Category Archives: Design

Long Time, No Update

Posted on September 26, 2019 by lion

It’s hard to believe that the last time I updated this personal blog was 3 years and 5 months ago! A lot has happened in that time. The biggest thing was running a successful Kickstarter for my fashion brand Sefu. … Continue reading →

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UX without UI

Posted on August 27, 2015 by lion

I gave a presentation at the local UX Meetup about creating user experiences in action videogames.

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Gamelab

Posted on January 24, 2015 by lion

I’ve been consulting (as dxSaigon) for a project called Gamelab. It’s a medical research themed game jam where we’ve paired Vietnamese research scientists from OUCRU (Oxford University Clinical Research Unity) with Vietnamese game developers into seven teams which are competing, … Continue reading →

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Announcing dxMag

Posted on April 2, 2014 by lion

I’m proud to announce that I’ve launched an online magazine about design. It has a strong focus on design in Saigon, Vietnam as that’s where I have been living for the past three years, but it also has articles from … Continue reading →

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DX-3: Design is Delicious

Posted on November 7, 2013 by lion

My third design exchange event will be held on November 20th at Cargo Bar here in Saigon, Vietnam! Join the facebook group or sign up for the mailing list for more information.  

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Foodshot Video

Posted on July 18, 2013 by lion

A video promotion for a food journal app called Foodshot. The app was created by my designer friend Vinh Tran, and co-staring the lovely Helly Tong ^^. Contributions: Copy editing, Acting, Voice Over.

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The Professional Designer

Posted on January 13, 2013 by lion

A Human Endeavor Design is about providing solutions to problems. When I talk to engineers they say: “that sounds just like engineering” and when I talk to marketers they say “that sounds just like marketing”. There is indeed a lot … Continue reading →

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Four Key Traits for Designers

Posted on April 26, 2012 by lion

These are the traits that I look for when hiring designers. These are also the first things that I teach when training new designers. Know What is Essential Designers need to understand the soul of their product plus its constraints … Continue reading →

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Seven Steps for Better Documents

Posted on April 25, 2012 by lion

Forward This is a document about creating documents, or as we jokingly said at the office: “the Inception of documents”. The entire seven step process is covered in this blog post, but due to the limitations of the blog layout … Continue reading →

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MDTDS 14 Minute Presentation

Posted on October 1, 2011 by lion
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