C.V.
I’m a multidisciplinary designer and design director working across digital, brand and print, with substantial experience in real estate, hospitality and place-based brands. My work extends from early strategy and content structure through design, production, development and launch, combining hands-on design with creative direction and collaboration across specialist teams.
I’ve designed or creatively led more than 100 digital experiences alongside extensive identity and print work for clients including Hines, Brookfield Properties, H-E-B, Texas Medical Center, The Welch Foundation and Midway Companies.
Design Director
2018–2026
Expanded from digital leadership into broader design direction across digital, brand and print. Led multidisciplinary teams, set creative direction, worked directly with clients and maintained final creative responsibility for the firm’s digital work.
Digital Design Director
2012–2018
Led the firm's digital practice from discovery and content architecture through design, development and launch. Established the workflows used for information architecture, wireframing, design documentation, developer handoff and CMS planning while remaining hands-on with key design work.
Senior Graphic Designer
2010–2012
Designed across digital, identity and print while taking on greater responsibility for project direction, client presentations and digital work.
Graphic Designer
2008–2010
Designed websites, identities, publications and collateral for clients across real estate, hospitality, nonprofit and corporate sectors.
Judson Design ASSOCIATES
Houston, Texas · 2008–2026
I joined Judson as a graphic designer and progressed through increasingly senior roles, first leading the firm's digital practice and later moving into a broader Design Director position. My responsibilities expanded from hands-on design into creative direction, team leadership, client presentations, project scoping and oversight of outside creative and development partners.
Pennebaker
Houston, Texas · 2006–2008
Graphic Designer
Brand, print and web design.
Chris Nguyen Design
Houston, Texas · 2010–Present
Independent Designer + Interior Design Consultant
Independent work spanning residential and hospitality interior design consulting, with select brand, digital and print projects.
Independent / Contract Designer
2004–2005
Graphic and web design for independent clients and contract assignments with agencies and studios.
Selected Clients
Hines, Brookfield Properties, Midway Companies, H-E-B, Texas Medical Center, The Welch Foundation, The Bryan Museum, Douglas Elliman, Stratus Properties, St. Regis, Colonial Pipeline, Uptown Houston
Areas of Practice
Digital Design, Creative Direction, Content + Information Architecture, Art Direction, Brand Identity, Visual Storytelling, Editorial + Print, Team Leadership, Development Collaboration, CMS Planning
Education
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Science in Advertising – 2004
Art Direction focus – Texas Creative Program