How one direct message opened the door to my first SOTD and shaped my journey as a creative developer.

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Chanh M. Ho, a creative developer from Ho Chi Minh City, shares his journey into animation-driven web development. Starting with a cold DM to designer Huy Phan, he built his first portfolio site using vanilla JS and GSAP, earning his first Awwwards SOTD. He walks through four award-winning projects (2022–2025), detailing tech stacks (Next.js, GSAP, PrismicIO), animation challenges like scroll-based sequences and multi-type page transitions, and lessons learned. He now freelances full-time and plans to expand into WebGL and 3D.

A Single DM, a First SOTD, and the Start of Chanh M. Ho’s Creative Journey