Chris Nelson

Hi, I’m Chris!

I treat every project like a research problem first, design problem second. My background spans UX research, psychology, and neuroscience, which shows up in how I dig into what users actually need before I touch a wireframe. These days that approach lives in Mindmeld Design LLC, the web design, development, and photography practice I run, where I’ve learned as much about client relationships and scope as I have about design itself.

I build and design websites in Squarespace and Framer with responsiveness and accessibility in mind, from contrast and readability to clean, intuitive navigation, so the end product works for as many people as possible, not just the people testing it. When a template needs to flex beyond its defaults, I’m comfortable digging into custom code to identify exactly what needs to change.

I also keep a creative practice going outside client work, most visibly through improv comedy, which keeps me comfortable improvising, reading a room, and finding the story in front of me, skills that translate directly into client collaboration and creative briefs.