About Nathan

Nathan Williams has been interpreting places and spaces through digital media since 1996 (before AOL even came on Floppy Disks). While completing his Masters of Fine Art in Electronic Visualization at Mississippi State University he received grants to create a variety of interactive media for the National Park Service that showcased the beauty and history of the Natchez Trace, the Mississippi River Delta and the Crosby Arboretum.

In 1999, Nathan was the founding director of the interactive media division of Peter A. Mayer Advertising and created award winning online consumer destinations for a wide variety of clients – he marketed everything from cruises to schnapps online. The best product he was ever offered to sell, however, was New Orleans – by designing the city’s official tourism Web site: NewOrleansOnline.com

After Hurricane Katrina Nathan came to work for New Orleans Tourism full-time and has built a content rich online resource to attract leisure travelers to the city. He oversees all design, production, online marketing and social media for New Orleans Tourism.

Here a handful of generally known facts about Nate:

• Reads voraciously and widely. Will read a soup can label if that’s all that’s handy.
• Loves travel, even on business. Doesn’t even mind airports.
• Did a stint in college as an architectural illustrator for extra cash. Also, was once an armed security guard.
• Favorite Movie:  Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead.
• Cannot abide bare walls.

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