Nate Grubbs is generally a nice guy.
Hello, I’m Nate Grubbs.
I'm a product and UX designer, passionate about creating unique and creative experiences. My skills have been enriched by diverse cross-cultural work experiences.
My creativity was born in North Carolina. School gave me a BFA in Design and a BS in Industrial Technology. Portland kept me weird. Amsterdam honed my directness. Seattle sharpened my pragmatism. My Irish wife, Claire, keeps me humble and joyful. Together we enjoy a full life with our little girl.
Give me a moment, and I’ll chat about a new book I’m reading, or the vinyl I’m listening to. I collect those as well as useful/less facts and dad jokes. I can talk shop and the weather – if it comes down to that.
N. Carolina
I found a solid entry to the creative life by studying photography under Byron Baldwin, who’s students have won the Pulitzer Prize and other awards. At Appalachian State University, I gained a BFA in Graphic Design, and a BS in Industrial Technology.
Portland
I moved to the Northwest in 2004 to join Razorfish. Three years later, a project photographing for an NGO in East Africa led me to freelance. I continued working with Razorfish, while making the rounds at other studios like Second Story, Pollinate, and Liquid.
Amsterdam
To jumpstart my creative life, I sold most my possessions and moved to Holland for seven years. I freelanced with Philips TV, Philips Design, as well as some time with frog. In 2016, I joined a small product invention lab called Handmade where I helped build experiences for Dell, Logi, and Ikea.
(*photo of building on this page was my home–yet 100 years before I lived there.)
Seattle
Currently, I’m a Senior Interaction Designer at Teague, where I’m building digital interfaces for astronauts on a space station and flight controllers at Mission Control. Previously, I helped companies like Starbucks and Panasonic implement digital-physical products.
