Hi, I’m Nelson
UI/UX & Visual Designer based in Japan.
Hi, I’m Nelson
UI/UX & Visual Designer based in Japan.
I create clear and practical digital experiences for web and mobile. My background in illustration and motion helps me design interfaces that feel both functional and expressive. I focus on simplifying information, reducing friction, and supporting users across different cultures and languages.
I create clear and practical digital experiences for web and mobile. My background in illustration and motion helps me design interfaces that feel both functional and expressive. I focus on simplifying information, reducing friction, and supporting users across different cultures and languages.
Path and Principles
Path and Principles
I currently work in Japan as an ALT while collaborating with the Kobe City CIR team as a graphic and layout designer. I help improve how international teachers access important city resources, which has shaped my approach to multilingual UX, information architecture, and designing for real community needs.
Before this, I worked with USJETAA, local schools, and community groups on interface design, branding systems, and web content. These experiences shaped a design approach built around clarity, structure, and intentional decisions that help people trust, understand, and use what I create with confidence.
I currently work in Japan as an ALT while collaborating with the Kobe City CIR team as a graphic and layout designer. I help improve how international teachers access important city resources, which has shaped my approach to multilingual UX, information architecture, and designing for real community needs.
Before this, I worked with USJETAA, local schools, and community groups on interface design, branding systems, and web content. These experiences shaped a design approach built around clarity, structure, and intentional decisions that help people trust, understand, and use what I create with confidence.
Outside of Design
Outside of Design
I sketch, explore Japan, study languages, and experiment with motion and interactions.
Living abroad influences how I observe people, understand context, and design with empathy.
These experiences help me bring cultural awareness into everything I create.
If you’d like to see how I approach design in practice, here are a few selected projects.
If you’d like to see how I approach design in practice, here are a few selected projects.
KOBECITYJETS
RESOURCE HUB
ALT SUPPORT
CITY ONBOARDING
SAFETY & GUIDANCE
A resource hub created to help new English educators in Kobe quickly find the tools, support, and information they need to settle in with confidence.
KOBECITYJETS
RESOURCE HUB
ALT SUPPORT
CITY ONBOARDING
SAFETY & GUIDANCE
A resource hub created to help new English educators in Kobe quickly find the tools, support, and information they need to settle in with confidence.
TLC
MULTILINGUAL UX
UI DESIGN
LANGUAGE EXCHANGE
COMMUNITY PLATFORM
A mobile-first experience that helps new members easily discover, join, and stay engaged with TLC — a grassroots language and culture exchange in Japan.
TLC
MULTILINGUAL UX
UI DESIGN
LANGUAGE EXCHANGE
COMMUNITY PLATFORM
A mobile-first experience that helps new members easily discover, join, and stay engaged with TLC — a grassroots language and culture exchange in Japan.
