Christopher Nguyen

17/12/2025

I know many designers living in chaos.

- Files named "final_final_v3"
- Desktop full of screenshots
- Sticky notes everywhere
- Coffee stained desks
- Messy workspaces
- Endless to-do lists
- 99 tabs opened

Plus, I used to be one of them!

Then…

I discovered Notion

Literally changed my work (and life).

That's why I'm talking with Jenny Famularcano on The Design of Everyday People

We're diving into how to organize your work in Notion:

1. Establishing your structure
2. Collaborating with others
3. Getting things done

…and all your questions

We'll get into the weeds of building a system that actually works (not just looks pretty).

If you're:

1. Drowning in tabs and to-dos
2. A Notion fan

Listen up because this is for you.

📌 Drop your questions below
🎙️ Answering them live Wed, Dec 17th!

03/12/2025

Design can’t live without research.

Yet most companies don’t have a research practice.

Without research, designers are flying blind.

Which leads to:

→ Surface-level insights
→ Lack of decision clarity
→ More + more iterations

We’ve all been there.

I invited Julian Della Mattia on the upcoming The Design of Everyday People to chat about how designers can set up a research practice in their orgs.

We’re diving into everything ResearchOps:

1. The foundations & infrastructure
2. Operationalizing research
3. Evangelizing research

And all of your questions!

Julian has built research practices from scratch at startups and scale-ups, hosts the Finders to Builders podcast, and is a senior product researcher at DuckDuckGo.

Setting up your research team?

This convo will make it 10x easier.

You be my note-taker.
I’ll be your interviewer.

📌 Drop your questions below
🎙️ Join us Wednesday, Dec 3rd

26/11/2025

The magic of design is at the intersection of…

𝗧𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 + 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 + 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴

Some designer’s don’t get this.

→ Their approach is cookie-cutter
→ Their portfolios lack personality
→ Their work looks like everyone else's

Then they wonder why they're not standing out.

That's why I'm bringing in Tommy Geoco on the The Design of Everyday People Livestream.

1. Taste, and to how to develop it
2. Play, and how we should approach it
3. Stories, and what goes into narratives

And all of your questions!

Tommy writes, produces, and speaks about the hottest sh*t that modern tool-bending designers should watch out for with UX Tools and Internet Enjoyers.

If you're want to hear how the best designers do their best work…

Don’t sleep on this one.

See you on the inside.

📌 Drop your questions below.
🎙️ We’ll answer them on Wednesday, Nov 26th!

19/11/2025

A shift is happening in Design…

New tools.
New workflows.
New capabilities.

Because…

→ As production gets automated
→ Thinking becomes more valuable
→ Creativity becomes the new premium

That's why I’m speaking to Shamus Scott Grubb on The Design of Everyday People Livestream.

We're diving deep into:

1. How AI separates design from production
2. What skills actually matter in this new reality
3. How to position yourself on the right side

And all of your questions!

Shamus is a Principal Design Director for GenAI at Microsoft AI. We’ll be exploring what AI means for Designers now and in the future.

This isn't just another "AI in design" conversation.

This is about understanding the fundamental shift happening under our feet.

If you've been wondering where design is heading...

Listen and bring questions.

📌 Drop your questions in the comments.
🎙️ We’ll answer them on Wednesday, Nov 19th!

24/05/2025

How to use mindset shift techniques to better do career mapping

23/05/2025

Self coaching model for designers!

22/05/2025

Advice for seniors who are forced to get back into the job market because of layoffs

21/05/2025

Do you know the common myths that designers may be hindering themselves

20/05/2025

Tips to convey the value of what you bring to the table more precisely

01/04/2025

My Design Creator Action Figure 😍
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I spent a few hours generating this with ChatGPT
…
Want to make your own?
👇
Comment “TOY” and I’ll DM you my prompt

17/06/2023

Although some designers possess a natural inclination toward generating exceptional frameworks, anyone can cultivate this skill through practice.

In this article, we asked three well-versed professionals: Substack product designer Gabriel Birnbaum, Tracksmith creative director Rafael Oliveira, and founder of UX Playbook Christopher Nguyen about their approach to organizing essential aspects of their design life, from handling tasks and communicating with teammates to accumulating knowledge from other spheres and integrating it into practice: https://readym.ag/vATZha

26/03/2023