Bennett Nestok

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Assistant Adjunct Professor @ University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH, US
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About Bennett Nestok

Hi! Name's Bennett.I'm a two-time graduate of DAAP, where I studied Design as well as Information Technology. I'm also a graduate of the Master's Program in Technology, Innovation, & Education at Harvard University.I've completed original research on topics including blue humor in education, brainstorming through absurdity, productive mind wandering, and quantified creativity. I've worked in design for academia, adult toys, advertising, comedy, construction, education, entertainment, finance, government, healthcare, information technology, politics, robotics, and sports.I pride myself on my diverse interests, as well as my incessant desire to create something well-executed, and—ideally—unconventional.I'm especially proud of these things:• Founded/funded a humor- and uniquity-based scholarship ($234.56) at my high school• Published cartoons in the Harvard Crimson• Presented original concepts at design/humor conferences in Australia and Texas• Was Communication Fellow at Harvard and Erwin S. & Rose F. Wolfson Fellow at UC • Worked at the MIT Media Lab, the Harvard Creative Computing Lab, and more• Helped with mind wandering studies at Harvard's Schacter Memory Lab• Crafted/facilitated a utility-centric design workshop at the Harvard Graduate School of Education• Was TEDxUCincinnati Student Speaker Finalist (for "The Power of Immaturity")• Was UCInvents Competition Finalist• Won Directors' Choice Award for my MDes thesis• Was President of my MDes cohort (and faculty-elected flag holder for DAAP graduates) • Wrote articles for TalkNerdy2Me• Achieved YouTube Partnership back when doing so was quite difficult• YouTube series was featured on the Adult Swim UK Blog, the Bosco & Sodi Pop Show, iCrazyB****TV, Maniacal Press, and more• Created 12 illustrations diagramming idioms using the visual lexicon of algebraI'm also proud of what people say about me.bennettcreative.org/recsI'm on a mission to create profound things.Join me!Fun facts: I can ride a giraffe (six-foot) unicycle—I learned to idle in MIT's Infinite Corridor. I'm obsessed with 90s music, hip hop, and thunderstorms. I'm also an avid collector of shoehorns, mini skateboards, and outlandish personal stories.I also love to collaborate with amazing people as often as possible.Let's connect!

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Assistant Adjunct Professor
Cincinnati, OH, US
Bennett Nestok Work Experience Details
  • University Of Cincinnati
    Assistant Adjunct Professor
    University Of Cincinnati
    Cincinnati, Oh, Us
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  • Electrify Branding & Signage
    Founder
    Electrify Branding & Signage Nov 2024 - Present
    Craft branding and signage for novice and established political professionals.
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  • Govdot
    Founder
    Govdot Sep 2024 - Present
    Create visualized dots of government trivia designed to enrich, enlighten, and entertain curious political hopefuls.
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  • University Of Cincinnati
    Assistant Adjunct Professor
    University Of Cincinnati Jul 2024 - Present
    Cincinnati, Ohio, Us
    Teaching two classes at UC Blue Ash: Computer Graphics for Non-Majors (CMDS1085), and Design Aesthetics 1 (CODE1010).
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  • University Of Cincinnati
    Adjunct Professor
    University Of Cincinnati Jul 2024 - Present
    Cincinnati, Ohio, Us
    Teaching two sections of Design Drawing (CODE1000) in DAAP.
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  • Nami
    Peer-To-Peer Program Leader
    Nami Sep 2022 - Present
    Arlington, Va, Us
    NAMI Peer-to-Peer is a free, eight-session educational program for adults with mental health conditions who are looking to better understand themselves and their recovery. Taught by trained leaders with lived experience, this program includes activities, discussions and informative videos.
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  • Nami
    Ending The Silence Young Adult Program Leader
    Nami Nov 2018 - Present
    Arlington, Va, Us
    Ending the Silence is a presentation that helps audience members learn about the warning signs of mental health conditions and what steps to take if you or a loved one are showing symptoms of a mental illness.
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  • Nami
    In Our Own Voice Program Leader
    Nami Mar 2018 - Present
    Arlington, Va, Us
    Give lectures designed to destigmatize mental illness at medical schools and other educational institutions throughout Ohio. In Our Own Voice Program Leaders work to humanize the rampantly misunderstood topic of mental illness by showing that it's possible—and quite common—to thrive while living with a mental health condition. (I have also fundraised for NAMIwalks, and I donate to similar entities including Active Minds and MIT's MindHandHeart.)
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  • Bennətt Creative
    Scholarship Founder/Funder
    Bennətt Creative Mar 2017 - Present
    Spearhead strange scholarships at various educational institutions.
