How I went from having no idea what to do with my life to dropping out of university and building a design studio in my twenties.

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Huy Nguyen, founder of design studio MONOLOG, shares his journey from self-taught developer to running a creative studio in Vietnam. After discovering immersive WebGL-driven websites, he dropped out of university to pursue creative development full-time. He covers featured client projects including OH Architecture (which generated $2M+ in new business), Supersolid, and Mammoth Murals, detailing his design approach using shaders, animations, and interactive details. His lean tech stack includes Figma, Webflow, Slater/Cursor.ai, and Claude. He also shares his goals of doing more craft-focused work and expanding into broader brand strategy beyond the web.

What Happens When You Can’t Stop Creating: Huy Nguyen’s Story of Starting His Own Studio