Published in UX Planet·Jan 10I Took on an Internship When I First Switched Careers into UX – Here’s WhyBreaking into UX may not be as straightforward as you may think — Whenever people talk about switching careers, securing full-time jobs usually come to mind. This was exactly what I thought when I signed up for a UX course a year ago. However, is breaking into UX really that easy? I’d say it’s not that simple if you don’t have any prior…Career Change6 min read
Published in UX Planet·Jun 28, 2021What it’s really like to do a career switch into UX without any design experienceLearn to manage your expectations before taking on a UX bootcamp — When the pandemic hit, a good percentage of people either lost their jobs, took a pay cut or were forced to resign. Many around the world had a tough time re-adjusting to the situation, myself included. I struggled with adapting to my company’s restructuring and it got so stressful that…Career Change5 min read
Published in UX Planet·Mar 11, 2021I did the Daily UI Challenge for 15 days and this is what I learntIs the challenge worth it at all? Probably. — In my quest to become a better designer by scrolling through Instagram and Dribbble for inspiration and design tips, I chanced upon the Daily UI Challenge. For anyone that’s unaware, the Daily UI Challenge is a set of design challenges aimed to help designers sharpen their skills with daily prompts…Dailyui4 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Feb 9, 2021Case study: Making subscription tracking less of a hassle with Subtrac.Never forget about another recurring payment again — Introduction In recent years, more companies have adopted a subscription-based business model — the music we listen to everyday, the movies we watch on Sunday nights, cloud storage services, telco plans… and more. An average working adult will probably have subscribed to at least 1 or 2 services monthly. Let’s face…UX Design6 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Jan 12, 2021Case study: Redesigning the ezbuy app to elevate the e-commerce experienceMaking ezbuy easy (ez) again — Introduction ezbuy is a Singapore-based e-commerce platform that boasts a wide range of products from China, USA, Taiwan and Korea. They are also a widely known platform that provides express forwarding of products from Taobao to Singapore. As an avid online shopper that toggles between multiple shopping apps just to get…Ezbuy7 min read
Jan 5, 2021I quit my job amidst the pandemic to study UX designTaking a risk during COVID-19 to follow my passion — With all the UX design bootcamps and related courses springing up on the net, Medium’s probably filled with many other similar articles like mine, albeit by authors that are far more experienced than me. However, I still wanted to share my story simply because I wanted to — follow your…UX4 min read
