Nov 21, 2022Member-onlyLove at user’s first sight — the most neglected user experienceI intentionally didn’t design for the onboarding experience. It’s something Growth squad has to do. I was in a design jam session when another designer mentioned this while walking us through their designs. I was surprised and started shaking my head. First time user experience is not another squad’s work…Product Design3 min readProduct Design3 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Apr 3, 2022Wanted: Senior designer mindsetI’m never a fan of job roles and levels, not because it doesn’t matter to me, but I’ve just witnessed designers who were promoted to seniors but still have the junior mentality and juniors who should be seniors, but they don’t have the “show-off” kind character that’s why they remained…Design4 min readDesign4 min read
Published in UX Collective·Aug 31, 2021Member-onlyDesign handoff: What engineers really want to seeI can vouch that for product designers, the only moment we can sigh a relief is once we’ve handed over our designs to our engineers. The long hours of designing, usability testings, and iterating with piles of meetings in between has finally come to an end. Well, not totally the…Product Design6 min readProduct Design6 min read
May 15, 2021Member-only8 life lessons at 28I turned 28 last week and the days before, I took the time to reflect and retrospect on the past 27 years. I must say, I’ve learned a lot from them, especially last year where I felt life, in general, took a toll on me, and looking back, I can’t…Life6 min readLife6 min read
Apr 18, 2021Member-onlyHow do I design that meets business needs?Imagine this scenario: You were called up for a meeting to discuss the next feature your team is about to launch. Your Product manager took the floor and said, The next quarter is around the corner and our goal is all about revenue. …Design6 min readDesign6 min read
Apr 10, 2021Member-onlyThe most important trait designers set asideI want you to bear with me for a minute, and just open the biggest search engine in the world (oh well, that’s Google) and try to search for the traits of a UX designer. If you’ve done so and did the job perfectly, then most probably you’ll see the…Design4 min readDesign4 min read
Apr 3, 2021Member-onlyWhen I thought being a product designer is about getting into the big leaguesIt was 2019 when I moved out of my home, packed my bags, and took the plane ticket from the Philippines to Singapore to work as a product designer in a decacorn startup. It was a dream come true. I can still remember gazing at Singapore from the skies above…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Mar 6, 2021Member-only3 human-skills Product designers should haveI really reject the idea of soft skills. There is nothing soft about them. We have hard skills & we have human skills. We need more human skills in business today. — Simon Sinek Human-skills weren’t taught extensively in schools and universities. I remember being taught what subject-verb agreement was…Product Design6 min readProduct Design6 min read
Published in UX Collective·Feb 27, 2021Member-onlyHow to measure Design impact?For the past years, the way we measure Design has evolved. Previously, the measuring stick we use is how visually appealing it was, how great the color schemes were, and how on-the-spot the layout of such designs. But today, we’ve shifted our mindset from the aesthetic point of view, to…Product Design5 min readProduct Design5 min read
Published in Prototypr·Feb 12, 2021Member-onlyMy 5 Product Design PrinciplesI’ve been wandering around the Product design realm and been into some great quests where I earned badges and gems along the way. …Design4 min readDesign4 min read
