15 Years of Partnership and Innovation - thanks for being part of it!

‘Recent’ photo - taken within the past 15 years!

2025 marks fifteen years of collaboration between Khuyen and me in software design. In 2010, she joined Left Coast Logic as our first designer, playing a pivotal role in both product design and management. We don’t usually brag, but together, we’ve pioneered some industry firsts, including:

  • Task + Calendar Integration – The first to dynamically schedule tasks between events, setting the stage for modern AI-assisted planning.

  • Drag-and-Drop Notes – Intuitive organization that became a standard across note-taking apps.

  • Multi-Project Prioritization – A breakthrough in balancing tasks across multiple deadlines, paving the way for AI-driven planning.

  • Landscape Weekly Calendar for Smartphones – An innovation that improved usability and shaped today’s adaptive calendar interfaces.

  • Cross-Platform Productivity Suites – Seamless integration of calendars, tasks, and notes, leading to all-in-one workspaces like Flo.

Before co-founding Qamera with me eight years ago, Khuyen was also the lead designer and product manager (!) behind Flo, our most ambitious project yet—a personal and team productivity hub that combines the best of Outlook, Jira, Zoom, and Slack into one seamless experience.

For the past fifteen years, we’ve continued pushing the boundaries of software and user experience design. I couldn’t ask for a more dedicated partner.

2024 Highlights

In addition to ongoing design, development, and maintenance, here are a few standout projects from this year:

  • Branding & design for West Seattle’s oldest dental firm

  • UX development for KFC’s self-purchase kiosks

  • Security & enterprise workflow design—a growing area of expertise

  • Automotive HMI (Human-Machine Interface) design

  • Linh’s launch of her spa product line

  • A new challenge: fast fashion marketing & sales!

Welcoming the Year of the Snake - Meet Our Teams

A recent Qamera team outing at The Petkary, a bakery for pet lovers (with a bar upstairs for grown-ups!). Phuc designed their branding.

My product team at their year-end party.

AI: Friend or Foe?

AI has reshaped our industry, bringing both innovation and uncertainty. While we embrace its capabilities, we’ve also seen companies pull back on human-centered design in favor of “shiny new toys.”

That said, we’ve been leveraging AI for years:

  • Engineering – GitHub Copilot supports coding, unit testing, and issue analysis.

  • UX Design – Figma’s First Draft (powered by ChatGPT, Titan, and others) assists with early-stage layouts.

  • Product Management – ChatGPT helps refine product descriptions and streamline research.

  • Development – Copilot for Xcode enhances efficiency, and we’re excited for Swift Assist in Xcode 16.

So yes, we are fully on board, but with a watchful eye.

Meanwhile Back at QSpace…

Many of you have visited our headquarters in the middle of Saigon’s District 1. It’s not only our HQ, it’s a co-working space where we host a number of other tech companies and digital nomads. Here’s a recent happy hour get-together. And we’re proud to announce the Qafe, right in our front terrace!

Happy hour in the QSpace kitchen

Qafe at the Qafe

We hope this gives you a quick look at some of the projects we’ve been working on—and some of the fun we’ve had along the way. We’d love to hear how things are going for you, too!

Thanks again for all your support over the years. We truly look forward to working with you again soon.

Best Wishes,

Michael & Khuyen
Qamera Design - Seattle & Saigon