Alyssa Nguyen

Hello world, I'm Alyssa, a human-centric UX designer based in Melbourne.

I am a self-driven, detail oriented perfectionist typa designer. You would often see me in blue and white, because my head is sometimes (or most of the time) in the clouds, where all my ideas came from. I love taking film photography, playing classic R&B soul music, coffee hopping and photosynthethising whenever the sun is out.

My design solution focus on addressing human pain points in daily activities, ranging from education, entertainment, healthcare, personal life and interests. The core values I want to transmit through my are design with empathy, positivity for accessibility and community merits.

With a solid background in graphic design, my style explores diverse global trends but maintain minimalism and clean layout in general, however I have been longing for stepping out of my comfort zone and explore harsher styles. So keep an eye on my social for the updates!

Enjoy the exhibition and hit me up if you wanna collab!

The ARC

By embracing AR and geolocation technology, the ARC offers a real-time guide and an informative layer of interactivity to the urban landscape of Melbourne. The app places users at the centre of an unfolding narrative, with each step uncovering infographics that delve into the intricacies of Melbourne's architecture.

Bao Town

Bao Town is a game based food tour app that guide users to the cuisine and culture of Chinatown Melbourne. Diving a simple running game operated in the virtual Chinatown, users will be taken to famous restaurants along the town, collect rewards and exchange for discounts in store. Targeting tourists and local youngster, the app take the flourish of tourism after Covid-19 as an opportunity to boost the reputation of Chinatown and Melbourne in general

Ain't your plastic

This is a social media campaign operated across Facebook, Instagram, X and website, aiming to educate on how plastic can be regenerated into different types of daily products instead of ending up in the recycling bin

Chococup

Chococup is a sustainable brand, aiming to bring about edible cups made of grains and chocolate. This will reduce the use of single use cups with coffee, ice-cream or other beverage, providing a sweet crunchy serve after use instead of thrown-away cups after use.

Dummies

Based on the idea of mannequin, the web-app Dummies allows users to put on a totally different identity for a short time just so they can freely share their own story without being judged by others. That means they can now share about story that is sensational or hard to confess such as work stress, abuse at work, negative thoughts and feelings. Most people who are mentally unstable find it hard to get away from their depressive feelings, The purpose of this app is to assist office workers, who suffers from stress everyday but are less open and cared about, release their bad vibes and enlighten their day.

Acknowledgement of Country

The School of Design and Architecture respectfully acknowledges the Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and knowledge-keepers of the lands, waters and sky that surround us, where we work, learn, create, communicate and make place. We recognise that sovereignty has never been ceded and this always was and will always be Wurundjeri Country. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who continue to make a better world through design.

We extend our acknowledgement to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, students, alumni, real-life clients, and knowledge keepers, who have contributed to our own education diversity and growth. We will continue to ensure that staff and students respectfully honour ancestral connection to Country and Place in everything that they do.

We are dedicated to the notion of design to make a better world and we acknowledge that making tools, shaping place, sharing stories, making meaning, wayfinding and collaborating have long been and continue to be both central and integral to First Peoples' cultures. We recognize that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ cultural contributions have continued relevance to design practice and commit to: reconciling ancestries of design and contemporary practice as well as pursuing culturally and professionally appropriate ways to engage with a diverse population of colleagues, industries and clients. In a time of treaty-making and voice we understand that there are overlaps between caring for Country and the sustainable production of goods, services, experiences, products and buildings.

Guided by the principles of respect, reconciliation, and reciprocity we undertake to indigenising and decolonising design practice by dismantling colonial structures and challenging biases that have marginalised Indigenous voices and design.

As students of SoDA you will be given opportunities to both engage with and educate yourself in Indigenous creative practices and cultural protocols through a lens of inclusivity, diversity, respect, mutual understanding, inter-cultural dialogue in all aspects of design practice. Indigenous people have been telling stories, making tools, and connecting to Country through visual media, placemaking and place marking for more than 60,000 years and these practices are part of an ongoing, evolving and live tradition.