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Riel M
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Nov 21, 2022

Love at user’s first sight — the most neglected user experience

I 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. …

Product Design

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Love at user’s first sight — the most neglected user experience
Love at user’s first sight — the most neglected user experience
Product Design

3 min read


Published in Bootcamp

·Apr 3, 2022

Wanted: Senior designer mindset

I’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…

Design

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Wanted: Senior designer mindset
Wanted: Senior designer mindset
Design

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Published in UX Collective

·Aug 31, 2021

Design handoff: What engineers really want to see

I 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 Design

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Design handoff: What engineers really want to see
Design handoff: What engineers really want to see
Product Design

6 min read


May 15, 2021

8 life lessons at 28

I turned 28 last week and the days before, I took the time to reflect and retrospect on the past 27 years. …

Life

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8 life lessons at 28
8 life lessons at 28
Life

6 min read


Apr 18, 2021

How 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. …

Design

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How do I design that meets business needs?
How do I design that meets business needs?
Design

6 min read


Apr 10, 2021

The most important trait designers set aside

I 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…

Design

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The most important trait designers set aside
The most important trait designers set aside
Design

4 min read


Apr 3, 2021

When I thought being a product designer is about getting into the big leagues

It 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…

Startup

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When I thought being a product designer is about getting into the big leagues
When I thought being a product designer is about getting into the big leagues
Startup

4 min read


Published in Bootcamp

·Mar 6, 2021

3 human-skills Product designers should have

I 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 Design

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3 human-skills Product designers should have
3 human-skills Product designers should have
Product Design

6 min read


Published in UX Collective

·Feb 27, 2021

How 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 Design

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How do I measure the impact of my design?
How do I measure the impact of my design?
Product Design

5 min read


Published in Prototypr

·Feb 12, 2021

My 5 Product Design Principles

I’ve been wandering around the Product design realm and been into some great quests where I earned badges and gems along the way. …

Design

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My 5 Product Design Principles
My 5 Product Design Principles
Design

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Riel M

Riel M

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