Fin Tran.
Product Designer

✦ Currently at The New York Times

Fin Tran.
Product Designer

✦ Currently at The New York Times

Fin Tran.
Product Designer

Fin Tran.
Product Designer

✦ Currently at The New York Times

I am a storyteller who uses the power of design to change the world, one pixel at a time.
I am a storyteller who uses the power of design to change the world, one pixel at a time.
I am a storyteller who uses the power of design to change the world, one pixel at a time.
I am a storyteller who uses the power of design to change the world, one pixel at a time.

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✦ Currently at The New York Times

UX DESIGN PROJECTS

UX DESIGN PROJECTS

The New York Times Tooling 🔒

A 0→1 A/B testing tool for breaking news editors to optimize messaging and reach for newsletters and push alerts

Internal Tooling

Product Design

Case Study

Digital Media Capstone

A K-1 interactive bilingual book with animations, and games tor language learning

Product Design

UX Research

Digital Media Capstone

A K-1 interactive bilingual book with animations, and games tor language learning

Product Design

UX Research

Google Arts & Culture * NTU Singapore

A three-day design challenge to reimagine how Gen Z can engage meaningfully with traditional arts at a museum

Designathon

Product Design

Case Study

Melcourses * RocLab

Redesigning and launching the new university's course planning experience

Product Design

Product Launch

Melcourses * RocLab

Redesigning and launching the new university's course planning experience

Product Design

Product Launch

Aurum * Studio X

Ensuring accessibility for the VR Alchemical Laboratory

AR/VR

Interaction Design

Aurum * Studio X

Ensuring accessibility for the VR Alchemical Laboratory

AR/VR

Interaction Design

The Times Investigations 🔒

Partnered with the Times reporters to design a webpage that encourages tip submissions

Editorial

Product Design

The Times Investigations 🔒

Partnered with the Times reporters to design a webpage that encourages tip submissions

Editorial

Product Design

The Times Tooling 🔒

A 0→1 A/B testing tool for news editors to optimize messaging for newsletters & push

Internal Tooling

Product Design

The Times Tooling 🔒

A 0→1 A/B testing tool for news editors to optimize messaging for newsletters & push

Internal Tooling

Product Design

Google Arts & Culture

A three-day design challenge to reimagine how Gen Z engages with arts at a museum

Product Design

Design Challenge

Google Arts & Culture

A three-day design challenge to reimagine how Gen Z engages with arts at a museum

Product Design

Design Challenge

Digital Media Capstone Project

A K-1 interactive bilingual storybook with audio narration, animations, and games tor playful language learning

Product Design

UX Research

Animation

Melcourses * RocLab

Redesigning and launching the new university's course planning experience for 10,000+ students

Product Design

Product Launch

Case Study

Aurum * Studio X

Ensuring accessibility for underrepresented groups in the VR Alchemical Laboratory

AR/VR

Interaction Design

Case Study

The New York Times Investigations 🔒

Partnered with Pulitzer-winning reporters to design a webpage that built trust and encouraged tip submissions

Editorial

Product Design

🔒 Under NDA

NBC News Group Internship

Providing tools to help users understand the 2024 US election effectively

UX Research

Product Design

🔒 NDA

NBC News Group Internship

Providing tools to help users understand the 2024 US election effectively

UX Research

Product Design

🔒 NDA

Melcourses * RocLab

Redesigning and launching the new university's course planning experience

Product Design

Product Launch

Melcourses * RocLab

Redesigning and launching the new university's course planning experience

Product Design

Product Launch

Aurum * Studio X

Ensuring accessibility for underrepresented groups in the VR Alchemical Laboratory

AR/VR

Interaction Design

Case Study

Aurum * Studio X

Ensuring accessibility for underrepresented groups in the VR Alchemical Laboratory

AR/VR

Interaction Design

Case Study

Digital Media Capstone Project

A K-1 interactive bilingual book with animations, and games tor language learning

Product Design

UX Research

Digital Media Capstone Project

A K-1 interactive bilingual book with animations, and games tor language learning

Product Design

UX Research

All case studies

UX PROJECTS

UX PROJECTS

Google Arts & Culture

A three-day design challenge to reimagine how Gen Z engages with arts at a museum

Product Design

Design Challenge

Google Arts & Culture

A three-day design challenge to reimagine how Gen Z engages with arts at a museum

Product Design

Design Challenge

The New York Times Tooling 🔒

A 0→1 A/B testing tool for news editors to optimize messaging for newsletters & push

Internal Tooling

Product Design

The New York Times Tooling 🔒

A 0→1 A/B testing tool for news editors to optimize messaging for newsletters & push

Internal Tooling

Product Design

The Times Investigations 🔒

Partnered with the Times reporters to design a webpage that encourages tip submissions

Editorial

Product Design

The Times Investigations 🔒

Partnered with the Times reporters to design a webpage that encourages tip submissions

Editorial

Product Design

ARTS & FILM

ARTS & FILM

ARTS & FILM

ARTS & FILM

Who Counts as Asian?
Who Counts as Asian?
Who Counts as Asian?

