Hi! I'm nathan trost
I design meaningful experiences for real people
Based in 🌞 San Diego, CA
Available for hire/freelance
A screenshot of inthestands.co
White text saying 'IN THE STANDS' curved on a black background.
Five folded t-shirts with sports-related prints and a black baseball cap with a white 'S' on grass.
Website homepage preview showing Major League Stadium Apparel with folded t-shirts and a baseball cap on grass.
Empty green stadium seats at Wrigley Field with a scoreboard in the background.
Futuristic robot character with glowing orange details featured on a gaming showcase page with the text 'It's time to level up' and Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gaming badge.
Screenshot of Qualcomm Game Studios page for Reign of Amira Arena featuring a female warrior character in red and white armor holding a bow, with text describing her defending a temple from enemies.
Digital interface for The Haunted Mansion Phantom Radio app showing a spooky-themed map, ghostly radio display, and a photo capture feature with skull overlay.
Group of four people smiling outdoors at a barbecue, with a stainless steel grill superimposed over a forest and mountain background, and a close-up of grilled steak on the side; text reads 'Your Pride, Their Joy' with a button to view grills.
Plate with two original fish tacos garnished with lime wedges and fresh vegetables on a wooden platter.
Toyota Hall of Fame website homepage with a bronze bust statue and text 'IT'S HALL OR NOTHING' inviting nominations.
Close-up of a tabby cat lying down with a digital overlay selecting the cat's age as 8 months on Royal Canin's food finder interface.
Four skiers in winter gear standing on a snowy mountain ridge, carrying skis on their shoulders under a clear blue sky.
Lily James as Cinderella in a blue off-shoulder gown with butterfly accents, set against a cloudy background.
Animated superhero girl in purple and red costume with flowing hair, holding a purple ball and a beaded purse, from Big Hero 6 movie.
Big Hero 6 Hero Lab quiz page featuring characters Hiro, Baymax, and friends with options to get started with or without Facebook connect.
Collage of scenes and posters from the movie Birdman, featuring characters in bird-themed costumes and the quote, 'You either die a nobody, or live long enough to see yourself become irrelevant.'
Ironman triathlon course map showing swim (2.4 miles), bike (112 miles), and run (26.2 miles) segments with a timeline and transition points.
the latest
In the Stands
This is a personal/passion project that my wife and I have been working on since 2019. I have handled all of the creative and production work. I created a site in Webflow, I handle the social (badly, if I’m being honest), and I created a Shopify site where we sell some merch.
Website header with 'Crafted for Gamedays' text above photos of packed baseball and soccer stadiums.Overview of Wrigley Field baseball stadium with capacity, division, opening date, and dugout locations noted.
Five folded graphic t-shirts and one black baseball cap with a white letter 'S' displayed on grass.
my PREVIOUS FULL-TIME
Qualcomm

For 6 years, I was a Staff UX Designer at Qualcomm working on internal projects that helped improve the employee experience.

I utilized a broad skillset on every project, including working directly with stakeholders, assisting with research, creating and iterating on high-quality design, and collaborating with developers and engineers to make sure the implementation went smoothly.

