Richard Tran

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richardtrann

richard@iv.works

DESIGN THAT EARNS

THE CONVERSATION

Product and graphic designer who believes

the best work doesn't just look right —

it moves things forward.

Designing with intention

Good design isn't about having the best idea first — it's about having the conviction to find the right one. At the center of every decision I make is the person I'm designing for. Not as a constraint, but as the point. I believe that centering the user — even when it pushes against business convenience — is what separates effective design from decoration. Good business follows from that, not the other way around.

The other half of that belief is intentionality. I don't make creative choices because they look good. I make them because they mean something. Conceptual intent is what elevates a rate table, a poster, or a brand identity from aesthetic to considered — it's the difference between something that catches the eye and something that earns trust. When every detail has a reason, the person on the other side of the work feels it, even if they can't name it.

That's the standard I hold myself to — whether I'm designing for millions of users or a single community.

Where my skills are

I work across the full spectrum of product and graphic design — from research-backed UX decisions to brand identity systems built from scratch. My background spans large-scale digital platforms and intimate community-driven creative work, which means I bring both systems thinking and visual sensitivity to every project I touch.

I'm equally comfortable leading a stakeholder conversation, iterating through twenty versions of a layout, or developing a conceptual illustration system for a sales document. The tools change. The standard doesn't.

Product Design

UX Research

Information Architecture

Responsive Design

Design Systems

Component Design

Prototyping

Stakeholder Management

Content Strategy

Sales Enablement Design

Graphic Design

Brand Identity

Visual Design

Typography

Illustration

Art Direction

Creative Direction

Art Director

Editorial Design

Motion Concepts

AI Tool Integration

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

FigJam

Framer

Userlytics

Canva

Claude

ChatGPT

V0

Soft Skills

Creative Advocacy

Stakeholder Communication

Conceptual Thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Adaptability

Self-initiative

Iterative Problem Solving

Presentation & Storytelling

Attention to Detail

Creative Leadership

Let's build it together.

THE BEST WORK IS

STILL AHEAD

DESIGN THAT EARNS

THE CONVERSATION

Product and graphic designer who believes

the best work doesn't just look right —

it moves things forward.

Designing with intention

Good design isn't about having the best idea first — it's about having the conviction to find the right one. At the center of every decision I make is the person I'm designing for. Not as a constraint, but as the point. I believe that centering the user — even when it pushes against business convenience — is what separates effective design from decoration. Good business follows from that, not the other way around.

The other half of that belief is intentionality. I don't make creative choices because they look good. I make them because they mean something. Conceptual intent is what elevates a rate table, a poster, or a brand identity from aesthetic to considered — it's the difference between something that catches the eye and something that earns trust. When every detail has a reason, the person on the other side of the work feels it, even if they can't name it.

That's the standard I hold myself to — whether I'm designing for millions of users or a single community.

Where my skills are

I work across the full spectrum of product and graphic design — from research-backed UX decisions to brand identity systems built from scratch. My background spans large-scale digital platforms and intimate community-driven creative work, which means I bring both systems thinking and visual sensitivity to every project I touch.

I'm equally comfortable leading a stakeholder conversation, iterating through twenty versions of a layout, or developing a conceptual illustration system for a sales document. The tools change. The standard doesn't.

Product Design

UX Research

Information Architecture

Responsive Design

Design Systems

Component Design

Prototyping

Stakeholder Management

Content Strategy

Sales Enablement Design

Graphic Design

Brand Identity

Visual Design

Typography

Illustration

Art Direction

Creative Direction

Art Director

Editorial Design

Motion Concepts

AI Tool Integration

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

FigJam

Framer

Userlytics

Canva

Claude

ChatGPT

V0

Soft Skills

Creative Advocacy

Stakeholder Communication

Conceptual Thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Adaptability

Self-initiative

Iterative Problem Solving

Presentation & Storytelling

Attention to Detail

Creative Leadership

Let's build it together.

THE BEST WORK IS

STILL AHEAD