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# Natalie Walsh

Designer and maker focused on sustainability

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- [Work](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/) - Designer and maker focused on sustainability.
- [Contact](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/contact/) - Let’s take climate action together.I’m a design generalist, manager, and builder with a DIY spirit. My broad skill set and collaborative nature makes me well suited to startups, incubators, and non-profits looking for strategic creative who can help build brands, products, and programs from the ground up. If you’d like to work together, get in
- [About](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/about/) - About MeI’m a designer by trade and a maker by passion. I love to build things from the ground up. I started young, with my first “business” at age seven selling knitted cat toys on consignment. By ten I had moved on to bigger and better things, and was selling handmade jewelry in the park.
- [Make](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/make/) - I make things inspired by fantasy and nature. I have a degree in fashion, know my way around a shop, and have dabbled in most creative mediums. I value open source information and have many tutorials on Instructables. A number of those projects went viral. While I used to love all things shiny (and still
- [Home](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/home/)

## Portfolio

- [Instructables Product Design](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/instructables-com/) - I spent nearly a decade as a designer at Instructables, a do-it-yourself project sharing website. I was the first designer, and over my time there we grew to a small and mighty team of two. In the early years I took care of all of our brand, graphic, and UI design needs. Once we brought
- [Climate Designers Leadership](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/climate-designers-leadership/) - Climate Designers LeadershipIn 2023 I stepped up as a new co-founder for Climate Designers to help rebuild the product offerings and support the organization in the next phases of its business development. I managed the day to day operations along with Marc O’Brien and our 40+ volunteers for several years. It’s been an exciting journey
- [Climate Design Resource Library](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/climate-design-resource-library/) - I created this resource library as part of my Climatebase fellowship. It is a living document sharing what I have learned about sustainable and regenerative design practices across domains and perspectives. Following the fellowship I began working with Climate Designers, and this set of guides has evolved into their Climate Design Resource Library with the
- [Climate Designers Newsletter](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/climate-designers-newsletter/) - I created and produce the monthly newsletter for Climate Designers. Our goal at Climate Designers was to create a space that not only shared what’s happening with the org, but that centered the community and highlighted the broader ecosystem at the intersection of climate and design. Our organization is not an island, and this is
- [Fabric Painting](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/fabric-painting/) - I did a lot of fabric dyeing in school, and as a result had quite a few fabric scraps left over with beautiful colors and effects. I created this fabric art from the scraps as a way to remember all of the projects from which they came. It has been on my wall to this day. There
- [Pandemic Pastimes](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/pandemic-pastimes/) - Like many others, the pandemic brought with it a complete change in routine. In the depths of lockdown, I was looking for ways to bring small bits of joy to others in those turbulent times. What started as some sidewalk chalk in my neighborhood became a regular practice, and evolved into small land arts, renegade
- [Lucha Libre Book](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/lucha-libre-book/) - I designed a book concept for photographer Robin Baird with stylized layouts created from his Lucha Libre series of photos.
- [Repair Talks & Workshops](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/clothing-repair-workshop/) - I'm passionate about repair. I host clothing repair workshops and support a number of local Bay Area groups as a mending coach. For the most recent workshop I hosted, we opened with a talk about why it's important, what circularity is, and how to be better stewards of our closets. It was followed by an
- [Instructables iPad App](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/instructables-ipad-app/) - I designed the Instructables iPad app with a more editorial experience in mind, and I'm really happy with how it turned out. Unfortunately Instructables discontinued their apps, however at the time the iPad app was featured in the iTunes store, and highlighted by Apple in their "Everything changes with iPad" campaign amongst only a handful
- [Instructables Brand Design](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/instructables-brand-design/) - Instructables Brand DesignI spent nearly a decade as a designer at Instructables, a do-it-yourself project sharing website. I was the first designer, and over my time there we grew to a small and mighty team of two. In the early years I took care of all of our brand, graphic, and UI design needs. Once
- [Climate Designers Talks & Workshops](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/climate-designers-talks-workshops/) - As part of leading the Bay Area Chapter of Climate Designers I've produced a lot of events. Some are casual meetups. Many are lightly facilitated networking nights or speaker series. I enjoy event planning and crafting experiences that allow for education around a new topic and meaningful connection of those in the room. The following
- [Tech For Campaigns Ads](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/tech-for-campaigns-ads/) - I worked on a Tech for Campaigns project during the 2020 elections, who connect down ballot campaigns with digital tech volunteers. I was on a team creating digital assets for Joe Ciresi, a member of the Pennsylvania house of representatives. I used this project as an excuse to brake open After Effects and Premiere for
- [Copper Visual Design](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/copper-visual-design/) - I worked with Copper on assorted brand design needs, including a cookbook, user manual, evolving the logo and brand guidelines, email templates, business cards, brochure, retouching, icon sets, and branded work wear & accessories. As a design generalist with a broad skill set, I love working with small companies that allow for this kind of
- [Instructables Explainer Video](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/instructables-explainer-video/) - One Instructables project I’m particularly proud of is our explainer video. It was my first time doing stop motion, and I sketched the idea, wrote the script, and created all the sets for the video. It was shot by our talented videographer at the time, Jon Brown.
- [Sebastian Professional Editorial](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/sebastian-professional-editorial/) - As part of the Sebastian Professional Relaunch, we created an editorial spread for a giveaway at NYC fashion week. Titled Iqons and Upstarts, the 16 page spread featured up and coming stylists. Using the visual language that defined the primary campaign relaunch to supplied images, I was able to have fun with the imagery and