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  • Bennətt Creative
    Art Instructor
    Bennətt Creative Mar 2017 - Present
    Give hands-on lessons in all sorts of artistic endeavors such as political cartooning.
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  • Bennətt Creative
    Mentor
    Bennətt Creative Mar 2017 - Present
    Mentor inventive people across a myriad of competitive disciplines.
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  • Bennətt Creative
    Designer
    Bennətt Creative Mar 2017 - Present
    Design projects include a stationery design system for the MIT Juggling Club, graphic designs for a politician based in Massachusetts, logos for a competitive unicycling organization, and Soundcloud musician rebranding.
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  • Bennətt Creative
    Founder
    Bennətt Creative Mar 2017 - Present
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  • Varsity Tutors, A Nerdy Company
    Tutor
    Varsity Tutors, A Nerdy Company Jul 2024 - Present
    St. Louis, Mo, Us
    Tutor various age ranges on subjects including Digital Media, Graphic Design, AP Studio Art, and Web Development.
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  • Index Analytics Llc
    Design Researcher
    Index Analytics Llc May 2024 - Aug 2024
    Windsor Mill, Maryland, Us
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  • Index Analytics Llc
    Ui & Ux Designer
    Index Analytics Llc Aug 2021 - May 2024
    Windsor Mill, Maryland, Us
    Worked within the Human-Centered Design (HCD) team, collaborating with a myriad of government employees in order to reimagine the face and functionality of Medicare.gov. The government recently categorized my team and our work as 'Exceptional.'My overarching team was the Medicare Innovation & Emerging Technologies group. Our portfolio includes the Procedure Price Lookup tool, DME Supplier Directory, AMA API, Office Pricing API, Imaging API, Ontology as a Service, Procedure Bundles, Machine Learning, AI, Advanced Data Analytics, and Behavioral Health strategic initiatives.
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  • University Of Cincinnati College Of Design, Architecture, Art, And Planning
    Adjunct Professor
    University Of Cincinnati College Of Design, Architecture, Art, And Planning Aug 2022 - Dec 2022
    Cincinnati, Ohio, Us
    Taught Design Aesthetics 3: Computational Aesthetics (CODE2012) to sophomores in DAAP. This course introduces basic concepts and skills with regards to procedural thinking, parametric design, and generative design. Through a series of exercises, students develop an understanding of the coordinate system and objects for computational drawing, and extend those concepts to design generative and interactive visual systems. Students also engage with reading and discussion in order to critique emerging design aesthetics in computational and digital media technologies.
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  • Pure Romance
    Senior Designer (Ecomm, Creative, I.T.)
    Pure Romance Mar 2018 - Sep 2019
    Cincinnati, Oh, Us
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  • Pure Romance
    Creative Director (Pure Sale)
    Pure Romance Mar 2018 - Feb 2019
    Cincinnati, Oh, Us
    Led design efforts for various Pure Romance products, most notably the Pure Sale app with 18,000 highly opinionated users. (Yes, it's true—I was in charge of an app that helped women sell each other adult toys. Fun stuff!) Made this and other attractive products even more attractive in terms of form (UI) and function (UX). Duties frequently involved numerous design disciplines including interaction design, web design, print design, environmental design, and motion design.
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  • Confidential
    User Experience Designer/Researcher
    Confidential Oct 2017 - Apr 2018
    Greater New York City, Ny, Us
    Helped make construction estimation software more functional and aesthetically appealing. Created processes for solving UX and product problems, often conducting user/stakeholder interviews. Worked with multiple teams including developers, client support, and customers. Workflow included wireframing, mockups, high-fidelity prototyping, and front-end development. Process often incorporated visual design, information architecture, interaction design, user research, and content strategy. Also generated employee engagement installations for the HR Team, script layout visuals for the Sales Team, branding aesthetic suggestions for the Marketing Team, and collaboration initiatives between the company and local universities. Was nominated for the Top of the Stack Award, and later won the Pendo Onboarding Award—for a color psychology-centric series of educational tooltips—at Pendomonium '18.
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  • Confidential
    Independent Design Contractor
    Confidential Oct 2017 - Oct 2017
    Greater New York City, Ny, Us
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  • Harvard John A. Paulson School Of Engineering And Applied Sciences
    Independent Branding Contractor
    Harvard John A. Paulson School Of Engineering And Applied Sciences Aug 2017 - Apr 2018
    Cambridge, Ma, Us
    Helped brand the new Computing in Education Group. Continually pushed design and branding for the Active Learning Labs. Projects included branded stationery, wayfinding signage, and webpage redesign.
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  • Harvard John A. Paulson School Of Engineering And Applied Sciences
    Visibility Intern
    Harvard John A. Paulson School Of Engineering And Applied Sciences Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
    Cambridge, Ma, Us
    Rebranded the Active Learning Labs.
