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Apr 15 2024 
Behind the scenes of an illustration for professional client: Creative Adventure with D in Design
My client, Diệp Nguyễn, is a UX designer who just launched her brand, which focused on podcasting and spreading the knowledge of how to apply UX design into building a fulfilled life. Since her brand just arrived to the market, Diệp felt a need of some striking, high-impact, and as personalized as it could be to bring more visual support to her brand display. -
Dec 15 2023
Catching up with the universe – The Present Writer gathering 2023
Strangely enough, for the past three years, the universe has been consistently saving one miracle for me every December. Even if just as surely enough, such miracle never just fell from the sky! It only happened after I pushed myself beyond my limits. -
Sep 05 2023
“Nhà” – Hello, Goodbye and Hello
In Vietnamese, there is this one very special word: "nhà". This word indicates the physical place where you live, be it a house, an apartment or a studio … And on the other side, this word also denotes a place you can call "home". For us, "nhà" means both a "house" and a "home". -
May 15 2023
Behind the scenes of a real client illustration project
The last time I shared with you a behind-the-scenes of a true client project; it was about a year ago.Since then, for the past year, I was able to let you know about my work process only through my personal projects and a "fake" client project. -
Jul 15 2022
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Jun 05 2022
The most painful abandonment
These lines were first written in August 2021.
In the creative journey, I believe that the most painful abandonment is the abandonment of an idea that you cherish.
My maternal grandfather was a writer, a memory keeper, a storyteller. At this very…
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Feb 05 2022 
A love-hate relationship with Tết, and turns in my life as creator
"Tết Nguyên Đán", often called shortly as "Tết", is the most important holiday of the year in Vietnamese culture. It stands for New Year according to the lunar calendar. And just like how Christmas is for western culture, Tết is important for Vietnamese people. -
Dec 05 2021 
Start with why – Why do I start a blog?
In 2020, I ended up in the emergency room twice. To be in the hospital in 2020 for something other than COVID-19, isn't that special?
