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Jun 2, 2022

2 Years as a Start-Up Product Designer

A lot of things have happened since my last yearly review. I am still in Seedly, I am at least more familiar with the tech industry, but I am still learning new things every day! It took me a while to write this article as I don’t even know where…

Product Designer

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2 Years as a Start-Up Product Designer
2 Years as a Start-Up Product Designer
Product Designer

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Bootcamp

·Jul 29, 2021

The transition from graphic design to product design

Not a “how-to” but a “why not” article. — Recently, I came across a few messages in a design Discord channel regarding individuals joining the UX industry as their mid-career change. They have my utmost respect as I may not be as brave as them in my own mid-career. That said, let me share about my ‘switch’ from…

UX Design

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The transition from graphic design to product design
The transition from graphic design to product design
UX Design

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UX Collective

·Updated May 7, 2021

Rethinking design piracy in the world of UX

Imitation is the best form of flattery. Or is it not? — In 2017, I came across the term Design Piracy while reading one of the articles by Justin Zhuang, a Singapore design critic, writer, and researcher at In Plain Words. “Piracy is a ghost that will always haunt the world of design.” A quote from his writings left a deep impression…

Product Design

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Rethinking design piracy in the world of UX
Rethinking design piracy in the world of UX
Product Design

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Mar 16, 2021

5 Mistakes Made in Product Design

I’ve recently shared about the learnings of a Product Designer in a start-up company. There are definitely more learnings from that 1 year. They always say that you learn faster by making mistakes and that is very true. Here are 5 mistakes that I painfully made (and yes, I’m still…

Product Design Mistakes

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5 Mistakes Made in Product Design
5 Mistakes Made in Product Design
Product Design Mistakes

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Bootcamp

·Feb 4, 2021

6 lessons I learnt as a 1-year-old product designer in a startup

As a solo product designer in a startup, I learned a lot of lessons by failing, experimenting, and diving into lots of online resources. It was a fulfilling year. — A year ago, I joined Seedly, Singapore Biggest Personal Finance Community, as a Product Designer. Though I had prior intern experience at Shopee, I was still half foreign with how the tech industry works. The transition was hard from doing a graphic design brief to a product design brief was…

Product Design

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6 lessons I learnt as a 1-year-old product designer in a startup
6 lessons I learnt as a 1-year-old product designer in a startup
Product Design

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Aug 11, 2020

The Transition of Singapore Hawker Signages

I spent close to two months surveying and studying hawker signages in Singapore. — Hawker centres have been around since the 1970s. They house a variety of food and delicacies from different ethnic groups. It is also a place to gather to chat and bond over a meal. The first hawker centre — Yung Sheng Food Centre was opened in July 1972. This hawker…

Typography

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The Transition of Singapore Hawker Signages
The Transition of Singapore Hawker Signages
Typography

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Jul 19, 2020

3 Common Design Problems with Chinese Punctuation

A friend texted me earlier last month to ask about Chinese punctuation. She raised two questions: Why does the comma occupy so much space? How can I reduce it so it doesn’t look weird when I centralise the paragraph? Here’s an attempt to share my thoughts and research knowledge on…

Typesetting

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3 Common Design Problems with Chinese Punctuation
3 Common Design Problems with Chinese Punctuation
Typesetting

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Chen Zhi Liang

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Product Designer@Seedly. Linocut Printmaker @westsideprints.sg

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