Who am I?

My name is Nishant Kothary & I design and build things for the Web.

I’m struggling to find the time to get my real site & blog up, so this page will have to do for the time being.

I have a dream job at Microsoft as an Evangelist on the MIX Online team. Depending on the time of day, I wear one or a combination of several hats: designer, developer, content strategist, speaker or program manager.

I live in Kirkland, WA, with my wife Pita, our cats, Izzy & Mango, & our Weimaraner, Yoshi.

Recent Work

• Descry: Exploring Interactive Infographics A set of interactive infographics exploring a range of topics from obesity to social media.
• Enso Dentistry A clean and usable web site for a brand new, forward-thinking cosmetic dentistry practice located in Redmond, Washington.
• MIX Online 1.0 A ground-up rethinking & redesign of the MIX community site, MIX Online. I am a part of a small team that owns this site.

Recent Talks

• April 15, 2009 A Website Named Desire CRE8, Orlando
• March 19, 2009 A Website Named Desire MIX09, Las Vegas
• December 9, 2008 Panelist for Web Pro Summit Web Design World, Boston
• December 9, 2008 A Website Named Desire Web Design World, Boston
• November 19, 2008 From Comp, to CSS, to Code! ReMIX, Netherlands

Writing Elsewhere

Web Design from the Gut An article on art and science of designing web sites in the real world. Covers all steps from discovery & IA to visual design & markup. Join the conversation »

Get in Touch

• Email me n (at) rainypixels (dot) com
• Follow me on twitter @rainypixels