Dara Tasha

✦ Writings

My thoughts and scribbles

⌂ Design · Tips

Collective Design System : Managing Design System Without a Dedicated Team

At GovTech Edu, we work on multiple EdTech products within one ministry, each with its own dedicated designer. Unlike private companies, where products often follow a single business theme, government products within the same ministry can be completely different from one another…….

⌂ Career · Leadership

Shifting From Individual Contributor to Managerial Role

When I first switched from being a researcher to a digital product designer early in my career, it was driven by my passion for creating tangible products. As a former industrial design student, I relished the chance to turn ideas into reality, and returning to a design role allowed me to focus on my…….

⌂ Design · Tips

How do I Use Figma to Optimize My Collaboration with Cross-functional Teams

In our day-to-day job as designers, we always uphold the spirit of collaboration because we believe that shared thinking can enrich the quality of our work. For me, the first step to enable good collaboration is to allow people to access our work, so keeping a neat workspace is mandatory…….

⌂ Career · Growth

How Designing in Government Feels Like

When you hear the word 'government,' what is the first thing that pops into your head? For me (at least here in Indonesia), it's very much related to all the things I'd like to avoid: messy systems, complex bureaucracy, and conventional minds. These, of course, aren't something that came out of …….

Medium