Xin chào — hiya, I’m Chanh (mChanh), a inventive developer primarily based in Ho Chi Minh Metropolis, Vietnam. I’ve been following this inventive path for the previous three years. I’m presently open to freelance work and new collaborations, so you probably have one thing cool in thoughts, be at liberty to attain out.
An enormous because of Codrops for the chance to be featured on this Developer Highlight and share a part of my journey. Let’s goooo!
Latest Launches
1. Huy Phan’s Portfolio (2022)
Consumer: Huy Phan
Collaborators: Huy Phan
Awards: Awwwards (SOTD, Dev Awards), FWA (FOTD), CSSDA (WOTD, WOTM)
Tech stack: Vanilla JS, HTML , CSS, GSAP
This was the primary time I labored on a web site closely targeted on animation and movement.
Again then, I had solely simply found GSAP and didn’t have a lot expertise on this area but. The entire undertaking was even constructed with plain HTML, CSS, and JavaScript — no bundler, no trendy tooling, simply the fundamentals. And yeah, it was very a lot a learn-as-I-built form of undertaking. Fortunately, I used to be nonetheless capable of convey round 80% of Huy Phan’s authentic thought to life.
Regardless that it took fairly a little bit of time to complete, I’m completely happy that every part nonetheless holds up and continues to work effectively even right now.
Consumer: Received.J You
Collaborators: Huy Phan, Thinh Doo
Awards: Awwwards (SOTD, Dev Awards), FWA (FOTD), CSSDA (WOTD)
Tech stack: Nextjs(15), GSAP, SCSS
This was the quickest undertaking I’ve ever accomplished to this point, taking round two and a half months for each the design and improvement. The positioning was constructed round storytelling, which meant a heavy give attention to scroll-based animations all through the expertise. My favourite half was the scrolling sequence on the homepage, which additionally turned out to be essentially the most difficult piece to deal with.
I’m actually pleased with how the ultimate output got here collectively — it feels clean, distinctive, and slightly unconventional in a means that makes the expertise extra memorable. Ending this undertaking was genuinely satisfying.
Enjoyable reality: The complete website was generated as a static web page setup, with no CMS or backend concerned in any respect xD
Consumer: MadeInUx Studio
Collaborators: Huy Phan, Thinh Doo
Awards: Awwwards (SOTD, Dev Awards), FWA (FOTD), CSSDA (WOTD)
Tech stack: Nextjs(15), GSAP, SCSS, PrismicIO, Vercel
One other undertaking that turned out actually clean and stylish. What I beloved most right here was the web page transition work. As you may in all probability discover, the undertaking makes use of two totally different transition sorts, which was a enjoyable problem for me because it was my first time dealing with a number of web page transition programs in Subsequent.js.
The picture flip transition was particularly attention-grabbing. At first, I didn’t account for sluggish community circumstances, which meant the impact may break if the following web page picture hadn’t loaded in time. The trick that ultimately made it dependable was to first flip the picture into fullscreen, transition to the brand new web page, watch for the precise picture asset to complete loading, and solely then full the flip into its remaining place on the brand new web page.
And yeah, as soon as every part got here collectively, the general end result felt superb. I’m genuinely proud to have turned it into a cultured, high-quality undertaking.
Consumer: Eislab
Collaborators: Huy Phan, QuangDinh
Awards: Awwwards (SOTD, Dev Awards), FWA (FOTD), CSSDA (WOTD)
Tech stack: Nextjs(14), GSAP, SCSS, PrismicIO, Vercel
My first undertaking of 2025, and in addition the second SOTD milestone in my profession after two years. It marked an lively and fortunate begin to the 12 months, making it a very unforgettable undertaking.
This was additionally my first time working with Subsequent.js and PrismicIO, so one of many largest challenges was studying the way to preserve the undertaking construction and codebase clear. Wanting again, it turned a milestone which means rather a lot to me.
My favourite components have been the curved slider on the About Us web page and the menu animation.
About me
I nonetheless bear in mind my college days, particularly my remaining 12 months earlier than commencement, once I first found a unique form of web site expertise — inventive web sites that felt clean, visually putting, and in contrast to something I had seen earlier than. That was once I got here throughout Awwwards and Codrops, and from that second, I knew this was the trail I wished to pursue.
At first, it was purely pushed by curiosity. I merely beloved the craft and wished to be taught by constructing, although there weren’t actually many alternatives for this type of work in Vietnam on the time.
Afterward, I got here throughout Huy Phan in a design group and determined to ship him a direct message, asking if I may have an opportunity to develop one thing in that animation-driven fashion. Fortunately, he gave me the chance to construct his very first portfolio web site.
After months of grinding and figuring issues out, we lastly launched the location — and that undertaking led to my very first SOTD. It was an unbelievable and unforgettable milestone on this journey.
After that first SOTD, I joined D2 Studio (shout out to Michael B. Luong), and it wasn’t till two years later that I had the possibility to collaborate with Huy Phan once more. Since then, I’ve transitioned into full-time freelance work, which is the place I’m right now.
Outdoors of labor, one in all my favourite hobbies is customizing my Vespa — one other area the place I get to obsess over particulars, fashion, and character.
Workflow & Stack
1. Core Stack
- Figma (reference design and format exploration)
- Subsequent.js, React, TypeScript
- Headless CMS (Prismic, Sanity)
- GSAP (animation and movement programs)
- Vercel (deployment)
- Cursor IDE (improvement workspace)
2. Inspiration & References
- Awwwards, The FWA, CSS Design Awards, Codrops
- Save references from Twitter(X), Linkedin
Future Objectives
Proper now, my largest aim is easy: continue to grow.
I need extra alternatives to work with individuals within the trade, be taught from their expertise, and proceed sharpening my craft. I’m additionally planning to go deeper into WebGL, 3D, and spoken English to open up greater alternatives sooner or later.
Greater than something, I hope to maintain transferring ahead on this inventive developer journey, whereas additionally seeing the Vietnamese market develop into extra open and enthusiastic about this area.
Last ideas
I’m really grateful for everybody who gave me alternatives alongside the best way, and I hope my story can encourage extra builders in Vietnam to discover this inventive aspect of the online.
And at last, a big thank you as soon as once more to Codrops for giving me the chance to share my journey right here. Wishing the group continued progress and much more superb work forward. Peaceeee ✌️
In case you assume our concepts would possibly align, I’d love to attach and see what we are able to construct collectively. Discover extra of my work in my portfolio, drop me a line through e-mail, or join with me on LinkedIn / Instagram.
