I'm Nathan, a digital product designer currently figuring out the future of writing at Quillbot in Amsterdam

The short tale

I enjoy connecting dots, interrogating concepts, and distilling complexity. For over 18 years (eek!) I’ve helped organisations from startups to global brands bring their ideas to life and connect humans through technology.

Most of the time this involves drawing lots of boxes in other boxes and calling it user experience, interaction, or product design. I currently do this idea-wrangling at Quillbot, and formerly at WeTransfer and Bliss.

I value an approach to design that is intentional, honest, and self-reflective. You can read more in some of my essays.

Featured case studies

  1. Agentic writing support with skills

    I designed a framework that enabled Quillbot to rapidly develop and scale specialised AI writing workflows, taking the idea from proof of concept to a reusable interaction and component system.

    2026 — Quillbot

  2. Turning a toolbox into a unified product experience

    Building an integrated writing environment with AI-powered assistance was a year-long initiative that redefined the Quillbot core web experience.

    2025–2026 — Quillbot

  3. Unlocking (big) file requests for millions

    I designed the end-to-end product experience of File Requests—one of WeTransfer’s biggest new features brought to the product in years.

    2024 — WeTransfer

Latest writing on design

  • The death of design

    It would appear that the design process—despite claims to the contrary—is in fact not dead.

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    15 min read

  • Alienation by design

    When design to reduce friction risks eroding human connection.

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    10 min read

  • Addicted to Every Possibility

    Self-imposing constraints in the creative process.

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    6 min read

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