howdy.
 My name is Catherine T. Nguyen, aka Cat. I'm a graphic and interaction designer.
now out west!
I'm currently doing visual interaction design for Motorola Mobility, Inc. working in one of the most insane product design frontiers. To keep other sides of my brain active, I'm open to small freelance and/or teaching opportunities.
a bit about me:
I love what is novel but intuitive, as well as what's just beautifully, classically intuitive. I admire perfect perfect perfect design, but always return to the fact that a dose of imperfection makes things human and special. A bit of playfulness is good for all. I believe everybody deserves good design. I believe treating your user as an intelligent being will get you farther in the long run.
fun stuff:
Comics: good. Icons: good. Cartoons: good. Collaging: good. Weird contrasts: good. Swedish goggles: good. Confusion: bad. Food: yum, good. Too much food: sometimes, still good. Music: good.

Friends: always good.
Meet some friends:
Rebecca Pollock
Elle Luna
The Institute of Sociometry
KJ Kim
Lee Allen
Mark A. Smith
–you look like the right type
Nell Westerlund
Nancy A. Bernardo
Quite Strong
Raymon Sutedjo-The
Shellie Argeanton
winterbureau

My dog: good.
contact:
 Drop me a line at:
work [at] catherinetnguyen [dot] com
Why no mailto?
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twotwosix: a not-so-big remodel
satisfying: a work-in-progress collection
professional nitty-gritty:
EDUCATION:
MFA in Studio (2007)
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Studio (2005)
School of the Art Institute of Chicago,
Visual Communication department

BS in Computer Science with Minor in
Communication Design (2000)
Carnegie Mellon University

EMPLOYMENT:
Currently, you can find me here:
Senior Visual Interaction Designer,
Motorola Mobility, Inc. . Sunnyvale, CA

Places I've been:
SKILLS:
My design process and skills include research, concepting, illustration, copywriting and editing, photography, interactive and print design, packaging and retail graphics.


Download resume PDF here.



COLOPHON:
typefaces: Verdana & Trebuchet MS
Makin' do with the limits of web typography.

development: HTML & CSS by me, and ColorBox mooched and adapted by me

software: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver
all content © Catherine T. Nguyen 2009