brand for a floral enterprise supporting women from refugee backgrounds

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  • ShilloChallenges

    A playful internal campaign that used exaggerated teaching habits and shareable design prompts to spark self-reflection, peer conversation, and culture-building across remote teams

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  • Learning Experience Design

    This section explores my work redesigning Shillington’s learning experience, moving the course from a fast-paced face-to-face environment to a fully online platform during a period of major change

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I’ve had the privilege of teaching and mentoring hundreds of emerging designers. Here’s what three of them have to say.

Sonia Ravasi

“Nathan doesn’t just teach design. He inspires it. From day one, his energy, curiosity, and refusal to settle for the obvious pushed me to think more deeply and grow more confidently. Later, when our paths crossed again as colleagues, he became a mentor and constant source of support. I’ve learned so much from him about design, leadership, and lifting others up along the way.”

Cat Townsend

“I’ve worked with a lot of designers over the past twenty years, and only one other comes to mind with the same mix of creativity and dogged determination. Every critique pushes me to think differently, and I learn something new each time, whether it’s my work or someone else’s on the table. Nathan’s not just an incredible designer, he’s an exceptional teacher. I feel lucky to have learned from him.”

Imogen Williams

“Nathan is a weird and wonderful force of nature. Every creative needs someone like him in their orbit. He has a knack for untangling problems with sharp thinking (and the perfect offbeat analogy), and he shares his knowledge generously. Every interaction leaves you with fresh perspective, a better joke, and a renewed love for design.”