n.o.design is the creation of Kai Bates, who was born in Germany in 1970 and lived in the Washington, DC, area for over 25 years. He currently lives in Eugene, Oregon.
Since 1994, he has worked on design and internet projects for large clients, such as Discovery Communications, America Online, and USA Today; as well as many small businesses, such as architects, builders, record stores, comic book stores, photographers, art galleries, etc.
He officially started n.o.design in 2001. He also runs Kai Bates Photography and ecoNODE: Sustainable Urbanism Archive.
His creative influences include urban designers, such as Jan Gehl and Andrés Duany; punk, industrial, metal, grunge, and rock music artists, such as Trent Reznor, Ian Mackaye, Les Claypool, and Mike Patton; art rock poster artists, such as Alan Forbes and Frank Kozik; the street art of Shepard Fairey; photographers of the punk and grunge eras, such as Glen E. Friedman and Charles Peterson; and movies, comic books, video games, skate and surf culture, etc.
Kai has been studying urban design since 2009, and he is currently a Masters Candidate in the University of Oregon Master of Community and Regional Planning program.
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Front-End Web Developer & Designer - n.o.design, Portland, OR
Front-End Web Developer & Designer, JDB Fine Hotels & Resorts, Alexandria, VA
Owner - noiseordinance, Frederick, MD
Brand Building Supervisor/Senior Producer - Tisani, Bethesda, MD
Project Manager - USWeb/MarchFIRST, Bethesda, MD
Web Developer - Discovery Channel Online, Bethesda, MD
Senior Internet Support Specialist - Aspen Systems, Rockville, MD
Web Coordinator - Aspen Systems, Rockville, MD
Web Editor - Aspen Systems, Rockville, MD
Editorial Assistant - Aspen Systems, Rockville, MD
Editorial Intern - Defenders of Wildlife, Washington, DC
B.A. in Communication/Print Journalism - The American University, Washington, DC
