Elevating Design

via User Insight.

Hi, my name is Nick. I'm a Sr. Product Designer with a talent for transforming product visions into simple, intuitive experiences.

🚧 New portfolio is under construction. Coming soon in Dec. 2024 🚧

Nick Throckmorton 2024

recent
works

UX Strategy

UI Design

Published Articles

Dark Patterns in 2020 Politics

written for Happy Medium

2020

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How UX Builds ROI

written for Happy Medium

2020

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How UX Keeps SEO Alive

written for Happy Medium

2020

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Accessible Personas & AT's

written for Happy Medium

2019

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Terrible UX of our Own Front Door

written for Happy Medium

2019

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5 Misconceptions in UX

written for Amplimark

2016

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Net Neutrality In India

Awwwards - Mobile Excellence

2015

see live

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services

UX Strategy

In my experience, I've found that you need to practice the following tenets to create an experience with value: having a user-centric mindset, conducting preliminary research, aligning the product vision with business goals, designing in a scalable and flexible manner, and determining success metrics.

Product Discovery

The beginning phases of a product can be scary and exciting. So much ambiguity, so much to uncover. Designers often think in granular terms, down to a fine detail and with pixel perfect solutions; but asking the larger, abstract, outside-the-box questions will help frame the actual problem we're trying to solve.

Design Systems

Talk about the perfect time to unleash your most detailed talents and perspectives. I love making design systems because it feels like this is where the rubber meets the road. I'm a big fan of Brad Frost's Atomic Design principles, and have made design systems to reflect them.

UI Design

Be clear. Be simple. Be intuitive -- and give the pattern a lil' personality.

Good UX is an art and a science. A product designer can do either of those well, or guess at both; but a great designer knows the right questions to ask in order to marry the two. I like to think I'm good at asking thoughtful product questions and turning the answers into designs.

I'm currently seeking a product design strategy or management role to lead teams and drive projects. Give me a product idea and watch me give it a heartbeat.

playground

A few things I've been playing around with: iPad Art, Guitar Pedals, Good Food & Coffee, and My pup, Andre.