UX/UI · Small Business · Mobile

From confusion to checkout for Vietnamese takeout

From confusion to checkout for Vietnamese takeout

Driving online ordering and clarity through UX restructuring for a local restaurant. Redesigned navigation, checkout flow, and information architecture.

11%

11%

Monthly Visits increase

Monthly Visits increase

14%

53→95%

Unique Visitors

Task success rate

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Selected Work

UX/UI · Entertainment · Mobile

Helping actors find their next big break faster

Redesigned the audition discovery experience for Actors Access, reducing friction and helping actors connect with casting opportunities.

#1

TV/Film audition page

Faster

Path to auditions

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5

User Interviews

UX/UI · Entertainment · Mobile

Helping actors find their next big break faster

Redesigned the audition discovery experience for Actors Access, reducing friction and helping actors connect with casting opportunities.

#1

TV/Film audition page

Faster

Path to auditions

Read Case Study →

5

User Interviews

UX/UI · Education · Deliverable

Babbel vs. The World: Winning at language learning

In-depth competitive analysis of Babbel against Duolingo and Memrise, uncovering strategic opportunities for product growth.

3

Apps analyzed

3+

Features compared

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Strategic

Opportunities found

UX/UI · Education · Deliverable

Babbel vs. The World: Winning at language learning

In-depth competitive analysis of Babbel against Duolingo and Memrise, uncovering strategic opportunities for product growth.

3

Apps analyzed

3+

Features compared

Read Case Study →

Strategic

Opportunities found

UX/UI · Entertainment · Mobile

Helping actors find their next big break faster

Redesigned the audition discovery experience for Actors Access, reducing friction and helping actors connect with casting opportunities.

#1

Faster

5

TV/Film audition page

Path to auditions

User Interviews

Read Case Study →

UX/UI · Small Business · Mobile

From confusion to checkout for Vietnamese takeout

Driving online ordering and clarity through UX restructuring for a local restaurant. Redesigned navigation, checkout flow, and information architecture.

11%

14%

53→95%

Monthly Visits increase

Unique Visitors

Task success rate

Read Case Study →

"The user is the main character in their own movie. My job is to understand their story."

Before design, I spent over a decade as an educator and actor — experiences that shaped how I listen, communicate, and design with empathy. Teaching taught me how people learn and struggle. Acting taught me how people think, feel, and make decisions.

Living and working in Spain pushed me outside my comfort zone and deepened my curiosity about people, culture, and how design can bridge complexity across different contexts.

Today I design intuitive digital products through research, iteration, and close collaboration with product, stakeholders, and engineering teams. I care deeply about clarity, accessibility, and creating experiences that genuinely help people.

A designer who took the long way here.

🎭 Former actor

🇪🇸 Lived in Spain

📚 10 years in education

🔍 Perpetually curious (and hungry)

How I work.

Figma

User Research

Prototyping

Wireframing

Design Systems

Information Architecture

What people say.

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What stood out most was Ryan's openness to learning. Ryan's progress and positive attitude make him a super talented and adaptable designer. I know he will make a great fit for any UX Design team!

Deborah Howell

Senior Product Designer

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Ryan is an inquisitive and thoughtful individual who is a fast learner, and capable of quickly incorporating ideas and feedback to produce excellent work.

Remco Semuan

Remco Semuan

Design Lead

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Ryan brought in so many customers into my small business from his work on my website. People engaged with it a lot more and online orders went through the roof! Thanks Ryan!

Stephanie Nghiem

Business Owner

What people say.

"

What stood out most was Ryan's openness to learning. Ryan's progress and positive attitude make him a super talented and adaptable designer. I know he will make a great fit for any UX Design team!

Deborah Howell

Senior Product Designer

"

Ryan is an inquisitive and thoughtful individual who is a fast learner, and capable of quickly incorporating ideas and feedback to produce excellent work.

Remco Semuan

Design Lead

"

Ryan brought in so many customers into my small business from his work on my website. People engaged with it a lot more and online orders went through the roof! Thanks Ryan!

Stephanie Nghiem

Business Owner

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Hey, I'm Ryan Q. Tran.

