Research
Nacari Heron
Arlington, Virginia
Nacari Heron is a designer working at the intersection of systems, technology, and visual communication. His practice explores how design can function as infrastructure — building frameworks, interfaces, and conceptual systems that shape how ideas are organized and experienced.
Drawing from backgrounds in engineering environments and creative experimentation, his work focuses on structure: the underlying logic behind visual systems, digital tools, and interactive environments.
Through research, prototypes, and conceptual projects, he investigates how design can operate not just as aesthetics, but as a way of thinking — creating systems that support creativity, exploration, and new forms of interaction.
Practice
Design Systems:
Frameworks and visual languages that structure digital and conceptual environments.
Creative Technology:
Exploration of tools, interfaces, and interactive systems.
Research:
Writing and experimentation around design methodology, systems thinking, and digital culture.
Background
Enterprise Red Hat Consultant
2025 - Current
United States Navy — Information Systems
2020 - 2024
BAS - Western Govenors University
2022 - 2025
Get to know me
24
Jamaican descent
U.S. Navy veteran
Often between Arlington and NYC
A24 films
Frank Ocean
SOCIALS
Instagram: ny.cari
Github: NacariH
Spotify: carwheeler