Sarah B. Nelson

Sarah B. Nelson is a design strategist for Adaptive Path. She has ten years of experience in interactive media and designing kiosks, mobile, and online experiences for clients in a variety of industries. Sarah has a particular passion for practice development, conducting research into methods for improving collaboration, supporting creativity, and encouraging innovation.

Professional Background

Sarah brings a unique blend of creative vision and technical expertise to her work. Her research-focused approach to interaction design has produced successful results for her clients.

Before joining Adaptive Path, Sarah managed the creative team and developed the user experience practice at POP, an interactive design firm in Seattle, Washington.

Her past clients and employers include Federal Home Loan Bank, Home Street Bank, AOL Mobile, MyRide.com, PayCycle, The Metropolitan Opera, The Royal Victoria and Albert Museum, Vanguard Financial.

A classically trained violinist, Sarah graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy and received a Bachelors of Art from Oberlin College in visual arts and electronic music. While completing her Masters at the Institute of Design in Chicago, Sarah focused her studies on the definition and design of complex multi-modal systems supporting collaboration and communication.

Past Appearances

October 13 - 14
Sarah B. Nelson presented at An Event Apart in Chicago, IL

September 16 - 19
Sarah B. Nelson presented at Web2.0 Expo in New York, NY

August 12 - 15
Sarah B. Nelson presented at UX Week in San Francisco, CA

April 22 - 25
Sarah Nelson presented at Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, CA.

March 7 - 11
Sarah Nelson presented at SXSW in Austin, TX.

November 13-15, 2007
Sarah B. Nelson presented at Oredev in Malmö, Sweden.

October 10, 2007
Sarah Nelson spoke at the Society for Technical Communicators in Berkeley, CA.

September 24, 2007
Sarah Nelson spoke at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, CA.

August 13-16, 2007
Sarah Nelson spoke at UX Week in Washington, D.C.

April 18-21, 2007
Sarah Nelson presented at DocTrainUX 2007 in Vancouver, BC.

March 22-26, 2007
Sarah Nelson attended the IA Summit 2007 in Las Vegas, NV.

March 9-13, 2007
Sarah Nelson presented at SXSW, Interactive in Austin, TX.

December 4-6, 2006
Sarah Nelson spoke at WebBuilder 2.0 in Las Vegas, NV.

October 23-25, 2006
Sarah Nelson spoke at The Ajax Experience in Boston, MA.

October 6-7, 2006
Sarah Nelson attended About, With, and For in Chicago, IL.

September 13-14, 2006
Sarah Nelson attended The Future of Web Apps in San Francisco, CA.