Hey, I'm Ryan Q. Tran.

Hey, I'm Ryan Q. Tran.

I help people learn better.

I help people learn better.

Product designer. Former educator. Former actor. Turning complicated ideas into simple design that people connect with.

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Product designer. Former educator. Former actor.

I help people learn better.

Let's talk.

Let's talk.

I don't bite (unless you're a double smashburger).

I don't bite (unless you're a double smashburger).

Whether you have a role in mind or just want to connect — my inbox is open.

Whether you have a role in mind or just want to connect — my inbox is open.

Ryan Q. Tran

Linkedin

rqtdesign@gmail.com

FAQs

But you're a new designer — why should we invest in you?
go on... →
Because I'm early in design years, not in responsibility or growth. Before design, I spent over a decade teaching and leading, which shaped how I think about people, systems, and accountability. If you invest in me, you're getting someone who won't plateau. I will compound.
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What's your design process?
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I start by understanding the problem and defining what success looks like for both the user and the business. Then I gather insight through research, map the flows, and think through edge cases before moving into high-fidelity design. In short: understand the problem, structure the experience, validate, and refine.
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How do you handle feedback and critique?
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I don't treat feedback as a threat to my work. I treat it as data. If someone challenges a design decision, I zoom out and ask what problem we're really trying to solve. I'm not attached to being right. I'm attached to building the best outcome.
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How do you handle feedback and critique?
go on... →
I don't treat feedback as a threat to my work. I treat it as data. If someone challenges a design decision, I zoom out and ask what problem we're really trying to solve. I'm not attached to being right. I'm attached to building the best outcome.
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IAQs

INFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What would your former students or teammates say about you?
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They'd say I raise the level of the room. I bring energy when things feel stuck, calm when things feel tense, and structure when things feel scattered. I take pride in being someone people trust to make things better, not louder.
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What kind of problems do you secretly love solving?
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I love messy ones. The kind where requirements are unclear, stakeholders disagree, and users are frustrated but can't fully explain why. That tension is where good design lives. Clarity is my favorite output.
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If you weren't designing, what would you be doing?
go on... →
If there were a world-traveling, cheeseburger-tasting, padel-playing, human-stories-building role, I'd apply. If not, maybe a serial game-show contestant.
← flip back
If you weren't designing, what would you be doing?
go on... →
If there were a world-traveling, cheeseburger-tasting, padel-playing, human-stories-building role, I'd apply. If not, maybe a serial game-show contestant.
← flip back
But you're a new designer — why should we invest in you?
go on... →
Because I'm early in design years, not in responsibility or growth. Before design, I spent over a decade teaching and leading, which shaped how I think about people, systems, and accountability. If you invest in me, you're getting someone who won't plateau. I will compound.
← flip back

I don't bite (unless you're a double smashburger).

UX/UI · Education · Deliverable

Babbel vs. The World: Winning at language learning

In-depth competitive analysis of Babbel against Duolingo and Memrise, uncovering strategic opportunities for product growth.

3

Apps analyzed

3+

Features compared

Read Case Study →

Strategic

Opportunities found

UX/UI · Small Business · Mobile

From confusion to checkout for Vietnamese takeout

Driving online ordering and clarity through UX restructuring for a local restaurant. Redesigned navigation, checkout flow, and information architecture.

11%

14%

53→95%

Monthly Visits increase

Unique Visitors

Task success rate

Read Case Study →

"The user is the main character in their own movie. My job is to understand their story."

A designer who took the long way here.

Before design, I spent over a decade as an educator and actor — experiences that shaped how I listen, communicate, and design with empathy. Teaching taught me how people learn and struggle. Acting taught me how people think, feel, and make decisions.

Living and working in Spain pushed me outside my comfort zone and deepened my curiosity about people, culture, and how design can bridge complexity across different contexts.

Today I design intuitive digital products through research, iteration, and close collaboration with product, stakeholders, and engineering teams. I care deeply about clarity, accessibility, and creating experiences that genuinely help people.

📚 10 years in education

🇪🇸 Lived in Spain

🎭 Former actor

🔍 Perpetually curious (and hungry)