Jul 19Evidence based imposter syndromeThe other day I was chatting with a recent design graduate, she felt like she is not a real UX designer yet because her course was not 100% focused on UX. She wasn’t sure whether she should be considered a UX designer — she had an “imposter syndrome”. …Imposter Syndrome2 min readImposter Syndrome2 min read
Aug 19, 2021Graduate advice for UX studentsThis post is dedicated for those that has just graduated from their UX design bootcamp. — This article is originally published on my blog UXwanabe. Last week, I was really happy to be invite back to be a guest for my friend Michael Tam’s experience design course student graduation ceremony. Part of that ritual is that the students would be presenting their final work for their…UX7 min readUX7 min read
May 1, 2021Industry knowledge sharing session — how to plan a successful career in UXSharing my industry experience to UX design students — I was invited as one of the panelist to my friend Michael Tam’s experience design course to share my industry experience to a group of UX students. Michael had sent me a list of questions beforehand and I have written down the answers I prepared. …UX9 min readUX9 min read
Mar 22, 2021How to prepare for the real UX job after the design bootcampInterview with Sally Li — UX/UI Designer at CASETiFY — This article is a written summary for the second episode of UXwanabe podcast I did with Sally Li. In the last episode, we talked about how to break into the UX field, but what happens after you broke in? How else do you need to learn? These are the topics…UX13 min readUX13 min read
Jan 24, 2021From Auditor to Service Designer — How to become a designer with no design background in Hong KongInterview with Anindita Saha — Senior Service Design Lead — (中文版訪談請按此, 翻譯: Siwen) I have created a podcast and a Youtube channel called UXwanabe, here is the podcast with the same name. …UX15 min readUX15 min read
Published in UX Collective·Aug 7, 2020How to design your own UX processInstead of blindly following someone else’s. — If you search for “UX process”, you can find thousands of articles written on this topic. As a new UX person joining a team with no established process, you might be struggled on whom process to follow. I have been there before, and it was confusing. The problem with following…UX10 min readUX10 min read
Jul 3, 2020How to find the right mentor as a junior designerI see this mistake a lot when it comes to design mentorship program. Junior people all wants to talk to the most senior person in the room, but are oblivious of the fact that such approach will have a limited benefit to their career development. …UX2 min readUX2 min read
May 1, 2020What it’s like working in Agency, Startup & Corporate in Hong KongPicking an industry is hard when you first started out as a UX designer as you hardly know anything about them. It is even harder in Asia, as there weren't many resources that is written around this region. Having born and raised in Hong Kong, and have worked in Agency…UX10 min readUX10 min read
Apr 20, 2020The Phoenix Project write upThe Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win is one of the best change management book I have read in recent years. Below are some notes about what I learned: Types of work If you ask the question What is work? Most people will say “The project I…Book Reports3 min readBook Reports3 min read
Apr 16, 2020How to grow knowledge for your UX teamImagine joining a UX team as the new designer wanting to learn about the product. There are two ways you can do it without taking your colleague’s time: you study the live product, or you read documentations about it. The most common form of design documentations are Wireframes. …UX3 min readUX3 min read
