Jul 5, 2021Day of CompassionSelf-aware of the biases — A day of Compassion is an action teaching assignment developed in 1997 by Scott Plous, a psychology professor at Wesleyan University and Executive Director of Social Psychology Network. The study invites you to use social psychology for the greater good by living a day of compassion and reflecting on the…Compassion5 min readCompassion5 min read
Published inBetter Programming·Sep 2, 2020Beyond the ScreenActivities to hone your UX senses in your leisure time — On a summer evening, I had the pleasure to meet J, a design director with 20+ years of experience in UX design. I had expected it to be a casual networking meetup, but we ended up talking a lot about our side activities, what we enjoy doing after work. …User Experience6 min readUser Experience6 min read
Published inUX Collective·Apr 4, 2020Member-onlyHow words shape the experienceWriting is designing — Personal thoughts and key takeaways from the book Writing is Designing, by Michael J. Metts and Andy Welfle. How words build experiences? What does it mean to design something by writing? The success of a startup product requires a wide range of factors, skills and the ability to understand users and their cultures —…Ux Writing5 min readUx Writing5 min read
Feb 22, 2020Living in the Conceptual AgeSummarize my favourite points from the book A Whole New Mind by Daniel H. Pink — Think of the last 150 years of human evolution as a three-act drama: Act I, the Industrial Age. Massive factories fueled the economy that led by mass production worker with physical strength. Act II, the Information Age. Information and knowledge took the lead roles in the developed world where rockstars…Product Thinking6 min readProduct Thinking6 min read
Feb 2, 2020Re-imagining the car buying experienceDesign for the automotive market at Carousell. — Get to know Singapore COE System. As a designer from Vietnam, I was surprised at the cost of car ownership in Singapore. …Carousell9 min readCarousell9 min read
Jan 27, 2020How to ask the right questions?A User Research Methodology — Talking to users and hearing their thoughts, joys and dissatisfactions are one of the most remarkable and inspiring experiences as a product designer. User interview is just conversations within the mindful intention. To have insightful talks, you need to learn how to ask the right questions. …User Research5 min readUser Research5 min read
Jan 20, 2020It’s ok to be vulnerable.The definition of vulnerability as the emotion that we experience during times of uncertainty, risks and emotional exposure. (-Brene Brown) Yet today we’re told that to be great is to be bold, to be happy is be sociable. Vulnerability is associated with weakness, and framed under a statement “you’re not…Self Improvement4 min readSelf Improvement4 min read
Aug 8, 2019Journey to LadakhThe Little Tibet — The offering Nested in the trans-Himalayan region, in Jammu & Kashmir state of North India, Ladakh’s breathtaking landscapes did not fail to stir my soul. This vast expanse of arid land and devoid of vegetation. …Travel8 min readTravel8 min read
Published inCarousell Insider·Mar 19, 2019Delicate balance between design and businessOften over the course of our work, we product designers will be faced with a common, seemingly fundamental dilemma. Do we want to create a feature that could contribute to the business and boost key metrics, but at the expense of the user experience? How do we, as designers, balance…UX6 min readUX6 min read
Dec 3, 2018The Great Mystical Taiga · Part 2: How to get there?The Great Mystical Taiga · Part 1: The way of living Deep inside Taiga Forest in Northern Mongolia behind a wall of mountains, an isolated and inaccessible location…medium.com What should you expect? The whole trip will be very uncomfortable but moderate physical activities. The hardest part is winter; it could get as cold as -40 degrees Celsius and even worse in those windy days. You will stay in a teepee with no floor, wooden beds make out of logs, only with a…Travel9 min readTravel9 min read
