Nicholas Kastner

About Nicholas Kastner

I\'m a designer currently based out of Brooklyn, NY and I specialize in digital product design, specifically user research, interface design, and product testing. My experiences usually involve working with stakeholders to identify product needs and collaborating with developers in an agile environment to meet deadlines.I frequently talk to users via video chats, surveys and emails and implement what I learn in product revisions. I’ve designed products from scratch and I’ve revised existing tools, identifying their weaknesses and suggesting improvements. Sometimes I’ll develop the brand identity and implement marketing strategy.Check out my resume and send me an email if you’re looking for a digital designer, full-time or contract.

Experience

1. Illustrator

   Double Scribble

   Mar 2011 — Present · Brooklyn, NY, US

   Double Scribble is a drawing practice capturing the essence of professional basketball through daily pen-on-paper illustrations. For the past half decade, I have been documenting NBA and WNBA games in real time, creating a visual chronicle of basketball history in black and white.I\'ve been able to organize 4 different gallery shows in cities across the USA (Cleveland, Boston, Memphis and Portland) and also secured an NBA license to sell magnets featuring my drawings.

Education

• University of Dayton

  BFA, Visual Communication Design

  2005 — 2009

• Cranbrook Academy of Art

  MFA, 2D Design

Skills

• User Interface Design
• Visual Communication
• Illustrator
• Graphic Design
• Screen Printing
• Motion Graphics
• Photoshop
• Printmaking
• Drawing
• Photography
• Illustration
• Advertising
• Web Design
• Adobe Creative Suite
• User Experience
• Marketing Strategy
• Indesign
• Information Architecture
• Logo Design
• Graphics
• Logos
• Blogging
• Art
• Animation
• Layout
• Internal Communications