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Hi, I'm Oanh Nguyen.

I like to call myself a research-backed designer. I believe in supporting design decisions with verifiable research, rather than pixel-pushing through vibes.

I always push myself to answer the "why" of everything I do, all for one purpose: create designs that are human-first, always.
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      SKILLS

Here's what I know:

User Experience Design

At Arity, I've redesigned the advertising platform experience and implemented a new post-onboarding tutorial process for the Preview App, all through the power of Figma.

User Research

I interviewed 6 team members on the Arity team to understand the pain points in the current content review process. I also conducted a heuristic evaluation to improve the Preview App.

Web Development

I have extensive experience in designing webpages using HTML/CSS and Javascript, thanks to my previous coursework at UNC Chapel Hill. Previously, I designed the webpage for Miss EmpowHer's collaboration with SoFi.

Program Development

At Syracuse University, I created programs in Python and PANDAS using Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques such as parts-of-speech tagging to conduct high-level quantitative research.
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      About

Chào! Here's some fun facts about me:

P.S. It's pronounced like the number 'one'.

I am a current senior at UNC Chapel Hill, where I am double majoring in Information Science (B.S.) and Media & Journalism (B.A.). I also am the current President of the First-Generation Student Association at UNC Chapel Hill.

Outside of work, I am an artist, avid cook, notorious icecream enthusiast, long-suffering GM of a homebrew Pathfinder 2e campaign, and cat parent to 2 furry babies named Melinoë and Thumbelina.

Past Experience

If you're interested in learning more about my qualifications, take a look at my résumé below:

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AUg 2024 - Present

Technical Intern at Launch Labs

I improved Clickboard’s usability through user testing, designed offer templates in Design Huddle to support expansion into new markets, and wrote award essays that helped secure a finalist spot for the 2025 Best SaaS Newcomer award.

May 2025 - AUg 2025

Experience Design Intern at Arity

I redesigned Arity’s consumer factors platform with 40+ Figma frames, built a Confluence-based content review workflow after user interviews, and improved Preview App onboarding with a tooltip tutorial informed by heuristic and competitive analysis.

MAY 2024 - JUL 2024

Research Fellow at Syracuse University

I built a Python program using NLP to study human-AI communication, visualized trends in Tableau for a research conference, and earned a $6,000 NSF stipend along with 3rd place at the National Student Data Corps Data Science Symposium.

      Portfolio

Here's some of my work:

Talking to the Machine: a Longitudinal Analysis of Text-to-image Prompt Trajectories

Talking to the Machine: a Longitudinal Analysis of Text-to-image Prompt Trajectories

As users prompt a TTI, how does the part-of-speech (POS) structure of their prompts change over time?

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Arity Content Review Process

Arity Content Review Process

How might we improve our content review process with Marketing, Legal & Compliance, and Design across projects?

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Arity Preview App

Arity Preview App

How might we design a post-onboarding tutorial for the Preview App?

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Vanguard Digital Advisor

Vanguard Digital Advisor

Invest stress-free with Vanguard's Digital Advisor, which personally customizes investment strategies for each user.

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