- [Pandemic Stopmotions](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/pandemic-stopmotions/) - During the first year of the pandemic, I had some time on my hands. There was a lot to witness and process, and found that making these stopmotions was a great outlet for pent up creative angst. The first series was made during the first few months of 2021. It begins with the dumpster fire
- [Sebastian Professional Brand Relaunch](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/sebastian-professional-relaunch/) - I was the primary art director on a brand campaign relaunch for Sebastian Professional. We shot three launch ads featuring Cory Kennedy, Charlotte Ronson, and Micky Green. I was a part of this campaign from start to finish, from pre-production, ad layouts, on set direction, post-production, to retouching. Also pictured are selections from the brand
- [MonkeyLectric Animation](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/monkeylectric-animation/) - I created one of the launch animations for MonkeyLectric's Pro Bicycle Wheel Display System. At the time I had never used animation software, so I drew it frame by frame. It was actually a perfect output for a manual process like that, as the desired format was a short low frame-rate low resolution animation. I have
- [MIMIstudio.com](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/mimistudio-com/) - Autodesk launched an image sharing website in 2012. I had the opportunity to design the UI and graphics for the product, as well as create all of the initial collections of beautiful imagery for launch. It was only live for a year or two, but it was a lot of fun to design and curate.
- [FUGO Brand Development](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/fugo-brand-development/) - I created a brand direction for a friend's business concept, FUGO. Food delivery services generally take a large cut from restaurants, and are opaque in their pay structure for drivers and fee structure for customers. FUGO's goal was to change that with an equitable business model with lower fees for restaurants, better pay and care
- [Ads Archive: Swarovski, Calvin Klein, Avril Lavigne](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/select-ads/) - I worked on a lot of ad campaigns in my time at Select World. Quite some time has passed, so I'm archiving these into a single post. Swarovski: I was the lead art direction on Swarovski Optik, their line of binoculars. I was limited to a tight budget with low cost stock, so this was
- [123D App Website](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/123dapp/) - 123Dapp.com encompasses a suite of free and low cost 3D apps and tools created by Autodesk. The app has been discontinued, but this is a playful iteration of the site circa 2011.
- [Fairy Bench](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/fairy-bench/) - In 2024 I spent a few weeks at Lookout Arts Quarry doing a residency with the same constraint I've used in the past of making something with only readily available natural materials and those seen as waste. I was impressed at how efficient the residents were with their resources. Almost all building materials were quickly
- [Disco Ball Helmet](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/disco-ball-helmet/) - Why make a disco ball helmet? Because it's awesome! I'd seen disco ball helmets before, but they didn't satisfy the perfectionist in me. No haphazardly glued plastic mirror pieces here, this is the real deal. If you would like to make a proper disco ball helmet, learn how on the Instructable. This project had a
- [Fiber Optic Dress](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/fiber-optic-dress/) - The inspiration for this dress followed the first time I saw this fiber optic product in action. I was at a festival when I saw a bloom of fiber optic jellyfish approach, and all I could think is "how magical, I want to be that jellyfish". I'd been wanting to incorporate fiber optics into fashion
- [Buy Nothing Glamping Tent](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/buy-nothing-glamping-tent/) - As someone who abides by the principle of "use what you have" whenever possible, I have long wanted to take on the challenge of decorating a space for free, using only salvaged and natural materials. In many cases this is quite easy. Craigslist free and buy nothing groups are active and abundant in urban areas.
- [World on Fire Pieces](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/worldonfire/) - The world on fire pieces were created as part of the year long Fibershed Design Challenge. Fibershed develops regional fiber systems that build soil and protect the health of our biosphere. Their Design Challenge encouraged designers to connect process and products with the farmers, people, and land in our region, while also looking at how
- [Autodesk Makers Video](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/autodesk-makers-video/) - My fiber optic dress and disco ball helmet are featured in an Autodesk video highlighting makers at the company from around the world.
- [Phoenix Costume](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/phoenix-costume/) - This is one of the most challenging costumes I've made to date, as it was my first project using an arduino and neopixels. I spread its creation out over 3 years. One for the wings, one for the headpiece, one as I remade the wings to be more interactive and flexible after how quickly the
- [Fiber Optic Wings](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/fiber-optic-wings/) - It's been a while since I dug into a meaty project, so when Joel from Ants on a Melon asked me to make a costume piece for the launch of his new fiber optic products, I gladly accepted. I used his previous generation flashlight for my fiber optic dress and coat, and you can learn
- [Scrap Bag](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/scrap-bag/) - I've been focused on creative reuse lately, and have been learning more about the massive amount of textile waste across industries. While a very small slice of the total textile waste stream, industry fabric samples usually end up in the trash and are easy to find. I needed an overnight bag, and made this from
- [Laser Cut Leather Flask](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/laser-cut-leather-flask/) - A good friend gave me a leather covered flask as a gift years ago, and over time the existing leather needed to be replaced. I've been wanting to do more laser cutting and leather work, so this was a great opportunity to do both while bringing it back to life. I like the mixture of
- [Betabrand Products](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio/betabrand-disco/) - I've had two products on Betabrand, which is a fashion company in San Francisco that crowdsources its designs. Ideas must pass through a voting phase followed by a crowdfunding phase before going into production. I had disco leggings on sale for a time, and my disco trapper hat made it through voting but was only a few sales short in crowdfunding to make it to

## Portfolio Categories

- [Product](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio_cat/product/) - This is a portfolio category for Product content
- [Make](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio_cat/make/) - This is a portfolio category for Make content
- [Brand](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio_cat/brand/)
- [Archive](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio_cat/archive/)
- [Research](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio_cat/research/)
- [Workshops](https://www.nataliewalsh.com/portfolio_cat/workshops/)