Nate barksdale writing+design
I have more than a decade of experience providing friendly and elegant visual and textual problem-solving for clients from finance and tech startups to large nonprofits and big media companies. I’m based in Washington, DC but work with clients all over.
history here
I helped oversee the editorial scope of the History Channel’s Webby-winning app telling US history through pins on a map (and personally writing up thousands of fascinating sites along the way).I helped develop and maintain the master list of potential sites to feature, and created a ranking algorithm to help the team figure out which places to tackle first.I also work with History.com on various fact-checking and editorial projects ranging from podcasts to social media to the book This Day in History for Kids and the newly updated White House tour signage.writing fact-checking editing script review
fonts meet finance
I worked with Eventide Asset Management to design and reliably update dozens of excitingly boring quarterly and annual documents quickly, accurately, and on-brand.I created backend task management systems to adapt document design, content and compliance workflows as Eventide has grown from a startup with a few million in assets under management to an established family of mutual funds managing more than $6 billion in clients’ ethical investments.design project management workflow low-code html/css/php adobe site maintenance
big questions
I've profiled people and projects investigating the universe's biggest mysteries for The John Templeton Foundation's website.I've loved the challenge of diving deep with experts on topics ranging from Big Bang cosmology to human evolution to philosophy and theology, and finding ways to explain just how fascinating it is for the general reader.features interviews blog posts study of the day
Other Writing and Editing
During the golden age of budget travel guides, I spent two years editing an 800-page guidebook to India and Nepal. — I spent a similar span editing (along with Andy Crouch) the award-winning magazine re:generation quarterly. I've also written for Comment, Books & Culture, Ozy, and — ages ago — the Los Angeles Times. I was once interviewed on Irish public radio as an expert on drive-thru restaurants.
About Me
I have an A.B. from Harvard in the History of Science (with coursework in physics, computer science and design), and have long been interested in making connections between different disciplines — bridging visuals and text, art and commerce, reason and wonder.I love working with clients to find the best expression of their vision, and to deliver results that are both excellent and humane.If you think I might be a good match for your team or project, get in touch at info@natebarksdale.xyz