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  • Digital Media Academy
    Curriculum Development Consultant
    Digital Media Academy Oct 2017 - Dec 2017
    Palo Alto, California, Us
    Submitted proposals for revisions to various DMA curricula.
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  • Digital Media Academy
    Graphic Design Instructor
    Digital Media Academy Jun 2017 - Sep 2017
    Palo Alto, California, Us
    I have taught weeklong Graphic Design courses at Southern Methodist University (Plano, TX) and Harvard University (Cambridge, MA). My most rewarding moment from these experiences was when a student in Plano told me that I was her favorite teacher of all time.
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  • Mit Computer Science And Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (Csail)
    Communication Design Associate
    Mit Computer Science And Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (Csail) May 2017 - Dec 2017
    Cambridge, Ma, Us
    Transitioned to temporary employee—after several months as an intern—working under the Mathematics & Computation research group. Designed educational materials for MIT App Inventor users ranging from novice to expert. Also helped rebrand MIT App Inventor, creating numerous pieces of promotional office 'swag' along the way.
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  • Mit Computer Science And Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (Csail)
    User Interface Intern
    Mit Computer Science And Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (Csail) Dec 2016 - May 2017
    Cambridge, Ma, Us
    App Inventor is a visual blocks language for building Android apps. Responsibilities included designing educational materials that acclimate users to the interface's possibilities, and working on a rebranding proposal. Had the privilege to pursue all of this while working within the beautifully bizarre Stata Center.
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  • Harvard University Graduate School Of Education
    Graduate Assistant/Consultant For Tutorial Development
    Harvard University Graduate School Of Education Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
    Cambridge, Massachusetts, Us
    Worked with the Learning Design & Research Librarian on various tutorial design tasks in the Research & Writing Services unit of Gutman Library.
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  • Harvard Innovation Labs
    Design Consultant
    Harvard Innovation Labs Oct 2016 - May 2017
    Allston, Ma, Us
    Contributed to various educational technology startups, including i-Lab VIP Program inductees. Worked on concept development and facilitated cyclical design/development iterations. One project entailed branding consultation for a mentoring organization known as EddyBangBang. Another project entailed consultant storyboarding and animation work that supplements a class project prompt for students in Professor Ruth Lingford's Animating Science course. This series of videos aims to eventually make 'edutainment'​ more accessible to schools in Botswana.
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  • Mit Media Lab
    Design Associate
    Mit Media Lab Sep 2016 - Dec 2016
    Cambridge, Massachusetts, Us
    Rebranded the Unhangout Project.
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  • Harvard Creative Computing Lab
    Pedagogy Design Intern
    Harvard Creative Computing Lab Aug 2016 - Dec 2016
    Cambridge, Massachusetts, Us
    Designed support for the implementation of ScratchEd meetups, participatory professional development for teachers who use Scratch. Designed and distributed meetup kits for meetup organizers and subsequently analyzed the effectiveness of the kits through teacher interviews.
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  • University Of Cincinnati
    Graduate Teaching Assistant
    University Of Cincinnati Jan 2016 - May 2016
    Cincinnati, Ohio, Us
    Helped teach Design Thinking & Problem Solving (DSGN1070) and Communication Design for Professional Practice (GRCD1030) with Professor Thomas Dunne. Graded assignments designed to measure student competencies involving analysis of key issues of visual communication problems, qualitative research, user empathy, ability to work productively in a team, and oral/visual presentations of research outcomes. Lectured on portfolio professionalism. Each class had about 100 students.
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  • (Various Organizations)
    Freelance Designer/Illustrator
    (Various Organizations) Jan 2010 - May 2016
    Provided web design/development, graphic design, and illustration work for clients across the USA.
  • Live Well Collaborative
    Design Research Associate
    Live Well Collaborative Aug 2014 - Dec 2015
    Cincinnati, Ohio, Us
    Final project entailed the conceptualization and implementation of a series of cartoon motion pieces designed to educate adolescent Leukemia patients on their condition. Helped ideate and propose a physical installation designed to promote and distribute these videos to engaged patients and caregivers. Worked with researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital to develop a medical adherence device and accompanying mobile application. (I even narrated several lengthy YouTube videos about Live Well. A painstaking but fun and richly rewarding process!) Fun fact: Several of my coworkers were assigned to a particularly fascinating project where they were tasked with inventing an alternative to toilet paper.
