Jan 4, 2021Life and Career Reflection of 20202020 has been a year of learning and growth for me, most of the time the painful way, but I feel that it’s also a year of gratitude and privilege. Here’s a recap, just written down by theme. On life There’s no more important thing in life than a family. Whatever happens…Reflection5 min readReflection5 min read
Published in Prototypr·Jun 22, 2020The Mid-Career Crisis for DesignersI’m having so much deep thought recently, after being laid off. I think that I need to be a little more intentional in my career path down the line. Reflecting on my past Discipline map Historically, it looks like I’ve settled on UX as my career, pretty much. There’s probably a little bit of flexibility in…Career7 min readCareer7 min read
May 7, 2020Tips Melamar Kerja untuk Desainer UXBeberapa bulan terakhir, banyak terjadi layoff di berbagai perusahaan, mayoritas disebabkan oleh pandemi COVID-19, akibat perusahaan tidak mampu lagi memprediksi bagaimana mereka akan tetap bertahan atau memperoleh keuntungan di kuartal-kuartal berikutnya. Apapun sebabnya, dan apapun niatnya, layoff tetaplah jadi momok buruk buat pegawai. Perusahaan bisa saja memberikan pesangon atau mengeksekusinya…Tips7 min readTips7 min read
Oct 15, 2018Five Ways You Can Start Localizing DesignEverybody talks about localization (or globalization, depending on how you see it). I would actually prefer to say it designing or planning with local context, because “localization” sounds like a factory process—like hammering with the same nail and tool to everything. One worthy definition of localization comes from the W3C: …Localization6 min readLocalization6 min read
Published in NYC Design·Oct 11, 2018The Misconception of Product “Hygiene”It’s another (tech) product jargon day. “Hygiene.” Apparently, “hygiene” in product management means getting all the basic things functional and error-free or as much error-free as it can. It depends on the type of product you manage or design. If it was a mobile banking product, these could be hygienes: …Product Management2 min readProduct Management2 min read
Published in UX Collective·Mar 27, 2018Learn, Unlearn, Relearn: Designing with ContextIt’s not what you don’t know that will get you into trouble. It’s what you think you know that actually isn’t true that will get you into trouble. Mark Twain said it very eloquently. Most designers think they know everything. They can start designing for anyone anywhere with the five-year…Design3 min readDesign3 min read
Mar 15, 2018A Better RecruitmentI know being a recruiter is hard. It’s even harder for designers looking for the correct job. I’m trying to help here, and by no means I think recruitment is an easy business, nor a simple one. After ten years in the career, I’ve come to a stage where recruiters…Design5 min readDesign5 min read
Dec 20, 2017Using Presentation as Design DeliverableWhen you deliver designs to stakeholders or to engineering, how would you do it? It must be in the combination of these ways: Sketch files PNG/JPG mockups files Digital prototypes: Invision, Flinto, Framer, Marvel, you name it Videos/GIF files, maybe made using AfterEffects Zeplin link For advanced designers, they might…Design4 min readDesign4 min read
Oct 12, 2017How Important Is It to be Different in Design?I’ve been told all throughout my design career that being different is the key to success — both for individual level and collective level (a company, for example). I’ve been told that it’s important to create not only a functional or delightful experience, but it’s also ultimately important to create…UX2 min readUX2 min read
Aug 2, 201710 Reasons Not To Time-track Your EmployeesI’ve been in companies that time-tracked my time as a designer. I can say, I don’t like doing it. There’s only one case where I am willing to do it: in a client-billable situation, like in agencies or software development houses. …Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
