# Hiếu Trần > Product Designer at Superhuman (Coda) Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/hiutrn I enjoy working in the areas of product/visual design, editorial layouts, and information visualization. I am interested in analyzing numbers, crafting effortless user experiences, transforming content from 2D to 3D, and exploring the social and cultural impact of digital technology and social media. I received my MFA in Graphic Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Previously, I earned my Bachelors degrees in Computer Science and Cognitive Science from the Johns Hopkins University. ## Work Experience ### Staff Product Designer @ Superhuman Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Product Designer @ Coda Jan 2021 – Jan 2025 Currently on the Core Product team designing features for the main canvas surface and team collaboration. Some projects include: — Page columns: lets users create flexible, expressive, and beautiful layouts by enabling various Coda building blocks side-by-side. — Comment refresh: improved visual & interaction (comment highlights, reactions, notifications, etc.) that lets users quickly scan, find and reply to comment threads on a page. — Suggest changes: enables collaborators to suggest text edits on a page so other team members can later accept/reject the changes. ### Founding Product Designer @ OpenSpace Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area Worked within a product team as the first designer to ship features and experiences for the product platforms on desktop and mobile. Some projects include: — Site builder: allows users to create and manage site projects (input project metadata, upload/edit floorplans, integrations with other software, etc.). — 360º video capture: enables users to connect mobile devices to third-party 360º cameras to capture individual floors of construction sites. — Field note—lets users flag issues (using status, comment, tags) and notify the appropriate team members for review. — Progress tracking: helps quantify how much work has been installed, helps contractors see if their work is on track for payment, and paints a picture of how fast/slow trades are moving. ### Designer @ AKQA Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area Worked on various client accounts to design print/digital assets, pitch presentations, and internal materials. ### Freelance Product Designer @ Pathgather (talent development platform) Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater New York City Area Worked with the design lead to research and design the mobile platform and to revise the onboarding experience for the web product. ### Designer @ Studio Rodrigo Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater New York City Area Collaborated with designers and developers to research, ideate, design and prototype digital experiences for various start-ups. ### George Bunting Teaching Fellow in Graphic Design @ Maryland Institute College of Art Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Baltimore, Maryland Area Taught Product Design & Prototyping and worked with seniors on their degree projects. Also taught Typopgraphy 1 and Design Seminar in Fall 2016. ### The Wassaic Project Design Fellow @ The Wassaic Project Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Wassaic, New York Worked directly with the Design Director to create the visual identity and ephemera for the Summer 2016 season. ### Design Intern @ FiftyThree Inc. Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 Collaborated with engineers/designers on prototyping product refinements, and designed various marketing and brand materials. ### Graduate Teaching Intern @ Maryland Institute College of Art Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 Flexible Design Studio | Spring 2016 Publication Design | Spring 2016 Design Theory & Practice | Fall 2015 Typography 3 | Fall 2014, Fall 2015 GD Post-Bac Workshop 2 | Spring 2015 ### Graduate Technical Assistant @ Maryland Institute College of Art Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | Baltimore, Maryland Monitored the graduate research lab, managed equipment check-ins & check-outs, ran the lab printing service, and assisted students with technical problems. ### Curatorial Practice Designer-in-Residence @ Maryland Institute College of Art Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Baltimore, Maryland Worked with another designer to develop and design visual identities for the 2015 Curatorial Practice thesis exhibitions. ### Visual Design Intern @ Code and Theory Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 Worked with different visual design teams to redesign the existing World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and Motel 6 websites for desktop, tablet, and mobile. ### Graphic Design Intern @ Dunbar Cybersecurity Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Hunt Valley, Maryland Worked independently to redesign the company’s collateral materials (ex. white paper) and collaborated with the web developer to redesign their website pages. ### Graphic Design Intern @ Jensen Design Studio Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Baltimore, Maryland Worked in-house on a variety of web, branding and publication projects for different universities and independent schools. ## Education ### Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Graphic Design Maryland Institute College of Art Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 ### Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Graphic Design Maryland Institute College of Art Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 ### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Computer Science The Johns Hopkins University Jan 2009 – Jan 2013 ### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Cognitive Science + Minor in Linguistics The Johns Hopkins University Jan 2009 – Jan 2013 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hieutran42 - Website: http://hieutran.co/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/hiutrn JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/hiutrn/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-07