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  • Athenahealth
    User Experience Design Intern
    Athenahealth May 2015 - Aug 2015
    Boston, Massachusetts, Us
    Conceptualized mobile applications using captology principles, specifically heeding BJ Fogg's Persuasive Design Behavior Model. Rewrote modal overlay copy using vernacular language and redesigned text with added hierarchy. Created storyboards to visually convey user scenario contexts. Developed, implemented, and taught original storyboarding technique with modular assets. Used data visualization software to visually convey insightful use case relationships. Redesigned pitch presentations for various products. Assisted in the facilitation of user testing. Mainly worked alongside IDEO alumni. Had the privilege to experience all of this while living in the delightfully eclectic neighborhood known as The Tenderloin.
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  • University Of Cincinnati
    Graduate Teaching Assistant
    University Of Cincinnati Jan 2015 - May 2015
    Cincinnati, Ohio, Us
    Assisted in a freshman digital media course called Communication for Professional Practice (GRCD1030). Graded assignments related to web design and development—including proper use of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript—and provided feedback on design principles and efficient web development.
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  • University Of Cincinnati
    Student Graphic Designer
    University Of Cincinnati May 2014 - Aug 2014
    Cincinnati, Ohio, Us
    Conceptualized, designed, and redesigned print and digital marketing materials for the university. Also captured and edited photographs to be used as stock imagery.
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  • Inlight Studios (Eastgate Mall, Dayton Mall, & Fairfield Commons Mall)
    Designer
    Inlight Studios (Eastgate Mall, Dayton Mall, & Fairfield Commons Mall) Jul 2009 - Jul 2014
    Chattanooga, Tn, Us
    Daily duties largely entailed funny and/or sentimental Photoshopping of customers and their loved ones. Also stretched canvas and created custom prints, aided in portrait photography sessions, and displayed my own fine art pieces for sale in the storefront.
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  • Crown Equipment Corporation
    Interaction Design Intern
    Crown Equipment Corporation Jan 2014 - Apr 2014
    New Bremen, Oh, Us
    Lived in an ice cream parlor turned motel turned rental hall.
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  • Fifth Third Bank
    User Experience Design Intern
    Fifth Third Bank May 2013 - Aug 2013
    Cincinnati, Ohio, Us
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  • Unirush, Llc
    Digital Design Intern (Ii)
    Unirush, Llc Sep 2012 - Dec 2012
    Us
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  • Unirush, Llc
    Digital Design Intern (I)
    Unirush, Llc Mar 2012 - Jun 2012
    Us
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  • Youtube
    Partner
    Youtube Jun 2009 - Jun 2012
    San Bruno, Ca, Us
    Achieved Partner status back when doing so was quite difficult. Series has been praised for its outlandish originality and has been featured on The Adult Swim UK Blog, iCrazyB****TV, The Bosco & Sodi Pop Show, and various other entities, and has garnered numerous YouTube ranking awards.
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  • Artworks Cincinnati
    Apprentice Artist
    Artworks Cincinnati Jun 2011 - Sep 2011
    Cincinnati, Ohio, Us
    Helped paint the Newport History Mural, Van Gogh Van, and Warholian Marilyn Monroe Car.
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  • Mio'S Pizzeria
    Dishwasher
    Mio'S Pizzeria May 2009 - Mar 2011
    Mariemont, Ohio, Us
    Earned a raise for experimenting with novel dish drying methods.
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  • Georgia Square Mall
    Design & Photo Associate
    Georgia Square Mall Sep 2009 - Sep 2009
    Athens, Ga, Us
    Was offered a job after a few minutes of art- and design-centric conversation with the owners.
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  • Ohio Renaissance Festival
    Food Service Worker
    Ohio Renaissance Festival Sep 2008 - Oct 2008
    Learned various intricate skills in a fast-paced environment while learning to withstand the scorching weather while learning an accent which we were instructed to use at all times.
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  • Potbelly Sandwich Works
    Sandwich Maker
    Potbelly Sandwich Works Feb 2008 - May 2008
    Chicago, Il, Us
    Honed my small talk skills, rapidly transitioning from introvert to ambivert in the process. Developed a lifelong passion for hearing and listening at the same time.
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  • Kroger
    Bagger
    Kroger Jul 2007 - Sep 2007
    Cincinnati, Ohio, Us
    Bagged groceries, corralled carts, swept floors, and made customers smile whenever possible.
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Bennett Nestok Education Details

  • Harvard University
    Harvard University
    & Education
  • University Of Cincinnati College Of Design, Architecture, Art, And Planning
    University Of Cincinnati College Of Design, Architecture, Art, And Planning
    Interaction Design
  • University Of Cincinnati College Of Design, Architecture, Art, And Planning
    University Of Cincinnati College Of Design, Architecture, Art, And Planning
    Communication Design (Minor In Information Technology)
  • Mariemont High School
    Mariemont High School
    Honors Diploma

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