A multimedia series highlighting the diversity of Asian identities and challenging how the American Media defines “Asian”.

A multimedia series highlighting the diversity of Asian identities and challenging how the American Media defines “Asian”.

A multimedia series highlighting the diversity of Asian identities and challenging how the American Media defines “Asian”.

Who Counts as Asian?

A multimedia series highlighting the diversity of Asian identities and challenging how the American Media defines “Asian”.

Lucid Pictures
Lucid Pictures
Lucid Pictures

From daily Facebook posts reflecting on Hollywood and film history to a viral debut short film, Lucid Pictures is a mini film studio I founded during the covid pandemic.

From daily Facebook posts reflecting on Hollywood and film history to a viral debut short film, Lucid Pictures is a mini film studio I founded during the covid pandemic.

From daily Facebook posts reflecting on Hollywood and film history to a viral debut short film, Lucid Pictures is a mini film studio I founded during the covid pandemic.

Lucid Pictures

From daily Facebook posts reflecting on Hollywood and film history to a viral debut short film, Lucid Pictures is a mini film studio I founded during the pandemic.

Sunshine Love
Sunshine Love

A romantic musical short film in the middle of the Old Quarters, Hanoi. Written, filmed and directed by Fin.

A romantic musical short film in the middle of the Old Quarters, Hanoi. Written, filmed and directed by Fin.

Sunshine Love

A romantic musical short film in the middle of the Old Quarters, Hanoi. Written, filmed and directed by Fin.

Sunshine Love

A romantic musical short film in the middle of the Old Quarters, Hanoi. Written, filmed and directed by Fin.

All arts & films

MY T-SHAPED SKILL SET

MY T-SHAPED SKILL SET

MY T-SHAPED SKILL SET

MY T-SHAPED SKILL SET

High-Fidelity Prototyping
UX Research
Storytelling and Presentation
Visual Design
Communication
High-Fidelity Prototyping
UX Research
Storytelling and Presentation
Visual Design
Communication
High-Fidelity Prototyping
UX Research
Storytelling and Presentation
Visual Design
Communication
High-Fidelity Prototyping
UX Research
Storytelling and Presentation
Visual Design
Communication

UX DESIGN PROJECTS

UX DESIGN PROJECTS

Aurum * Studio X

Ensuring accessibility for underrepresented groups in the VR Alchemical Laboratory

AR/VR

Interaction Design

Case Study

Aurum * Studio X

Ensuring accessibility for underrepresented groups in the VR Alchemical Laboratory

AR/VR

Interaction Design

Case Study

The New York Times Investigations 🔒

Partnered with Pulitzer-winning journalists to design a webpage that built trust & encouraged tip submission

Editorial

Product Design

🔒 Under NDA

The New York Times Investigations 🔒

Partnered with Pulitzer-winning journalists to design a webpage that built trust & encouraged tip submission

Editorial

Product Design

🔒 Under NDA

The New York Times Tooling 🔒

A 0→1 A/B testing tool for breaking news editors to optimize messaging for newsletters and push alerts.

Internal Tooling

Product Design

Case Study

The New York Times Tooling 🔒

A 0→1 A/B testing tool for breaking news editors to optimize messaging for newsletters and push alerts.

Internal Tooling

Product Design

Case Study

Google Arts & Culture

A three-day design challenge to reimagine how Gen Z can engage meaningfully with arts at a museum

Designathon

Product Design

Case Study

Google Arts & Culture

A three-day design challenge to reimagine how Gen Z can engage meaningfully with arts at a museum

Designathon

Product Design

Case Study

Melcourses * RocLab

Redesigning and launching the new university's course planning experience for 10,000+ students

Product Design

Product Launch

Case Study

Melcourses * RocLab

Redesigning and launching the new university's course planning experience for 10,000+ students

Product Design

Product Launch

Case Study

Digital Media Capstone Project

An interactive bilingual storybook with audio, animations, and games tor playful language learning.

Product Design

UX Research

Animation

Digital Media Capstone Project

An interactive bilingual storybook with audio, animations, and games tor playful language learning.

Product Design

UX Research

Animation

All case studies

Nice to meet you :)
Nice to meet you :)

ntran8@u.rochester.edu

ntran8@u.rochester.edu

This website is best viewed on Laptop

This website is best viewed on Laptop

Made with love & matcha @2025 Tran Khoi Nguyen

Made with love & matcha @2025 Tran Khoi Nguyen

LinkedIn

Youtube

Instagram

Nice to meet you :)

ntran8@u.rochester.edu

This website is best viewed on Laptop

Made with love @2025 Tran Khoi Nguyen

Linkedin

Youtube

Instagram

Nice to meet you :)

ntran8@u.rochester.edu

This website is best viewed on Laptop

Made with love @2025 Tran Khoi Nguyen

Linkedin

Youtube

Instagram