I mainly focused on visual design, which included wireframing, high-fidelity mock-ups, prototyping, and presenting my work. I helped out with research, but that is an area I’m still improving. The only project I'm showing is a concept I did for the Qualcomm Gaming Studio. This wasn't really the type of work I did when I was there, but I had a real fun time working on it.
ADDITIONAL PROJECTS
Favorites
Since I'm unable to show most of my work at Qualcomm, I've got a significant gap in my project timeline.  So here are a few of my favorite projects.
Haunted Mansion
Bringing the Haunted Mansion into your living room
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Wooden panel with stylized text reading 'Phantom Radio' and 'The Haunted Mansion' below.
The Haunted Mansion-themed radio tuner interface with vintage-style dial and three circular buttons below on wood background.
Map showing Disneyland and Disney California Adventure with nearby schools like Betsy Ross Elementary and Orange Grove Elementary, framed by a Phantom Radio decorative border.
Disney's Ghost Relations Department homepage with blue ghostly figures and text explaining a Phantom Radio tool for communicating with Haunted Mansion ghosts.
White stylized skull with bat wings above intertwined letters D, R, and B on black background.
Nexgrill
Firing up a new website
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Group of friends grilling outdoors beside a stainless steel Nexgrill barbecue with mountain forest background, and steak on a wooden board.
Nexgrill Evolution 5 Burner and Side Burner grill with silver finish, five control knobs, and two cabinet doors below, displayed next to smiling people and product details.
Top image shows a stainless steel grill with multiple control knobs. Bottom image shows colorful skewers of meat and vegetables cooking on stainless steel infrared plates.
Rubios
Serving up a taste of Baja right to your screen
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A wooden plate with original fish tacos garnished with sliced radishes, shredded cabbage, and lime wedges.
Two shrimp tacos with lettuce, green salsa, and cream sauce on a blue plate with grilled lime wedges.
Toyota Hall of Fame
Creating a home for fantasy legends
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Bronze bust statue on a pedestal labeled 'Your Name Here' with large text overlay 'It's Hall or Nothing' on a dark museum background.
Man wearing glasses and a turtleneck sweater typing on a keyboard in front of a large, vintage computer monitor with text overlay about Yahoo.com launching fantasy football in July 1999.
a BLAST FROM THE PAST
Archive
Here are some additional projects that I've worked on. I've learned so much from each and every one of these projects, but I know there's still so much more to learn.
Ashworth

Pitch designs for the golf apparel brand. Microsite concept to highlight their Cardiff shoe. The idea was a parallax/scrolling site and as the user scrolls the shoes begin walking down the page. As the user keeps going, they uncover more information about the shoes, with the ability to "Buy Now" always visible. There is also some mobile layouts and an Image and type lock up for presentation purposes

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Baymax Hero Lab

Users would complete a serious of questions and games and find out which BH6 character shares their characteristics.

Users were able to answer the questions with or without Facebook Connect. By signing in, they would receive a more customized result page.

The framework was based on a previous project, which is why I used the defined frame and content area.

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Be The Shaun

Contest design for Sunglass Hut. Employees would upload photos and be voted on by other users on their likeness of Shaun White. They also had the ability to browse the site and vote on other employees photos.

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Big Hero 6

I had the opportunity to work on a website concept for the movie. The website design didn't go into development, but there were a few elements that made it into the final site.

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Birdman

I had the opportunity to design some of the early social posts for the Academy Award winning movie. I did a variety of layouts focusing on images, quotes and reviews.

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Cinderella

Cinderella is one of those classic Disney animations, and I was fortunate to design the official site for the live-action remake.

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Cobra Golf

Microsite design to showcase Cobra's Speed LD Driver

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Epic Life

Epic Life was a lifestyle magazine mailed to Vail Resort guests and available at the company's properties.

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John Mayer

The site was designed and developed in a matter of weeks for the release of John's tour dates. Unfortunately, all those dates had to be cancelled. The design was created before any of the Born & Raised album branding was done, so we wanted to keep the layout clean.

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Matuse

Pitch designs for the surf company Matuse.

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Oakley Golf

Design for the Golf section on the Oakley website

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Oakley Ironman

Design concept for an Oakley microsite where athletes would narrate their experiences of the Ironman Triathlon.

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Royal Canin

I was tasked with designing a pitch for a questionnaire to help user find the right type of Royal Canin cat food. The user would answer 5 questions, view additional info along the way and then be given a few recommendations for the right type of cat food.

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Tim McGraw

Site design for the award winning country music.

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US Soccer

I worked on a number of projects for US Soccer which included a Matchtracker design, a simple mobile design, as well as an unused concept design for ussoccer.com.

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Vizio Audio

Audio microsite concept

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