Chris from UX Playbook ⚡️
@uxchrisnguyen.bsky.social
I help UX designers go from Fuzziness to Focused to Freedom
If UX Designers have a yearly wrapped...
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December 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
If UX Designers have a yearly wrapped...
(2025 version)
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♻️ Repost if this is even slightly true for you
(2025 version)
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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'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
December 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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'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
I’ve reviewed 836+ resumes
78% designers made these 3 mistakes:
78% designers made these 3 mistakes:
November 28, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I’ve reviewed 836+ resumes
78% designers made these 3 mistakes:
78% designers made these 3 mistakes:
I invited Julian Della Mattia on upcoming podcast to chat about how designers can set up research practice in their orgs
We’ll dive into everything ResearchOps
1. The foundations & infrastructure
2. Operationalizing research
3. Evangelizing research
And all of your questions!
We’ll dive into everything ResearchOps
1. The foundations & infrastructure
2. Operationalizing research
3. Evangelizing research
And all of your questions!
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I invited Julian Della Mattia on upcoming podcast to chat about how designers can set up research practice in their orgs
We’ll dive into everything ResearchOps
1. The foundations & infrastructure
2. Operationalizing research
3. Evangelizing research
And all of your questions!
We’ll dive into everything ResearchOps
1. The foundations & infrastructure
2. Operationalizing research
3. Evangelizing research
And all of your questions!
📌 There’s something about hand-drawn wireframes
📺 Let's talk Wireframes (video): youtu.be/CskJV6pBthM?...
📰 Full guide to Wireframes (article): uxplaybook.org/articles/how...
📺 Let's talk Wireframes (video): youtu.be/CskJV6pBthM?...
📰 Full guide to Wireframes (article): uxplaybook.org/articles/how...
November 21, 2025 at 1:50 AM
📌 There’s something about hand-drawn wireframes
📺 Let's talk Wireframes (video): youtu.be/CskJV6pBthM?...
📰 Full guide to Wireframes (article): uxplaybook.org/articles/how...
📺 Let's talk Wireframes (video): youtu.be/CskJV6pBthM?...
📰 Full guide to Wireframes (article): uxplaybook.org/articles/how...
I get asked a common question by Junior Designers:
“Is wireframe really necessary?”
My answer: HELL. YES.
Here’s why:
“Is wireframe really necessary?”
My answer: HELL. YES.
Here’s why:
November 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I get asked a common question by Junior Designers:
“Is wireframe really necessary?”
My answer: HELL. YES.
Here’s why:
“Is wireframe really necessary?”
My answer: HELL. YES.
Here’s why:
That's why I'm bringing in Tommy Geoco on The Design of Everyday People.
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!
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!
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
That's why I'm bringing in Tommy Geoco on The Design of Everyday People.
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!
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!
Work at a startup they said…
Felt this pain? Repost ♻️ and lmk.
Felt this pain? Repost ♻️ and lmk.
November 17, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Work at a startup they said…
Felt this pain? Repost ♻️ and lmk.
Felt this pain? Repost ♻️ and lmk.
📌 I commissioned an artist to do 8 original illustrations… what ya think?
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
📌 I commissioned an artist to do 8 original illustrations… what ya think?
Design isn’t just Figma.
It’s actually:
It’s actually:
November 15, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Design isn’t just Figma.
It’s actually:
It’s actually:
I’ve redesigned my landing page 983 times.
This 8-step formula helped me get to $42k/m:
This 8-step formula helped me get to $42k/m:
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I’ve redesigned my landing page 983 times.
This 8-step formula helped me get to $42k/m:
This 8-step formula helped me get to $42k/m:
You have 10 seconds.
For hiring managers to trash your resume.
For hiring managers to trash your resume.
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
You have 10 seconds.
For hiring managers to trash your resume.
For hiring managers to trash your resume.
99% of designers rush to solutions
It's the #1 mistake killing your UX career.
It's the #1 mistake killing your UX career.
November 7, 2025 at 1:11 AM
99% of designers rush to solutions
It's the #1 mistake killing your UX career.
It's the #1 mistake killing your UX career.
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.
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.
November 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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.
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.
The best deal of the year is here!
→ Get 50% discount on UX Playbook
→ Save up to $199 (not a typo)
→ Enter code: FRIYAY25
For the whole November!
This is the cheapest my products will be until 2026.
uxplaybook.org/shop
See you on the inside designers!
→ Get 50% discount on UX Playbook
→ Save up to $199 (not a typo)
→ Enter code: FRIYAY25
For the whole November!
This is the cheapest my products will be until 2026.
uxplaybook.org/shop
See you on the inside designers!
November 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The best deal of the year is here!
→ Get 50% discount on UX Playbook
→ Save up to $199 (not a typo)
→ Enter code: FRIYAY25
For the whole November!
This is the cheapest my products will be until 2026.
uxplaybook.org/shop
See you on the inside designers!
→ Get 50% discount on UX Playbook
→ Save up to $199 (not a typo)
→ Enter code: FRIYAY25
For the whole November!
This is the cheapest my products will be until 2026.
uxplaybook.org/shop
See you on the inside designers!
P.P.S. Photo 📸 is me + the 8-year-old version of me — he had no idea who he’d become, but I think he’d like where we ended up.
October 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM
P.P.S. Photo 📸 is me + the 8-year-old version of me — he had no idea who he’d become, but I think he’d like where we ended up.
A common mistake UX designers make:
Solving problems that haven’t been validated by users.
If it’s not a real pain point, how can your design improve their experience?
Solving problems that haven’t been validated by users.
If it’s not a real pain point, how can your design improve their experience?
October 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM
A common mistake UX designers make:
Solving problems that haven’t been validated by users.
If it’s not a real pain point, how can your design improve their experience?
Solving problems that haven’t been validated by users.
If it’s not a real pain point, how can your design improve their experience?
Portfolio activities for UX designers (cheatsheet) ↓
October 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Portfolio activities for UX designers (cheatsheet) ↓
I used to think years of experience = influence.
I was wrong.
It's about:
→ Confidence
→ Positioning
→ Impact
That's why I’m talking to Dan Winer about how designers can build influence in their org.
I was wrong.
It's about:
→ Confidence
→ Positioning
→ Impact
That's why I’m talking to Dan Winer about how designers can build influence in their org.
October 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I used to think years of experience = influence.
I was wrong.
It's about:
→ Confidence
→ Positioning
→ Impact
That's why I’m talking to Dan Winer about how designers can build influence in their org.
I was wrong.
It's about:
→ Confidence
→ Positioning
→ Impact
That's why I’m talking to Dan Winer about how designers can build influence in their org.
That's why I'm hosting The Design of Everyday People Livestream with Josh Loh.
We're diving into how to build communities that stick:
1. Creating engagement from scratch
2. Running events people show up to
3. Gamifying community experiences
We're diving into how to build communities that stick:
1. Creating engagement from scratch
2. Running events people show up to
3. Gamifying community experiences
October 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
That's why I'm hosting The Design of Everyday People Livestream with Josh Loh.
We're diving into how to build communities that stick:
1. Creating engagement from scratch
2. Running events people show up to
3. Gamifying community experiences
We're diving into how to build communities that stick:
1. Creating engagement from scratch
2. Running events people show up to
3. Gamifying community experiences
Getting into UX management is like going to a new country…
You don’t just “walk in.”
You get stuck at immigration.
You don’t just “walk in.”
You get stuck at immigration.
October 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Getting into UX management is like going to a new country…
You don’t just “walk in.”
You get stuck at immigration.
You don’t just “walk in.”
You get stuck at immigration.