Sarah B. Nelson is an interaction designer and design strategist specializing in research for and development of complex collaborative systems. Download my resume.
Thought Leadership
Creativity and Collaboration in product development
10 tips for managing a creative environment presented at SXSW 2008, Web 2.0 SF and NYC 2008
Bryan Mason, former COO of Adaptive Path and I explore the elements of a creative environment by interviewing creative professionals in writing, theater, music, and even restaurant kitchens. We identified patterns, common problems and processes and discussed ways to apply these techniques to design and product development practice.
Slides with audio, from SXSW 2008
Professional Projects
San Francisco Symphony Concert Concierge
Experimental E-commerce: introduction (pdf) | prototype | live site
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Website Redesign and E-Commerce: wireframes (pdf) | site maps (pdf) | live site
Stevens Pass
Website Redesign and E-Commerce: introduction (pdf) | wireframes (pdf) | site maps (pdf) | prototype | live site
Federal Home Loan Bank
Account Administration System: introduction (pdf) | wireframes (pdf) | site maps (pdf)
Seattle Arts Coalition
Arts Calendar: site maps (pdf)
wireframes: public (pdf) arts org tool (pdf) uber admin (pdf)
live site
Safeco Insurance
Agent Intranet - Collateral Catalog: wireframes (pdf) | site maps (pdf) | use cases (pdf)
Exploratory Projects
Completed while a Masters of Design candidate at the Institute of
Design, Chicago, IL.
Luna: a practitioner supported fertility system for couples
A multi-modal, collaborative system: concept document (pdf)
A Platform for Sustainable Creativity: Lessons from the Neo-Futurists
Exploratory research: paper (pdf) | Adaptive Path Brownbag (pdf)
Portfolio Presentations
recruitID 2006 Portfolio Presentation
A summary presentation of work: presentation (pdf)
