Nic Varela alchemizes words and design into memorable digital experiences.

He also alchemizes air and sound waves into music. As well as butter and sugar into cookies.

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Just an opera singer turned
arts-nonprofit co-founder turned
UX writer and content designer trying to share his love of words, narrative, and frictionless product experiences with the world.

I have spent six years working in strategic content creation and UX. Here’s what I’ve done so far:

A portrait done by Arabella Breck
My partner Alex and I at Vancouver Pride 2023
Performing with Lowbrow Opera Collective during the premiere of #adulting2: here we go again
The journal my sister gave me for graduating high school
Getting engaged at Regent's Park in London, September 2023
My orange cat, Pabu, sitting on an X-Men vs. Street Fighter arcade cabinet
I feel you, Spongebob. I feel you.
German chocolate cookie sandwiches, recipe by Vallery Lomas
Me in a past life as a bartender at 8 Oz Burger in Seattle

Currently…

Books

From Solo to Scaled
Be Ready When the Luck Happens
Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid
Modern Tarot

Movies

My Old Ass
Spaceballs
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Selena

Video Games

Astrobot
Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Resident Evil IV
Horizon Zero Dawn

Repertoire

Try Me from She Loves Me
Giants in the Sky from Into the Woods
Das Standchen by Brahms
Whither must I wander? from Songs of Travel by Ralph Vaughan Williams

TV Shows

Owl House
The Muppets
The Great British Baking Show
YuYu Hakusho