✦ Ask first, judge later
How do you describe yourself in one word only?
”Lively, bubbly, clumsy, nit-picker, assertive”
What are some facts that most people don’t know about you?
"I cry when I'm extremely angry, and I clean to relax my mind when stressed. Oh, and here's a weird fact: I can twist my tongue into a flower shape!"
What are the things that make you happy?
”Organizing stuffs, tidying up and decorating spaces, city strolling, sweets, planning a trip, traveling with friends, quality time with fam & friends, meaningful relationship, payday”
What do you think of the word 'design'?
”A creative problem solving mindset - we aim to create value through things that we make by understanding others and use our creative thinking to come up with the best solution”
Why did you initially become interested in design?
”Because it allows me to express myself and pushes me towards concrete action. There is no strict formulas that determine right or wrong, only a better way of doing things. It celebrates my creative thinking process to achieve a certain goal because design is always about transforming ideas into reality. Doing design has brought me closer to my life purpose - to keep channeling my inner creative side for greater goods”
How did you switch from Industrial Designer to Digital Product Designer?
“I got interested in industrial design at first because it taught me that design isn’t only about visuals. This field of study had occupied my basic understanding of humans and research, but soon I realized that I was more fascinated with its underlying thinking process instead of the physical craftmenship itself. This is where I decided to pivot into research, took my first internship in a design consultancy firm as a researcher, and got a referral to a tech company where I made a final decision to transform into a digital product designer”
What's something you learned recently in your design career that you consider extremely valuable?
”I learned that as a designer, I’m expected to not only have deep expertise in our field, but also the ability to oversee and make connection between fields. In that way, we will be able to strengthen our design argument and make a smarter decision that becomes a win-win for everyone”