Human Agency Design*
Design and AI working together to ensure complex ideas and systems are usable and humane.
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Vanguard Case Study
Capital One Patent
POLITICO
Product Design for Crypto Exchange
NYU Contributions
Candlestick Chart View for Crypto Project
Greif Plus Logo
3D Illustration for Wiring Product
Greif Catalog Cover Design 2025
Isometric Illustration
Sketches and NFTs
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I help startups and small teams create warm, useful, and memorable brands and digital experiences.
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Reflections from collaborators, students, and design leaders across UX, AI, research, education, and strategy.
“Van brings rare clarity, composure, and strategic imagination to complex situations, helping people turn uncertainty and diverse perspectives into stronger, more actionable outcomes.”
“Van is an exceptional human-centered designer who leads with kindness, inclusion, and collaboration, making every team he joins stronger and more thoughtful.”
“Van was instrumental in helping teams collaborate across a strategically important banking project, bringing diligence, responsibility, and skilled UX design to high-pressure delivery.”
“Van is a dynamic UX educator and design leader whose deep expertise, positive energy, and ability to inspire make him a trusted resource for emerging designers.”
“Van brings strategic structure to complex collaboration, helping teams develop clearer communication, stronger alignment, and more effective ways of working.”
“Van helped bring clarity, patience, and service design leadership to commercial banking transformation, turning service blueprints into the operating language for major initiatives.”
“Van balanced user trust with technical constraints on authentication and security work, while creating critique sessions that improved the team’s psychological safety.”
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