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Recent Blogs
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Technology
The Future of Interface
Reflection
Digital Minimalism in 2024
Recent Projects
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Development
Sentient Analytics
UX Research
Wanderlust Redesign
Open Source
Tailwind Animator
Archive
Writing Archive
Essays on design systems, product thinking, and working with AI interfaces.
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2026
1 posts
2024
3 posts
Design
The Future of Interfaces is Invisible
As AI agents become more capable, the traditional GUI will slowly fade away, replaced by intent-based interactions that don't require buttons.
Engineering
Revisiting the Modern Stack
Complexity has crept into web development. It's time to simplify our tools and return to the fundamentals that make the web great.
Ethics
Designing for Trust
How transparency in data handling can be the biggest differentiator for products in the age of algorithmic feeds.
2023
3 posts
Philosophy
Digital Gardens vs Streams
Why tending to a collection of evergreen notes is more fulfilling than feeding the social media algorithm.
Tutorial
Color Theory for Developers
A compact walkthrough of contrast, hierarchy, and intentional palette choices.
Lifestyle
A Minimalist Manifesto
Notes on subtraction, constraints, and intentional digital environments.
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Design
8 min
Jan 28
The Future of Interfaces is Invisible
Design
5 min
Oct 12
Revisiting the Modern Stack
Engineering
5 min
Sep 4
Designing for Trust
Ethics
5 min
Aug 18
Digital Gardens vs Streams
Philosophy
5 min
Nov 21
Color Theory for Developers
Tutorial
5 min
Jun 10
A Minimalist Manifesto
Lifestyle
5 min
Feb 2
Selected Work
Projects
Product design and engineering projects in the same archive format as writing.
No projects found.
2025
1 projects
Development
Sentient Analytics
An AI-driven analytics dashboard for small businesses to predict market trends using minimal data inputs.
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3 projects
UX Research
Wanderlust Redesign
Redefining the travel planning experience through intuitive gesture-based navigation and localized discovery.
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Open Source
Tailwind Animator
A lightweight utility library for creating complex SVG animations directly within your HTML classes.
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Fintech
Nexus Dashboard
Redefining complexity through a minimalist financial interface that prioritizes data clarity and user intuition.
View Case Study ->2023
2 projects
Data Viz
Sentient Nodes
An interactive WebGL exploration of neural networks visualized as organic, breathing light structures.
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E-commerce
Mono Objects
A brutalist approach to online retail, stripping away distractions to focus purely on form and function.
View Case Study ->2022
2 projects
Mobile App
Atmosphere
Weather forecasting reimagined as an ambient background utility that blends into your daily digital routine.
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Editorial
Type & Tone
An experimental digital magazine exploring the relationship between typographic rhythm and reading comprehension.
View Case Study ->Sentient Analytics
Development
SaaS
2025
Wanderlust Redesign
UX Research
Mobile
2024
Tailwind Animator
Open Source
Library
2024
Nexus Dashboard
Fintech
Project
2024
Sentient Nodes
Data Viz
Project
2023
Mono Objects
E-commerce
Project
2023
Atmosphere
Mobile App
Project
2022
Type & Tone
Editorial
Project
2022
Music
A collection of selected music.
The Dark Side of the Moon
Abbey Road
Jay
Random Access Memories
Thriller
A Night at the Opera
Books
A collection of selected books.
生命的意义
娱乐至死
乌合之众
庄子諵譁
印尼:与逝者同眠
巴布亚:闯入食人族
房思琪的初恋乐园
南太平洋:50岁,他说要去闯一闯
Movies
A collection of selected movies.
肖申克的救赎
霸王别姬
盗梦空间
千与千寻
星际穿越
楚门的世界
Hello, I'm Chasen.
A Product Designer based in San Francisco, crafting digital experiences with intention, clarity, and silence.
Role Senior Product Designer
Location San Francisco, CA
Focus Design Systems, AI UI
The Story
I believe that good design is as much about what you leave out as what you put in. My journey started in architecture, where I learned the importance of structure, light, and flow. The constraints of physical materials taught me to appreciate the honesty of construction.
Transitioning to digital product design allowed me to apply these principles to interactive spaces. I focus on creating tools that feel invisible, empowering users to achieve their goals without friction. I'm obsessed with typography, white space, and the subtle interactions that make software feel alive.
When I'm not designing interfaces, I'm likely hiking the trails of Marin County, brewing pour-over coffee, or reading about mid-century furniture design.
Current Focus
Design Systems at TechCorp
layersLeading the reconstruction of our core design language to improve consistency and developer velocity across 4 different product lines.
Exploring AI Interfaces
psychologyResearching and prototyping new paradigms for human-AI interaction, focusing on natural language inputs and generative UI components.
Selected Experience
2022 - Present
Senior Product Designer
TechCorp Inc.
Spearheading the consumer mobile app redesign. Improved retention by 15% through streamlined onboarding flows.
2019 - 2022
UX Designer
Creative Agency XYZ
Worked with diverse clients from fintech to healthcare. Delivered end-to-end design solutions from wireframes to high-fidelity prototypes.
2017 - 2019
Junior Architect
Build & Partners
Focused on sustainable residential projects. This foundation in physical space heavily influences my digital layout philosophy.