About me

Tuan Son, or Kisei (his online name) is a UX/UI designer who is living in Hanoi. Previously, he was working for STEAM for Vietnam, a nonprofit organization to help spreading AI knowledge in education. He is looking for internship and junior product designer or UX/UI designer position. You can download his resume here.

Tuan Son is attending in National Economic University and he specializes in Computer Science. He now is focusing on doing and learning design research, accessibility as a whole to deliver user-centered, inclusive and accessible experiences.

My code of design my-code-of-design

This is my personalized list of rough, incomplete and ever redefining principles that I apply and abide to whenever I approach my design works:

1. Be responsible for the works. My design is a discipline of action. I am responsible for the works I created. All of my works are consequential to anything that they affect. The works I created will outlive me. And they will speak about me what kind of person I was.
2. Everything is part of a bigger system. Design does not exist in a vacuum. How does my decision within a smaller system help shape, modify or recreate a large system? I will judge my works based on that impact, no matter how aesthetically pleasing it might be.
3. Be professional. I am hired and trusted based on my expertise on my works. My job is to evaluate the impact of my work to my client or employer, and eliminate negative impact of the work should I found them. Asking “why” is a design skill. Saying “no” is a design skill.
4. Welcome criticism. Encourage honest critiques. Asking “why” and “how” constantly. Criticism is a gift. It makes good work better. It keeps bad work from seeing the light of day. It’s my responsibility to ask for criticism. Embrace friction
5. Know my audience. Design is the intentional solution to a problem within a set of constraints. I meet the people whom my works solving their problems. I strive to dive deep into those problems and understand them. Edge cases are just fancy term for not understanding the problems deep enough.
6. Seek to learn. Confronting what I do not know. Welcome and encourage people who come from diverse backgrounds, diverse cultures. I must keep my ego in check, know when to shut up and listen, be aware of my own biases, and fights to make room for those who have been silenced. Diversity leads to better outcomes and solutions. Diversity leads to better design.

This code of conduct reflects how I make and evaluate my design works. Not everyone can agree about it, but at least, they can know my personal stance about my works and therefore consider their choice about choosing me to work with them.

The rest of it the-rest-of-it

In my personal free time, I play any sort of roguelike games and listen to classic soundtracks from movies and games alike. I like biking around my small village to admire the normality and idyllic of a world where technology works with people.

I like reading about designs, ethics, fiction works about dystopia. I’m always open to chats and coffees. Don’t hesitate to say hello via either Linkedin or kisei.tuanson.work@gmail.com.