Published in Bootcamp·PinnedMember-onlyMy 2-Year Self-Taught UI/UX Journey to Big TechA reflection: how I went from writing news scripts at a radio station to designing the subscriptions experience in foodpanda — In a Nutshell… My entire design journey was a lot of self-discovery. This is a quick snippet of my journey separated by years, starting from 2015: 2015: I began my journey as a media professional-in-training, studying a Diploma in Mass Communications at Temasek Polytechnic.Design13 min readDesign13 min read
Published in UX Collective·PinnedMember-onlyA Definitive Framework to conquer Whiteboard Challenges in 2022A framework I used to conquer foodpanda’s whiteboard challenge and others — A few weeks back, I was fortunate to be moved into the third round of Delivery Hero/Foodpanda’s remote whiteboard challenge. This was my first time interviewing for a role in big tech, and similarly, the first time I ever met a whiteboard challenge. I panicked: while I used to do…Design18 min readDesign18 min read
Published in Bootcamp·PinnedMember-onlyThe self-taught UI/UX designer roadmap in 2021A deep dive guide on teaching yourself UI/UX design from zero knowledge to a full-time role — September 2020 was when I got hired as a UI/UX designer, even without any experience. Despite being a newbie, I still managed to get a 25% pay raise after three months. …UX18 min readUX18 min read
Published in UX Collective·Updated Nov 28, 2022Member-onlyProduct designers are beaversNiche construction in Product Design and a thought about ethical design — Beavers are really interesting creatures. We know them as furry animals that build dams (they also build lodges!) and float on their backs in the river. What’s more interesting is that beavers are actually very much like product designers. Unfortunately, product designers aren’t wood-eating rodents that slap the water's surface…UI6 min readUI6 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Jun 6, 2022Member-onlyMy foodpanda Product Design Interview ExperienceA 4-round process with reasonable challenges and warmth — It took me a grand total of 47 days from my online application to getting an offer from foodpanda. Throughout the process, it was nothing short of efficient, warm, and compassionate. In the end, I received an offer to join foodpanda as an Associate Product Designer, and it was also…Careers7 min readCareers7 min read
Published in Bootcamp·May 2, 2022Member-only5 Mistakes I Made in my Design Whiteboard ChallengeA list of five mistakes I made during my 3rd round at foodpanda and other startups — Whiteboard challenges are a staple of product designer and engineering interviews today, though this was not always the case in the past. In the 1990s, whiteboard challenges were adopted for software engineering job interview as a transition from pen and paper. This was a natural transition: early computers were large…UI9 min readUI9 min read
Published in Startup Stash·Apr 29, 2022Member-onlyStartups, Nurture Your Product DesignersGreat product designers don’t come by chance — Stepping into the product design field in late-2020, I had the opportunity to work with brilliant founders and product people. I also crossed paths with aspirant designers to veterans who’ve seen the transformation of the web from Flash to today’s Web3.0. Throughout my product design journey, I had the chance…Startup8 min readStartup8 min read
Published in UX Collective·Apr 27, 2022Member-only3 proven ways you and your team can design fasterA deep dive into driving design velocity at any organisation at any scale — The entire design process can be condensed into a day’s worth of work, or it could be stretched out as we can see in waterfall-type organisations. In any case, design velocity is one of the key metrics that determine whether the design team is efficient or not, assuming that the…UX9 min readUX9 min read
Published in UX Collective·Updated Feb 3, 2022Member-onlyHere’s how Slack’s “Huddle” feature can be much betterAn opinionated piece on why it is a feature that can destroy any sense of asynchronous culture. — When the world plunged deeper into a remote working culture, many companies faced the issue of transition: from being able to call out your colleague over the cubicle wall to having to sending a message that they may not even reply, it was a drastic change for people who never…Productivity10 min readProductivity10 min read
Published in UX Collective·Updated Nov 28, 2022Member-onlyHow I’m suffering as a product-designer-turned-product-managerAn honest chronicle of my current problems as a designer-turned-PM and how I’m struggling to overcome them — About a year and a little more ago, I was hired as a UI/UX designer without experience. I was a completely self-taught UI/UX designer and this March, I created a definitive guide to self-teaching UI/UX design in 2021. In July, I joined Polymerize, a deeptech startup in materials science-based in…Product Management10 min readProduct Management10 min read
