nelson mondale
me

I'm Nelson Mondale, a designer and developer. I'm currently based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, but I am from Saranac Lake, New York.
I love thinking about small things, and asking them how they interact with the bigger systems that inform understanding. I aim to bring a critical lens to design and development, and to make things that are useful, accessible, and delightful.
I'm currently completing the last semester of my Bachelor's degree in Media and Cultural Studies, with minors in Computer Science and Studio Art at Macalester College.
web design
Seeing Yourself in Your Structure
Jan. 2025Senior Capstone Project for Media and Cultural Studies at Macalester. Using Lock and Dam 1 on the Upper Mississippi as a cultural lens, this site aims to provide the tools and perspectives needed to rethink how both water and knowledge flow in a post-digital world.
SUNHOSE
Dec. 2024An artistic and interactive 3D web app that enables users to build a space profile to receive personalizeed plant reccomendations in a beautiful and engaging way.
Procedural Walnut Generation
Nov. 2024An experimental artistic tool that generates unique walnut illustrations using SVG paths and procedural algorithms.
Public Safety Data at Macalester
Dec. 2024A data visualization web project examining campus public safety data not as empirical descriptions of criminal activity, but instead as indicators of how public safety functions on campus.
graphic design
American Studies
June 2023A branding and identity project for American Studies at Macalester College, focusing on retro, minimalist design principles with an emphasis on typography.
Tiny Orchard
March 2022A branding and identity project for a small business, creating logos used in social media, online presence, and merchandise.
1550 Summit Avenue
August 2023A branding project for a sustainable free-swap intiative, creating eye-catching graphics to enable community good.
Media and Cultural Studies
December 2022A branding and identity project for Media and Cultural Studies at Macalester College, focusing on a modern and minimalistic design.
Mississippi River School
April 2023Designing a graphical identity for Mississippi River School, working with missions, values, and aesthetic standards to produce a cohesive and engaging brand.
Behance Design Portfolio
a more comprehensive portfolio of my design work can be found on my Behance page, with more detailed projects and process information.
on Behance
my friends
an answer
i have a self that spans...
up, down, left, and right.
north, south, west, and east.
inward, and outward.
black, and white.
blue, red, pink, and yellow.
liquid, and solid.
true, and false.
alive, and dead.
asleep, and awake.
down the mississippi river, to the gulf.
the length of my body
(toes, calves, knees, thighs, hips, pelvis, belly, torso, shoulders, neck, head, and crown).
a dazzlingly bright darkness.
a deep, heavy lightness.
genius, and fool.
past, and future .
now .
zine library

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